On January 17-18, 2026, Yangon, Myanmar’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 155 (red alert level), with PM2.5 concentrations hitting 61.9 µg/m³. The city ranked 20th globally among polluted cities, maintaining “unhealthy” air quality for consecutive days. Air quality poses a direct threat to public health, particularly endangering children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory conditions.…

Superior General Partner Inc. and its former technical director were fined CAD 1,365,000 for repeatedly discharging hazardous chemicals into the Rivière du Lièvre.These toxic substances directly poison aquatic life including fish, plankton, and benthic organisms, causing localized mass mortality and drastic population declines. This disrupts the river’s natural food chain and ecological balance.

Malaysia generates approximately 12 million tons of solid waste annually, with plastic pollution accounting for over 30% of this total. Coastal regions such as Penang State suffer severe plastic pollution, prompting the government to expand its ban on single-use plastic bags to include nature reserves.

Sewage from police checkpoint toilets, not connected to the sewer system, seeped into the drinking water supply through a damaged water pipe. This caused fecal coliform levels to exceed safety standards. Primarily affecting the Bajiratpura community, fecal coliform was detected in 35 out of 69 groundwater samples. 516 deep wells were urgently decommissioned. The government…

Science journal reports accelerated melting in Queen Elizabeth Islands (QEI) ice zone, Canada’s north. Since 1997, annual thawing has advanced by 5 days each year, depriving multi-year ice of its “refuge.”Data: Once considered the Arctic’s most stable ice zone, this region is now “becoming a graveyard for multi-year ice,” threatening the survival of polar species…

A polar cold front has swept through multiple European nations, affecting cities including London, Rome, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine. Temperatures in some areas have plummeted to nearly -40°C, causing airport closures and transportation disruptions. Frequent extreme temperature events highlight growing climate system instability, posing severe challenges to infrastructure resilience.

Chile’s state-owned oil company ENAP cut off natural gas supplies to Methanex’s methanol plant, forcing the facility to halt production. During the emergency shutdown, some untreated methanol waste was temporarily stored, raising concerns among nearby residents about groundwater contamination. Environmental groups are demanding the government conduct a comprehensive environmental assessment of the plant to ensure…

On the evening of December 28 local time, a Category 5 fire erupted in a residential area of Barangay Federal, Quezon City, Philippines, and was extinguished that same night. The blaze destroyed over 50 houses, affected approximately 100 families, and resulted in one person being hospitalized with burns. Firefighters and the Red Cross urgently responded…

Seven out of eight water sources within and surrounding the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Shintabara Base in Miyazaki Prefecture have been found to exceed permissible levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). These “permanent chemicals” are extremely difficult to degrade and can accumulate in the environment and human bodies over extended periods. Long-term consumption of…

Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is experiencing severe air pollution, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) topping global rankings. PM2.5 concentrations far exceed World Health Organization safety standards, surpassing pollution levels in traditionally heavily polluted cities like Delhi and Lahore. This surge in pollution stems from multiple overlapping factors: Sarajevo’s location in a…