A joint investigation by The Guardian and the Fifth Element Laboratory, a Mexican non-profit research organization, shows that the United States has exported 1.4 million tons of hazardous waste to Canada over the past five years, an increase of 25%. In the town of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, a copper smelter that processes electronic waste has…

On January 25, 2025, the Los Angeles, California area of the United States received rainfall after fires that lasted 13 days and caused 28 deaths, hundreds of billions of dollars in property damage, and the destruction of 13,000 homes. Large amounts of smoke and toxic chemicals from the fires not only pollute the air, but…

On January 24, air pollution in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, was so severe that more than 350 local schools were closed and straw burning was banned in Bangkok and surrounding areas. Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment said on January 24 that the air quality in Phnom Penh had reached the level of “severe pollution”.

On January 22, 2025, the Hughes Fire broke out north of Los Angeles, USA. The fire quickly spread over 8,000 acres (about 32 square kilometers) in just a few hours. The soil was also greatly damaged after the fires. The high temperatures caused the organic matter in the soil to be burned up, the soil…

Recent large-scale fires in the U.S. are impacting the environment with an alarming destructive force, releasing large amounts of harmful gases and particulate matter and worsening air quality. In some of the fires in California, the air quality index in the surrounding areas has exploded, and the concentration of PM2.5 and other pollutants has exceeded…

For the first time, the Brazilian National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI) has made public valuable information on the Masako tribe, which lives in a nature reserve in the northwestern Brazilian state of Rondônia, near the Bolivian border. Although its population has been growing in recent years, it is threatened by agribusiness development, logging, illegal…

During the winter heating season, air pollution indices were exceeded in some European cities such as Krakow in Poland and Prague in the Czech Republic. The main pollutants are fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides, etc. These pollutants cause damage to the human respiratory and cardiovascular systems, leading to an increase in the incidence…

On January 7, a wildfire broke out in the Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles, fueled by strong winds and spreading rapidly. As of January 8, at least two people have been killed, many seriously injured, more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed, and the fire has reached 15,800 acres, which is still rapidly expanding.…

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is still not looking good in 2025 after several coral bleaching events. Rising ocean temperatures, acidification of seawater and other factors have led to continued damage to the coral reef ecosystem, which not only affects marine biodiversity, but also has a huge impact on local tourism and fisheries and other industries…

During the New Year 2025 celebrations, fireworks set off around the world can be harmful to human and animal health as well as the environment. Pollutants from fireworks can reduce air quality and damage lungs, and the particulate matter they produce can lead to heart attacks, strokes and premature deaths, among other things. In addition,…