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The Terra Daily Editorial Team produces Terra Daily's coverage of Earth science and the environment. We report on climate, natural disasters, agriculture, oceans and water, earth observation, and the research shaping how we understand a changing planet. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Terra Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.
Bengaluru, India Oct 16, 2025 - Pollution levels in India's capital shaped Natasha Uppal and her husband's decision on parenthood - either raise their child away from the city, or stay put and remain childless.
Oct 16, 2025
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 - The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year - one-tenth of the amount of Chicago's rain, sleet and snow. But by the second half o
Oct 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - National Guard forces have been deployed on US President Donald Trump's orders to aid law enforcement personnel in Memphis, Tennessee, the state's military department said on Thursday.
Oct 16, 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 - Across ancient civilizations, belief in nature-linked deities often governed how people interacted with the environment. Sacred groves, rivers, and mountains were protected by spiritual taboos, disc
Oct 16, 2025
Antananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - A disparate crowd of politicians, businessmen, activists and citizens gathered at a Madagascar military barracks Thursday in hopes of an audience with the island's new strongman, Colonel Michael Randrianirina.
Oct 16, 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 - Australia's tropical rainforests, once powerful absorbers of atmospheric carbon, are now releasing more carbon dioxide than they capture, according to new research involving The Australian National
Oct 16, 2025
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2025 - Rescue efforts have airlifted at least 300 people from parts of Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halgong sent storm surge of over 6 feet into the state's coast.
Oct 16, 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 - Antarctic marine viruses have emerged as critical but poorly understood drivers of the Southern Ocean's ecological balance. A new review published in Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research highlights both r
Oct 16, 2025
Paris (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - Rampant wildfires in the Americas drove a jump in global greenhouse gas emissions from fires in the year to February, new research found Thursday, warning that climate change was fanning the flames.
Oct 16, 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 - Extreme weather events are already intensifying worldwide, and researchers warn they will worsen as the planet warms. Heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, and heat waves are projected to grow stronger
Oct 16, 2025
London (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - Britain has proposed compensating victims of a massive scam in China that resulted in what is believed to be the world's largest cryptocurrency seizure, lawyers told AFP on Thursday.
Oct 16, 2025
Fullerton, United States (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - Randy Baxter holds on for dear life as a simulator shows him just how powerful a magnitude 7 earthquake can be.
Oct 16, 2025
Sydney (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday, linking the very concerning trend to climate change.
Oct 16, 2025
Gabes, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - Ikram Aioua has seen her 12-year-old son rushed to the hospital three times in the past weeks for gas poisoning.
Oct 16, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 - Bears have killed a record seven people in Japan this year, the highest since 2006 when the survey started, an environment ministry official said Thursday.
Oct 16, 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 - An international research team studying the world's largest rays has revealed that oceanic manta rays dive far deeper than previously recorded, descending beyond 1,200 meters to potentially map thei
Oct 16, 2025
