Climate Change

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, sending thousands of frightened residents into the streets, damaging buildings and roads and triggering widespread concern across the country. Although the initial scenes were dramatic and several structures suffered serious damage, Panama appeared to avoid the scale of widespread destruction and loss of life that can follow an earthquake...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Hurricane Isaias is emerging as a major test of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ability to respond to a large-scale natural disaster after sweeping staffing reductions and restructuring under the Trump administration. While officials across Gulf states say they are prepared for the storm, emergency management experts warn that the agency could face serious challenges if Isaias requires...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK Conservative Party has come under scrutiny after a major policy document promoted by its leader, Kemi Badenoch, appeared to overstate the estimated cost of achieving net zero emissions by nearly £500 billion. The discrepancy, which appears to have resulted from a spreadsheet calculation error, has raised questions about the accuracy of the figures underpinning the party’s...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Water companies across the United Kingdom generated more than £340 million in revenue last year by accepting industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage treatment plants, an investigation has found, raising serious concerns about chemical pollution, regulatory oversight and the environmental consequences of a lucrative but largely opaque trade. The investigation identified approximately 608 billion litres of industrial wastewater...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has urged environmental activists not to become “overexcited” about a landmark High Court ruling that invalidated the approval of a major coalmine expansion in the Hunter Valley, arguing that the judgment was narrow and technical and would not fundamentally change the state’s approach to regulating mining projects. The High Court’s decision has...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The British public is not being fully informed about the scale of the climate and nature crisis facing the country, according to researchers behind a national emergency briefing that has prompted strong calls for greater public awareness and government action. A survey of 13,000 people who watched the People’s Emergency Briefing found that 93% believed the public was...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A remarkable 150-year-old elm tree in Northern Ireland has been named the UK Tree of the Year after surviving disease, development and decades of powerful coastal winds that have forced its trunk to grow almost horizontally. Known locally as the Bendy Tree, the wych elm stands in Newcastle, County Down, where its unusual shape has made it a...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A long-running environmental dispute in Norway has entered a new and potentially more consequential phase after the government granted a mining company permission to continue depositing waste into Førde fjord, despite a Supreme Court ruling that found the original dumping permit unlawful. The decision has reignited anger among residents, environmental campaigners and legal experts in the small west...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Indonesia's government is facing a major legal challenge over its handling of wildfires that have spread toxic smoke across parts of South-east Asia, with Indigenous and civil society groups accusing authorities of gross negligence and demanding stronger action to prevent the annual crisis from worsening. A class action lawsuit filed in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has named President...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nicolas Ghesquière has turned the Louis Vuitton runway in Paris into a vision of urban life in a warmer future, combining lightweight clothing, futuristic imagery and an extraordinary setting beneath the historic architecture of the Louvre. The latest Louis Vuitton show presented a striking contrast between France’s centuries-old cultural heritage and an imagined city of the future. Models...