The coastal wetlands in the Bohai Rim region have been seriously degraded, resulting in a decrease in CS capacity and weakened flood control capacity. Deforestation and inappropriate ... Schematic ...

Indonesia’s deforestation increased in 2024 to its highest level since 2021, with forest area four times the size of Jakarta lost; 97% of this occurred within legal concessions, highlighting a ...

An area of forest more than three times the size of Singapore vanished in Indonesia last year, alarming environmental groups, who have cautioned that deforestation could worsen because of ...

Worldwide, large-scale monocrop agriculture is the most significant driver of deforestation. Bulldozers flatten natural landscapes, wiping out wildlife and destroying the forest resources that ...

A government official disputed the figures, saying they mischaracterised deforestation in the country. Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including ...

The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn't immediately clear if the areas hit ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area saw significant storm impacts as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, urban and river flooding, and strong winds to the region. Rain is spreading across the ...

Northern California bore the brunt of the impacts, with reports of landslides and flooding in urban and low-lying areas. Two people were reported dead in Sonoma County due to the flooding, ...

(AP Photo/Janaki DM) Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields. The nation is located in a busy earthquake ...

Hundreds of people are in evacuation centres while 1,700 homes in north Queensland remain under threat of flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather system will gradually start to ease ...

By mapping the differences and the strength of the return signals, researchers can identify an area’s land cover, which is useful for studying deforestation and flooding. Such analyses are examples of ...