Planet Earth - Page 138

May 17, 2023

Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 39 reported missing

A Chinese fishing boat carrying 17 people from China, 17 from Indonesia, and five from the Philippines has capsized in the middle of the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia.

May 17, 2023

Tiger Shark attacks kayaker off Hawaii coast

Shark attacks the kayak of a man fishing off the coast of Hawaii (Scott Haraguchi via Storyful)

May 16, 2023

Dozens protest in Tokyo to stop Japan from releasing treated, but still radioactive, water into the sea

Anti-nuclear activists protested in Tokyo Tuesday to stop Japan from releasing radioactive water from a damaged Fukushima power plant and into the sea.

May 16, 2023

Arnold Schwarzenegger demands action on climate through 'new environmentalism': 'Build, build, build'

Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday during MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that fossil fuels need to be replaced with renewable energy because they kill "7 million people per year."

May 16, 2023

US announces an $11 billion investment to help bring clean energy to rural areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced an $11 billion federal investment funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to advance clean energy for rural America.

May 16, 2023

Florida girl, 13, suffers injuries to stomach, limbs during bull shark attack: 'Pretty scary'

A teenage girl said she was sitting in the ocean in South Florida when she was bitten by a bull shark, resulting in wounds on her stomach, arm and leg.

May 15, 2023

Cosmonaut captures stunning images of Earth from space

Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev captured beautiful images of Earth while installing a handrail at the International Space Station. See the footage (and make sure to watch the whole video!).

May 15, 2023

Florida 5th grade teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie with gay character

A Hernando County, Florida, teacher is in hot water after showing a Disney movie with a gay character to her fifth grade students, and is now under investigation by the State.

May 15, 2023

Wisconsin settles manure pollution, wastewater suit with large dairy farm

Kinnard Farms, one of Wisconsin's largest dairy operations, has reached a settlement with the state's Natural Resources department in a lawsuit over its wastewater permit.

May 15, 2023

Rare parasitic plant rediscovered after 44 years near Lake Michigan

A rare parasitic plant called clustered broomrape has been rediscovered in Wisconsin near dunes overlooking Lake Michigan, after not being seen for over 44 years.