Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study suggests. Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria ...

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are important contributors to the global disease burden and are a key factor in perpetuating economic inequality. Although environmental changes are often cited as drivers ...

Research has revealed frequent storm activity in coastal areas is a previously unrecognized way in which deforestation can increase flooding. The study found the frequency of thunderstorms in some ...

A devastating mudslide ripped through Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown in August 2017, burying homes and killing at least 1,100 people. Triggered by weeks of unusually heavy rain, it was one of the ...

New research identifies how rising localized temperatures driven by deforestation and global warming are increasing heat-related deaths and creating unsafe working conditions in Indonesia. In the ...

When we think about the environment in Australia, it’s easy for our minds to wander to the bushfires of 2019/ 2020 or to the catastrophic floods that ravaged Lismore and the mid-north coast last year.

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 shift ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The effect of deforestation on climate depends on three things — location, location and location. Environmentalists concerned about global warming have long encouraged preservation ...

Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study published today in eLife suggests. The results may help malaria ...