Many schools and shops in eastern Canada closed, flights were delayed, and driving was hazardous due to a major snowstorm in cities like Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. The storm brought significant snowfall, yet residents expressed delight at the wintery weather. Canadians joyfully engaged in snow activities despite the challenges.
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Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull. Hunters are required to euthanise the iguanas and keep them in a freezer until they can be incinerated by the government.
An American influencer sparked a global conversation on wildlife treatment by filming herself taking a baby wombat from its mother. Wombats, mainly herbivorous and known for unique cube-shaped scat, are burrowing marsupials in Australia, where their tunnels serve as shelters for many species, including during wildfires.
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near the Tibet-Nepal border, killing at least nine people. It causes building collapses and shakes regions across Bihar and North India. The quake's epicentre is in Tibet, about 93 km from Lobuche, Nepal. Two aftershocks were also recorded.
Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish, weighing up to 287 pounds each, were recently discovered and released back into the Mekong River Basin. This unprecedented event offers hope for the species' revival, as conservationists gain crucial information about their ecology and migrations through tagging.
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil warns Western Ghats deterioration has reached a critical point, with landslides increasing tenfold. He blames continued mining and construction, despite his 2011 report recommending stronger ecological protections. Gadgil criticizes the subsequent Kasturirangan report for ignoring local communities and urges the government to implement his original recommendations.
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change. "Hotter March temperatures are impacting agriculture harvests and access to water in Central Asia, as well as people's health," said Friederike Otto, co-head of World Weather Attribution.
Dozens were rescued from flooded homes and cars as severe weather disrupted normal life in the UK. Flooding led to school closures, halted trains, and hazardous road conditions. Strong winds and precipitation caused significant disruptions. Authorities issued nearly 200 flood warnings, with major incidents in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, where rivers submerged roads and vehicles.
On a barge off Tunisia's Kerkennah Islands, students watch as Besma, a recovering loggerhead sea turtle, returns to the sea. This unique floating rehabilitation center, crucial for their natural recovery, also serves an educational purpose. It highlights the threat to sea turtles from fishing nets and guides scientific monitoring and awareness efforts.
Europe's meteorological agency says cuts by US President Donald Trump's administration to a key American science agency had hindered the sharing of crucial observations used around the globe to monitor the climate and forecast weather. "It's important for climate monitoring -- any observation lost is a loss for climate monitoring, for calibration of satellite, for verification of forecasts," she said.
One week after the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido, Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, is still reeling. The worst cyclone the archipelago has seen in nearly a century has left the region in a state of disaster, with hospitals overwhelmed, essential services disrupted, and thousands of people suffering in the aftermath. Despite efforts to provide aid, the situation remains dire.