Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

Migration Warning

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 17:48:45 CDT

Wildlife groups ask Tanzanian government not to build a major highway through the country’s Serengeti National Park.

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 17:47:50 CDT

Western Canada’s sockeye, which mysteriously vanished last year, have returned in numbers not seen since 1913.

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 17:47:30 CDT

Category 4 storm inflicted light damage to Windward Islands before taking aim on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and Atlantic Canada.

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:13 CDT

Crop-devouring locusts have swarmed across more than 40 villages in eastern parts of Guinea-Bissau.

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 13:55:52 CDT

An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries roars back to life in Sumatra, forcing 30,000 to flee their homes.

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 00:45:52 CDT

Typhoon Kompasu killed three as it roared into metropolitan Seoul as the most powerful such storm there in 15 years

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 00:45:50 CDT

Malaysia’s plans to release genetically altered mosquitos to combat dengue fever are drawing criticism.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:45:20 CDT

Secluded in a remote stretch of the South Pacific is the Tuamotu Archipelago, which is part of French Polynesia.

Thu, 03 Sep 2010 00:30:00 CDT

The world’s hottest and coldest temperatures of the week.