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Micro- and nanoplastics are now everywhere: in stormwater, sediments, biosolids, and the air we breathe. But to understand their real risks, scientists face a fundamental problem - how do you accurately measure particles that are often too small to see?
In Hubei Province, China, a rare EF2 tornado destroyed residential neighborhoods and industrial areas, claiming the lives of eleven people. In the south of the country, torrential rains exceeded the monthly precipitation norm by more than two times. In Spain’s Andalusia...
The heat dome over the United States affected more than 200 million residents during the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of independence, with the heat index reaching 46°C in some areas. In New Jersey, the heat wave claimed 25 lives. Belarus recorded a national te...
At the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III, held in Vienna on 29–30 June 2026 under the theme “Preventing Torture and Ill-Treatment: Strengthening Co-operation and Implementation,” ALLATRA Global Research Center contributed to the discussion on torture preven...
The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck less than a minute apart in Venezuela marked the country's most severe seismic episode in the past 125 years. In Japan, a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, followed by a ma...
While China was battling extreme downpours that brought more than 700 mm of rainfall in a single day in Guangdong Province, a historic flood occurred in the Taklamakan Desert — an event highly unusual for one of the driest regions on Earth. In Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai w...
One-and-a-half-meter hail drifts in Armenia and an outbreak of 42 tornadoes across the U.S. Midwest were the week's most significant events. While utility crews were clearing massive accumulations of hail and ice in Gyumri, EF-3 tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana destroy...
The discussion explored how coordinated labeling, stigmatization, and repeated narrative framing can influence public perception, contribute to social exclusion, and, in some cases, precede restrictions affecting fundamental rights and civic participation.
Earthquakes and volcanic activity were observed in various regions of the world over the past week. A deep-focus magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Italy with a focal depth of 259 km, a series of tremors on the Greek island of Evia, and a destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake i...
A thermal anomaly affected several continents at once: France experienced the hottest May in its history, with nearly 2,000 temperature records broken; the United Kingdom recorded national temperature highs, while in China nighttime temperatures exceeded 30 °C for the f...
Last week saw a surge in seismic and volcanic activity, even in regions where such processes are usually not expected. The submarine eruption of Titan Ridge volcano in the Bismarck Sea continues to form floating pumice islands. According to specialists, such intense sub...
ChangeNOW 2026 is one of the world's largest international platforms, bringing together representatives from science, politics, business, and civil society to address the most pressing global challenges. This year, the "solutions for the planet" summit gathered approxim...
The planet is demonstrating an unprecedented level of climatic synchrony: while in India a thunderstorm with winds of up to 130 km/h claimed the lives of 117 people, landslide activity is increasing in Bulgaria. Heavy rains since the beginning of May have already trigge...
The tragedy in Indonesia became the most widely reported event of the past week: the eruption of Mount Dukono claimed the lives of tourists, despite the area being officially designated as a restricted danger zone. The event clearly demonstrated how quickly familiar tou...
Extreme heat in India was followed by a thunderstorm with large hail in Bengaluru, while at the same time Brazil experienced record frosts and abnormal precipitation. Dust storms and deadly lightning in Pakistan and rockfalls in China added to the picture of global inst...
Atmospheric instability has gripped the planet: while an EF4 tornado with winds exceeding 280 km/h raged in the United States, Ukraine was hit by a cold front bringing dust storms and April snowfall. At the same time, Thailand was suffocating from smog caused by large-s...
Plastics do not decompose. Hence, they don't disappear without a trace. Over time, they transform into micro- and nanoparticles that become part of the environment. Consequently, plastic pollution takes on a new dimension: it's no longer just visible garbage, but a fact...
Simultaneous natural disasters across different continents. Winter returned to Europe in April, bringing three-meter snowdrifts to Italy. The Greek island of Crete was hit by a powerful dust storm from the Sahara. Argentina and the United States experienced hailstorms w...
Extreme storms in the deserts of the Middle East and a return of winter to Europe in the middle of spring became the main highlights of the week. While rescue services in Qatar and the UAE were pumping out record volumes of water after the rains, residents of Saudi Arab...
Powerful cyclones raged simultaneously across different ocean basins, triggering a chain reaction of climate anomalies. While tourists in the Canary Islands were shocked by unusual March snowfall, Hawaii faced its worst flooding in 20 years, and the Cape York Peninsula...
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