Natural environment
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| 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
The Palos Verdes Peninsula experienced another significant round of landslides, reaffirming the long-standing geological instability of the region.
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| 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
The Beach Club area experienced major ground deformation along Seawall Road, with displacement of approximately four to five feet across the beach, potentially extending into an offshore slide area.
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| 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
Residents of Seaview and the Beach Club filed a lawsuit against the City of Rancho Palos Verdes regarding the Portuguese Beach Club landslide.
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| 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
Several miles of trails in Abalone Cove Reserve, Filiorum Reserve, Forrestal Reserve, and Portuguese Bend Reserve were closed due to landslide risks.
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| 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
City officials identified additional land movements and landslides, noting a new, deeper slide moving faster and deeper than previous events.
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| 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
Congressman Ted Lieu secured $1 million for the Rolling Hills Landslide Mitigation Project, aimed at improving wastewater flow and reducing the risk of additional landslides in the Flying Triangle landslide area within city boundaries.
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| September 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
Over 200 homeowners were forced to evacuate from the Portuguese Bend and Seaview areas due to severe land movement.
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| September 3 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in response to the ongoing landslides.
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| August 2024 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
Gas service to the Portuguese Bend neighborhood was shut off due to extensive landslide activity.
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| 2023 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
FEMA awarded a $23.3 million grant to Rancho Palos Verdes for the Portuguese Mud/Landslide Community Infrastructure Resilience Project to improve groundwater extraction systems and install new subsurface water extraction systems.
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| 2023 |
Countries by air pollution
IQAir published the comprehensive World Air Quality Ranking covering the period from 2018 to 2023, providing comparative air pollution data for 134 countries/regions.
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| July 8 2023 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
The Peartree Lane Landslide occurred, destroying several homes and causing townhouses to slump into a canyon in Rolling Hills Estates.
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| 2022 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
Potential initial land movement observed in the area preceding the Peartree Lane Landslide.
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| 2022 |
Nature conservation
United Kingdom introduced the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act, legally recognizing vertebrates, decapod crustaceans, and cephalopods as sentient beings, expanding conservation ethics to include animal welfare.
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| 2022 |
Nature conservation
IPCC report emphasizes the critical need to conserve 30% to 50% of Earth's land, freshwater, and ocean areas to mitigate climate impacts and support biodiversity.
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| 2022 |
Countries by air pollution
University of Chicago published the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) list ranking countries by particulate matter pollution and potential loss of life expectancy.
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| 2022 |
Largest power stations
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine went out of service, likely due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
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| December 2022 |
Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides
A coastal cliff landslide occurred in Palos Verdes Estates, California, with the specific location recorded at coordinates 33.804, -118.394.
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| November 2022 |
Largest power stations
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Canada was uprated from 6,408 MWe to 6,610 MWe.
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| 2021 |
Nature conservation
Global conservation status report indicates 16.64% of land and 7.9% of oceans were protected, showing progress in nature conservation efforts.
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| 2021 |
Environmental podcasts
New environmental podcasts introduced, including Living Planet, The Crisis, Costing The Earth, and Climate Cast
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| 2021 | Appeared in the film 'Burning'. |
| 2020 |
Climate change adaptation in Ghana
WHO reported that 770 million people experienced hunger globally, with most cases concentrated in Asia and Africa, highlighting the significant impact of climate change on food security and nutrition.
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| 2020 |
Environmental podcasts
Multiple environmental podcasts launched, including Timber Wars, Inherited, Grouse, A Rational Fear, Floodlines, Life Raft, and Yikes
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| 2020 | Published 'The Climate Cure: Solving the Climate Emergency in the Era of COVID-19', addressing climate change in the context of the global pandemic. |
| 2019 |
Environmental podcasts
Several environmental podcasts emerged, including The Big One, Hot and Dry, Outrage and Optimism, TILclimate, Sustainable Asia, Carbon Removal Newsroom, Hot Take, Boomtown, How to Save a Planet, and For What It's Earth
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| 2019 |
Countries by air pollution
The Lancet reported approximately 4.5 million premature deaths worldwide due to air pollution, representing over 10 percent of global deaths.
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| November 2019 |
Largest power stations
Belo Monte Dam completed installation of its 18th and final turbine, finalizing the power station's full capacity.
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| September 2019 |
Largest power stations
Kori Nuclear Power Plant became the largest operational nuclear power station.
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| 2018 |
Environmental podcasts
Multiple environmental podcasts launched, including CleanLaw, Edition Spéciale, Sustainable(ish), Green Dreamer, Podship Earth, and Mothers of Invention
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| 2018 |
Countries by air pollution
Initial World Air Quality Ranking data collection began, with Bangladesh recording the highest particulate matter (PM2.5) level at 97.1 μg/m³.
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| 2018 | Published 'Europe: A Natural History', expanding his geographical and historical research. |
| 2017 |
Largest power stations
Tuoketuo Power Station became the largest coal-fired power station in the world.
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| 2017 | Published 'Sunlight and Seaweed: An Argument for How to Feed, Power and Clean Up the World', presenting innovative environmental solutions. |
| 2015 | Published 'Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis', released in the US and UK with slightly different titles, focusing on climate change solutions. |
| 2015 | Received the Jack P. Blaney Award for Dialogue for advancing people's knowledge of climate change through writing and research. |
| 2013 | Climate Commission abolished by the Abbott government. Flannery and other sacked commissioners form the independent Climate Council. |
| 2013 | Became a finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction for 'Spillover', and won the Science in Society Book Award and Royal Society of Biology Book Award in General Biology for the same book. |
| 2012 | Published 'Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic', a prescient work exploring zoonotic diseases. |
| 2011 |
Largest power stations
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan went out of service, marking a significant suspension of its operations following likely nuclear safety concerns.
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| 2011 | Appointed Chief Commissioner of the Climate Commission, a federal government body providing information on climate change to the Australian public. |
| 2010 | Published 'Here on Earth', likely exploring environmental themes. |
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