Dois terremotos de magnitude 7,5 e 7,2 atingiram a Venezuela, derrubando prédios e casas. Até o momento, 235 mortes foram confirmadas e 41 mil pessoas estariam desaparecidas. O maior terremoto já registrado na história ocorreu no Chile em 1960, com magnitude 9,5.
A study reveals that extreme rain and landslides in Sumatra last November killed an estimated 58 Tapanuli orangutans, nearly 7% of the critically endangered species. Experts warn that increased rainfall frequency threatens their survival.
Bilim insanları, Sumatra'daki Tapanuli orangutanlarının Kasım 2025'teki şiddetli yağışlar nedeniyle yaklaşık 58 birey kaybettiğini ve bu durumun türün yaşam alanlarını tehlikeye attığını ortaya koydu.
Extreme rainfall linked to climate change caused landslides in Indonesia, killing 58 of the 800 remaining Tapanuli orangutans. This event highlights the species' vulnerability and prompts calls for habitat protection and financing.
Two Sumatran elephants, a mother and calf, were found dead in Bengkulu, Indonesia, amid a critically endangered population threatened by deforestation and human conflict, with conservation efforts underway but facing challenges.
Indonesian police on May 25 stated that the large-scale power outage on Sumatra Island was preliminarily ruled out as sabotage. A joint investigation team found a broken transmission cable, but the tower structure was intact, and the cable's fibrous break did not indicate human interference. Technical factors and extreme weather are considered more likely causes.
A massive power outage struck Indonesia's Sumatra Island on May 22nd, leaving millions without electricity. The blackout, caused by a 275 kV transmission line failure possibly due to bad weather, disrupted transportation and public activities across multiple provinces. Restoration efforts are underway.
Four Indonesian journalists, including Andre from Tempo TV, were detained and allegedly mistreated by Israeli officials during a civilian convoy. One journalist's father expressed relief upon seeing his son "in one piece" despite bruises from zip-ties and rough treatment.
The IUCN reports over 4,300 species in Southeast Asia are critically endangered or endangered, with tigers, pangolins, and vultures among those facing urgent threats, largely due to wildlife trafficking.
The IUCN reports over 4,300 species in Southeast Asia are critically endangered or endangered, including tigers, giant catfish, gibbons, pangolins, and vultures. Wildlife trafficking is identified as a major threat.
Endonezya'nın Sumatra Adası'nda yolcu otobüsü ile yakıt tankerinin çarpışması sonucu 16 kişi yaşamını yitirdi.
A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on a highway on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others, officials said. The crash occurred around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra province, when an intercity bus carrying at least 20 people struck a tanker truck travelling in the opposite direction, said Mugono, a local disaster management agency official. Mugono, who uses a single name...
A canopy bridge built in Sumatra, Indonesia, to reconnect orangutan communities separated by a road has been used for the first time after two years of inactivity. Conservation groups Sumatran Orangutan Society and Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, with government support, constructed the bridge to allow orangutans to cross between fragmented forest habitats. The successful crossing by one orangutan offers hope for preventing inbreeding and potential extinction of the isolated community.
