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Olivia Davis

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Olivia Davis is a house byline for InfoHandle’s Environment desk.

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Palm trees bend in gusty rain along a darkened Hawaii coastal road as emergency vehicle lights reflect on wet pavement

Federal Emergency Aid Pre-Positions Teams as Nolo Churns 145 Miles South of Hawaii Island

President Trump signed a pre-landfall emergency declaration as Hurricane Nolo stalled south of the Big Island with 105 mph winds, flooding channels still clogged from August’s Hurricane Lala.

Olivia Davis Sep 27, 2026

A muddy flood-scoured riverbank along the Bhotekoshi gorge in Nepal, with broken concrete retaining walls, tangled driftwood, a damaged hydropower intake, and a half-submerged road, under a low monsoon sky, no logos or readable text.

Environment

Nepal Lists 1,453 Dead and 5,285 Missing a Month After Bhotekoshi Border Floods

Nepal's disaster agency now lists 1,453 dead and 5,285 missing after the Aug. 26 Bhotekoshi border floods, with DNA profiling still delaying identifications at 21 holding centres.

Olivia Davis Sep 26, 2026

Satellite-style view of two spiral cloud clusters over the Atlantic Ocean near the U.S. Southeast coast, documentary wire photo aesthetic, slight underexposure, no labels or graphics

Environment

National Hurricane Center Tracks Fujiwhara Risk as Twin Atlantic Invests Threaten Southeast Flooding

Forecasters are watching Invest 93L and Invest 94L in the southwest Atlantic for tropical development and a possible Fujiwhara interaction that could steer one system toward the Southeast or Mid-Atlantic while funneling tropical moisture into the Carolinas and Appalachians as early as this weekend.

Olivia Davis Sep 24, 2026

Flooded coastal village walkway with palm trunks and waist-high seawater under grey sky, documentary wire photo, slight underexposure, no people

Environment

UN Member States Adopt Consensus Declaration on Sea-Level Rise Threats

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a consensus declaration on sea-level rise on Thursday after negotiators finalized text in August, framing four pillars—data, adaptation finance, livelihoods, and legal statehood questions—for vulnerable coastal nations that say warming is already swallowing habitable land.

Olivia Davis Sep 24, 2026

Muddy brown river churning past collapsed hillside homes in a Himalayan valley, rescue workers in orange vests on a temporary footbridge, overcast monsoon sky, documentary wire photo

Environment

Nepal Says 1,451 Bodies Recovered in Bhotekoshi Flood as 4,700 Remain Missing

Nepali authorities said Tuesday that 1,451 bodies have been recovered since flash floods tore through the Bhotekoshi river system in late August, while more than 4,700 people remain missing and forensic teams lean on international DNA help to identify remains.

Olivia Davis Sep 22, 2026

Overcast day off a Queensland coal port, a large bulk carrier stationary in shallow coastal water, tugs nearby, muted industrial shoreline, no readable ship names.

Environment

Cape Falcon Grounding Off Gladstone Triggers ATSB Investigation

The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Cape Falcon ran aground six nautical miles east of Queensland’s Port of Gladstone on Friday, prompting an Australian Transport Safety Bureau probe even as authorities report no injuries, pollution, or hull breach.

Olivia Davis Sep 21, 2026Australia

Heavy-duty semi truck queued at a port security lane with shipping containers stacked in background, hazy afternoon light and worn asphalt, emissions inspection wand near exhaust pipe, no logos or readable text

Environment

California ARB Tightens Port Truck Inspections After Long Beach Smog Exceedances

California’s Air Resources Board ordered surprise emissions checks on drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach after September ozone readings exceeded federal limits, tightening enforcement atop Advanced Clean Fleets and Clean Truck Check rules.

Olivia Davis Sep 21, 2026

Rain-soaked urban plaza with folded event tents and workers in reflective vests securing barricades, grey sky, wet pavement reflections, no logos or readable text

Environment

JMA Issues Level 4 Warnings as Silver Week Storm Shuts Tokyo Game Show

Typhoon Dujuan prompted Level 4 “prepare to evacuate” advisories across parts of the Izu Islands and Kanto on Monday as the Japan Meteorological Agency warned of landslides and violent winds, forcing the Tokyo Game Show to cancel its final day and JR East to suspend several Chiba and Ibaraki lines during Silver Week travel.

Olivia Davis Sep 21, 2026Japan

Wind-driven rain lashes a Tokyo street at dusk, pedestrians under clear umbrellas rushing past closed shop shutters, blurred train headlights, no logos.

Environment

Typhoon Dujuan Triggers Level 5 Landslide Alert as Tokyo Braces

Japan’s meteorological agency issued its highest landslide warning for Oshima in the Izu chain as Typhoon Dujuan neared the Kanto coast, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 1.6 million people and hundreds of flight cancellations.

Olivia Davis Sep 21, 2026Japan

Hikers pausing near yellow-stained sulfur vents on a misty Yangmingshan trail with rope guides along the path, damp volcanic rock and low cloud cover, no logos or readable text

Environment

Yangmingshan Park Posts Sulfur Vent Warnings After Hiker Fume Reports

Yangmingshan National Park posted sulfur vent warnings on popular trails after hikers reported eye and throat irritation near fumaroles that reopened following September rains.

Olivia Davis Sep 20, 2026Taiwan

Small drone on a lakeside launch mat beside a wooden fishing boat, greenish water and distant reeds under overcast sky, technician with radio controller, no logos or readable text.

Environment

Lake Kasumigaura Fisheries Cooperatives Track Autumn Blue-Green Algae Mats With Drone Hyperspectral

Lake Kasumigaura fisheries cooperatives flew hyperspectral drones across autumn shallows to map blue-green algae mats before ayu season closes, feeding Ibaraki prefecture bloom forecasts used to stagger net openings and drinking-water intakes.

Olivia Davis Sep 20, 2026Japan

East-facing Hualien coastal highway with low clouds over the Pacific and distant rain shafts offshore under bright late-morning light, wet asphalt and guardrails in the foreground, no logos or readable text

Environment

CWA Says Typhoon Dujuan Turns North for Kanto, Spares Taiwan Direct Hit

Central Weather Administration forecasters say Typhoon Dujuan, roughly 1,780 kilometers east of Taipei, will curve north on Sunday and pass closest to Japan’s Kanto coast on Monday—leaving Taiwan with scattered showers and afternoon highs that can still reach 34°C rather than a direct strike.

Olivia Davis Sep 20, 2026Taiwan

Desert city bus stop with steel shade canopy and mist nozzles, empty concrete pad, heat shimmer on asphalt, sparse palo verde trees, harsh midday sun, faded route sign without readable text, no logos

Environment

Arizona Utilities Pilot Desert Shade Canopy Arrays Over Phoenix Bus Stops

Arizona Public Service and Valley Metro are testing steel-and-mesh canopies with integrated misters at twelve Phoenix stops where afternoon surface temperatures exceeded safe waiting limits this summer.

Olivia Davis Sep 19, 2026

Misty Alishan forest trail with workers in hard hats placing timber steps on a muddy slope, cedar trunks and ferns, overcast light, no logos or readable text

Environment

Alishan Trail Crews Shore Up Erosion After September Downpours

Trail crews in Alishan National Scenic Area rebuilt switchbacks and log steps after September downpours stripped hillside paths, keeping sunrise shuttle routes open while Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency teams assess drainage above popular cedar groves.

Olivia Davis Sep 18, 2026Taiwan

Orange research buoy on a calm freshwater lake with distant mountains and a small fishing boat, overcast morning, no logos or readable text.

Environment

Lake Biwa Fishery Co-ops Deploy Buoy Sensors After Cyanobacteria Bloom Alert

Lake Biwa fishery co-ops anchored sensor buoys after Shiga Prefecture flagged a cyanobacteria bloom near northern cages, giving aquaculture crews hourly chlorophyll readings before they haul nets for Silver Week tourism demand.

Olivia Davis Sep 18, 2026Japan

Yellow school buses parked in a hazy Central Valley lot with distant hills obscured by wildfire smoke, flat afternoon light, dry grass, no logos or readable text

Environment

California Wildfire Smoke Maps Guide School Closures in Central Valley

Central Valley districts used state smoke-threshold maps to call hybrid days as wildfire plumes pushed fine-particle readings into unhealthy bands.

Olivia Davis Sep 17, 2026

Mountain road with forestry warning cones and mudslide debris on a rainy forest slope

Environment

Forestry Bureau Warns Mudslide Risk in Central Mountains After Rain

Taiwan’s Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency closed several forest recreation trails in Nantou and Chiayi after three days of orographic rain saturated slopes already scarred by last year’s typhoons.

Olivia Davis Sep 16, 2026Taiwan

Aerial view of Seto Inland Sea fish pens with rust-colored water patches near the floats.

Environment

Seto Inland Sea Red Tide Monitoring Expands After Fish Farm Losses

Ehime and Hiroshima prefectures added weekly red-tide sampling across the Seto Inland Sea after farmed amberjack losses topped ¥1.8 billion, linking blooms to late-summer nutrient runoff.

Olivia Davis Sep 16, 2026Japan

Environment

Yanbu Loading Pause Puts Red Sea Spill Readiness in Spotlight

Suspended loadings at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu terminal highlight how pipeline attacks strain spill-response planning along a crowded Red Sea shipping lane.

Olivia Davis Sep 16, 2026