World

20 OctoberTuesday

• 11:15 World·2 min read Volunteer crews race to repair 900 km of Alpine hiking trails before snow Hundreds of volunteers have spent the season rebuilding storm-damaged footpaths across the Alps, clearing rockfall and replacing waymarks before winter closes the high routes.
• 09:59 World·2 min read Scientists install new sensors on the remote volcanic island of Skarvøy A team of volcanologists spent ten days on the uninhabited island setting up seismometers and gas detectors that will send readings by satellite every few minutes.

19 OctoberMonday

• 17:45 World·2 min read Forest corridor of 40 km reconnects fragmented rainforest in Southeast Asia A conservation trust has completed a 40 km wildlife corridor linking two isolated areas of rainforest in Southeast Asia, and camera traps are already recording animals crossing between them.

15 OctoberThursday

• 20:02 World·1 min read Hurricane Erin seen from the International Space Station Footage from the ISS shows the vast cloud shield of Hurricane Erin over the Atlantic.
• 19:41 World·1 min read Harbour and coast at dawn: boats waking up to the day ▣ 8 photos Harbours, lighthouses and quiet shores in the first light of morning.

13 OctoberTuesday

• 23:24 Jonas Lindqvist World·2 min read Heatwaves are no longer exceptions. They are a season Adapting to longer, harsher hot spells has to move from cities' emergency plans into the way they are built and run every day.