World

20 October 2026, Tuesday

11:16 World 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. Amara Nwosu

10:03 World 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. Lucas Moreau

19 October 2026, Monday

17:46 World 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. Lucas Moreau

15 October 2026, Thursday

20:02 World Hurricane Erin seen from the International Space Station Footage from the ISS shows the vast cloud shield of Hurricane Erin over the Atlantic. Nadia Karim

19:41 8 photosWorld Harbour and coast at dawn: boats waking up to the day Harbours, lighthouses and quiet shores in the first light of morning. Samuel Adeyemi

13 October 2026, Tuesday

23:24 World 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. Jonas Lindqvist