Why has the UN’s climate chief set a two-year deadline for the world? | Climate Crisis News
Humanity has only two years left “to save the world”, United Nations executive climate secretary Simon Stiell said this week. As more people worldwide deal…
Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000 | Floods News
Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continue to rise and flood whole villages and cities, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the…
Lost Futures | Climate Crisis
Some of the ‘prophets of doom’ of the 60s whose warnings went unheeded assess the current environmental fragility. The effects of climate change were already…
Greek valley that became a lake stirs drought debate | Climate News
Gracefully rising above a din of croaking frogs as the sun sets, a pelican flies over Lake Karla, one the largest inland expanses of water in…
‘On borrowed time’: World marks new global heat record in March | Climate Crisis News
European climate agency says ocean surface temperature also reached new record raising risk of extreme weather. The world just experienced its warmest March on record,…
Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice at Dutch protest | Climate Crisis News
The demonstration was organised to protest against fossil fuel subsidies in the Netherlands. Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration…
Is the world focused enough on climate change? | Climate Crisis
There are fears that wars in Gaza and Ukraine may deflect attention from the climate crisis. A state of emergency is declared in Zimbabwe, with…
Nuclear energy cannot lead the global energy transition | Climate Crisis
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake and a subsequent 15-metre tsunami struck Japan, which triggered a nuclear disaster at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear…
Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises | Weather News
Rescuers raced against the clock on Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast, after storms and heavy rains killed at least 25 people…
India’s Bengaluru fast running out of water – and it’s not summer yet | Water News
Bengaluru, the city of lavish headquarters of multiple global software companies in southern India, is drying up. Residents say they are facing the worst water…
Is nuclear power on the verge of a revival? | Business and Economy
Global nuclear power generation is set to peak next year, despite claims it is dangerous, costly and plants take too long to build. Critics say…
Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead | Floods News
Mountain and coastal provinces have been flooded, with one coastal village considering relocating due to rising sea levels. At least 23 people have been killed…
Can Vietnam’s Robusta save coffee amid climate threat to Arabica beans? | Food
Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam – The white-walled room in a house on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam’s coffee capital, is quiet. The only…
Why are one-fifth of the world’s migratory species facing extinction? | Wildlife News
The flocks of birds that fill the skies during their long migrations and the herds of animals that make their way across vast expanses of…
The Sacrifice Zone | Al Jazeera
People and Power travels to Zambia to investigate one of the world’s worst ‘sacrifice zones’. Around the world, tens of millions of people live in…
Energy industry methane emissions rise close to record in 2023 | Fossil Fuels News
Emissions of greenhouse gas responsible for a third of global warming ‘unacceptably high’, says energy watchdog. Methane emissions from the energy sector approached record highs…
Climate change pushes Malaysia’s coastal fishermen away from the sea | Climate Crisis News
Gelang Patah, Malaysia – On an overcast morning six years ago, Mohammad Ridhwan Mohd Yazid was on his way back to Malaysia’s southern Johor coast…
ECB staff push back against ‘authoritarian’ climate views
Aggrieved employees claim the organisation’s green stance undermines principles of diversity and inclusion. ADVERTISEMENTThe European Central Bank’s staff committee has criticised a member of the…
Norway gives Arctic foxes a helping hand amid climate woes | Climate
One by one, the crate doors swing open and five Arctic foxes bound off into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern Norway, the newly freed…
Protecting climate refugees requires a legal definition | Climate Crisis
During the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai last year, the terms “climate migrants” and “climate refugees” echoed loudly across meeting rooms and panels. These…