Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires?
The “Pyrocene” is upon us. At least, that is the theory which was first introduced by fire historian Stephen Pyne ...
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‘I lost everything:’ Fire crews battle ‘unprecedented’ Los Angeles blazes
A pause in the strong winds fuelling deadly wildfires in and around Los Angeles has provided a chance for crews ...
Which Hollywood stars have lost their homes in the California wildfires?
Since Tuesday, wildfires have ravaged different neighbourhoods in California, especially around the Los Angeles area. The California wildfires have killed ...
Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold
The world has just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists have ...
How big are the California wildfires – and why did they spread so fast?
At least five people have been killed and thousands of homes have been gutted in wildfires that have ravaged multiple ...
Hollywood stars lose homes as out-of-control wildfires engulf Los Angeles
The Hollywood Hills was burning uncontrollably on Thursday morning as the worst wildfires in the history of Los Angeles raged ...
Wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles: What we know
California has been placed in a state of emergency and two people have been reported dead as wildfires which began ...
Strong winds drive wildfires across Los Angeles
California firefighters have battled wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and clogging roadways as ...
Thousands flee as winds drive wildfires into Los Angeles
Some frightened residents were forced to abandon their cars and flee on foot from rapidly growing conflagration.Tens of thousands of ...
Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024
In the last four years, China has logged its four warmest years since comparable temperature recordings began in 1961.China experienced ...
‘Treat us like humans’: Fishing wars trap Indians in Sri Lankan waters
When Ashoka* heard boots approaching, he began to shiver in fear. The 23-year-old was in the engine room of his ...
How ‘scientist’ whales are helping uncover the secrets of climate change
I arrive in Hermanus, a picturesque South African coastal village an hour-and-a-half from Cape Town, at about 11am on a ...
Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Tsunami tragedy
NewsFeedMemorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more ...
On 20th anniversary of world’s worst tsunami, experts warn of complacency
The pain is still fresh as Cut Sylvia recalls the last time she looked into her two-year-old daughter’s eyes. It ...
Colombia is defending its sovereignty from the power of global corporations
Trade deals can allow international corporations to trample over the rights of governments in the Global South. That is the ...
Taiwan struggles to reconcile climate ambitions and chip manufacturing
Hsinchu, Taiwan – A crane bird flies across a silent rice paddy, the water slowly trickling in the background. It ...
What climate records were broken in 2024?
As global temperatures continue to climb, AJLabs visualizes the records broken this year of climate extremes. Source link
The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla
A clash between competing visions The German Tesla factory has faced controversy since its opening in March 2022. Among the ...
‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan – Fourteen-year-old Fatima has woken up coughing, with a fever, on a Monday morning in early November. “My ...
In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador
As Ecuador’s historic drought continues, power cuts may persist until April, said Jorge Luis Hidalgo, an energy consultant. For decades, ...
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