Hundreds feared dead on Mayotte after Cyclone Chido
Several hundred people may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian ...
Tag: Climate crisis
Kenya’s devastating drought is the worst in 40 years
Drought in Kenya has reached dramatic levels, with millions of people affected by the lack of water and food. This ...
‘Heavy’ toll feared after French island territory hit by cyclone Mayotte
Officials report at least two deaths, damage to properties as ‘unexpectedly violent’ cyclone hits island territory.French officials are fearing a ...
ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’
Historic hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague have drawn to a close after more than ...
Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought
A future global drought regime is now planned to be completed at COP17 in Mongolia in 2026.The 12-day meeting of ...
How does AI threaten our environment?
We examine the potential threats of artificial intelligence to our environment and human life.Governments are in a race to claim ...
Trump will throw US clean power into question
The recent re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States has dented clean energy prospects in ...
Voluntary carbon market has failed the human rights test
One of the most salient decisions of last month’s climate summit in Baku was to create a new international carbon ...
EU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says this year is sure to eclipse 2023 as the hottest yet.Europe’s climate monitor says ...
Did toxic algae kill hundreds of elephants in Botswana?
An investigation into the sudden deaths of at least 350 elephants in Botswana in 2020 has revealed the cause was ...
There’s a biodiversity crisis and our food system is driving it | All Hail
The staggering impact our global food system is having on the planet’s biodiversity.When most of us think about species’ extinction, ...
Chinese scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes
In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of ...
Malaysia, Thailand brace for more rains after floods kill more than 30
With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further ...
Patricia Scotland on the Commonwealth’s future and its colonial past
The Commonwealth, a 56-nation group of mostly former British colonies, faces growing questions about its relevance amid global challenges like ...
Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.Countries negotiating a ...
‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city?
New Delhi, India — As the toxic smog enshrouds India’s capital New Delhi, Gola Noor pushes the wooden cart loaded ...
At least three dead as South Korea battles heavy snow
Record snowfall in and around Seoul creates travel headache, with flights and ferries cancelled.Heavy snowfall in South Korea has disrupted ...
Glacial Shifts: Redrawing geopolitical maps
A little bit of Italy is about to become a little bit of Switzerland.High in the European Alps, climate change ...
Leaders make final push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in S Korea
Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the ...
Poor nations say $300B pledge agreed at COP29 is way less than they need
NewsFeedDeveloping nations hit hardest by climate change say they were pressured to accept an ‘insultingly low’ deal at the UN’s ...
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