Spain and Morocco feel the heat as unseasonal snow falls on Colorado
Analysis: high temperatures affect southern Europe, while in US state mercury rapidly drops more than 30C Extremely hot and mostly sunny conditions have been experienced...
Category : Climate crisis
Egypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at Cop27 talks
Host of November’s summit wants focus to be on ‘moving from pledges to implementation’ Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of...
South Africa’s April floods made twice as likely by climate crisis, scientists say
Brutal heatwave in India and Pakistan also certain to have been exacerbated by global heating, scientists say The massive and deadly floods that struck South...
Climate crisis – not China – is biggest threat to Pacific, say former leaders
Pacific Elders Voice group says military tension ‘created by China and the US and its allies’ are secondary to rising seas and catastrophic cyclones Growing...
Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage Drought-afflicted areas of Ethiopia are...
‘Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge
Tropics lost 11.1m hectares of tree cover in 2021, including forest critical to limiting global heating and biodiversity loss, finds World Resources Institute Pristine rainforests...
New Zealand unveils plan to tackle climate crisis by adapting cities to survive rising seas
Proposals to prepare the country for more floods, massive storms and wildfires include building away from high-risk areas and protecting cultural sites The New Zealand...
Janjaweed militia blamed for attacks that left at least 200 dead in Darfur
Death toll likely to rise, say witnesses to indiscriminate attacks on Kreinik and El Geneina by Sudan’s notorious Rapid Support Forces At least 200 people...
After the relentless rain, South Africa sounds the alarm on the climate crisis
Many are still missing after this month’s floods. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent, and it can be devastating Survivors of South Africa’s devastating floods...
South African police disperse crowd calling for aid after flooding
‘Climate change is here,’ says President Ramaphosa after 300 died in eastern city of Durban Police in South Africa have used stun grenades to disperse...
