South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people
President Cyril Ramaphosa blames ‘catastrophic’ rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal on climate crisis The death toll from devastating floods in and around the South African port city...
Category : Climate crisis
Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
Global heating speeding up their decline as terrain of newly discovered alpine species disappears Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved...
Bird populations in Panama rainforest in severe decline, study finds
Of 57 species sampled, 35 decreased in number by 50% over four decades, with climate crisis likely factor Bird populations in a Central American tropical...
Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage
UK Export Finance used £5.24bn of taxpayer money to fund overseas energy and infrastructure ventures – despite its own review raising concerns The British government...
‘Climate smart’ policies could increase southern Africa’s crops by up to 500%
Researchers outline urgent steps to improve food security in the face of increasing natural disasters caused by the climate crisis The climate crisis is threatening...
Is a Madagascan mine the first to offset its destruction of rainforest?
Researchers say the island’s biggest mine is on track to achieve no net loss of forest but that ‘there remain important caveats’ Ambatovy mine on...
London flooding poses ‘significant risk’ unless immediate action taken
Expert report warns of dangers of relying on Victorian drainage system, lack of funding and awareness of risks There is now a significant risk of...
