Thousands evacuated in Canada as intense wildfire approaches town
British Columbia wildfire service says blaze is burning 2km from Fort Nelson and encourages remaining people to leave An intense wildfire could hit a town...
Category : Climate crisis
Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
Few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says Wanjira Mathai Africa must take greater control in the...
Weather tracker: Mexico swelters under season’s first heatwave
Anticyclonic conditions have allowed temperatures to reach 35-45C across much of the country Mexico has been undergoing its first heatwave of the season. The heatwave...
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers...
Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds
Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries...
Canada risks more ‘catastrophic’ wildfires with hot weather forecast
Worst-ever fire season in 2023 saw 15m hectare burned, eight firefighters killed and 230,000 people evacuated Canada risks another “catastrophic” wildfire season, the federal government...
Easter egg prices soar as cocoa crops are hit by climate crisis and exploitation
Experts say the global shortage of the main ingredient of chocolate is linked to poor conditions for farmers supplying large companies Every Easter, UK consumers...
West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds
High temperatures in February affected millions of people and put further pressure on chocolate prices A searing heatwave that struck west Africa in February was...
South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation...
Tuvalu prime minister calls on Australia for sovereignty ‘guarantees’ over treaty
Feleti Teo tells the Guardian Tuvaluans fear last year’s treaty may give Australia too much say over the Pacific nation’s security Tuvalu’s new prime minister,...
