African leaders call for debt relief to help tackle climate crisis
Nairobi Declaration, issued at first African Climate Summit, also includes call for global carbon taxes African leaders have called for debt relief across the continent...
Category : Climate crisis
Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert
Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president The world is likely to face major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures...
‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy
Scientists stunned by unprecedented heat-stress event say they can only hope it ‘motivates and unites people’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates...
Winter heatwave in Andes is sign of things to come, scientists warn
Human-caused climate disruption and El Niño push temperature in mountains to 37C Exceptional winter heat in the Andean mountains of South America has surged to...
Trudeau pays tribute to firefighter, 19, killed battling Canada wildfires
Devyn Gale killed while tackling British Columbia blaze as wildfires continue to rage across country with little reprieve Canada faces ‘long, tough summer’ of wildfires...
Nationals accuse Labor of ‘hypocrisy’ over response to scathing APVMA report – as it happened
This blog is now closed ‘Serious and systemic issues’: CEO and board chair resign amid scathing review of pesticides regulator Get our morning and afternoon...
Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?
Rising temperatures in north Atlantic and drop in Antarctic sea ice prompt fears of widespread damage from extreme weather “Very unusual”, “worrying”, “terrifying”, and “bonkers”;...
Many people in Mexico without power as deadly heat leads to strain on grid
Climate change has made high temperatures more common in the country, which has already surpassed peak energy demand of 2022 This piece is republished from...
Current heatwave across US south made five times more likely by climate crisis
Latest ‘heat dome’ event over Texas and Louisiana, plus much of Mexico, driven by human-cause climate change, scientists find The record heatwave roiling parts of...
Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge
An area of primary rainforest the size of Switzerland was felled last year suggesting world leaders’ commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 is...
