Climate Change
Hanna pummels Texas coast with strong winds, heavy rain
Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, left a trail of destruction along the Texas coast on Sunday, downing power…
North American hurricane and wildfire season may be more extreme
The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season and California wildfires in the autumn may be more extreme than usual, the German reinsurer Munich Re…
Record temperature trajectory threatens to breach 1.5°C global heating threshold
New climate data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts that the annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least…
Red Cross: Climate change and conflict are a cruel combo that stalk the world’s most vulnerable
Countries affected by conflict are also disproportionately impacted by climate change, a double threat that pushes people out of their homes, disrupts…
FAO strengthens efforts to help vulnerable countries fight climate change
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been accredited as an implementing partner of the Adaptation Fund and…
Heatwaves have become longer in most of the world since 1950s
Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s, according to what is…
Fivefold growth of forest fires in Siberia
Russia’s forest fire aerial protection service says forest fires in Siberia have grown nearly fivefold over the past week. The fires come…
Greta Thunberg criticises the way world leaders behaved after her UN climate change speech in September
Greta Thunberg has voiced her frustration with world leaders who want selfies with her just so they can "look good". The 17-year-old…
Microplastics found for first time in Antarctica’s food chain
For the first time, scientists have discovered microplastics inside small organisms living in the soil in Antarctica, according to a new study…
Record high temperatures…in Siberia
Russia recorded an all-time heat record in the least place one would probably expect to find a heatwave: that's above the Artcic…
Greta Thunberg says the world needs to treat climate change with similar urgency of coronavirus
Greta Thunberg says the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency, which means acting…
May confirmed as warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high despite COVID economic slowdown
Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new high despite the economic slowdown from…