Climate Change
2019 sets record for Europe’s hottest December – Copernicus
The European Union's climate change monitoring agency, Copernicus, has reported that temperatures across Europe in December 2019 were the hottest on record…
Panama Canal records 5th driest year in 7 decades
The Panama Canal’s watershed experienced its fifth driest year of the last seven decades in 2019, officials said this week, underscoring warnings…
We are living in dangerous times – UN Secretary General
The New Year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times”, said the UN chief, noting that…
Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to ‘Sharon’ after game show error
Greta Thunberg has changed her name to Sharon on Twitter, in honour of a game show contestant who appeared to have no…
Climate crisis fuels year of record temperatures in UK
A series of high temperature records were broken in the UK in 2019 as a consequence of the climate crisis, the Met…
Philippines counts cost of deadly typhoon
At least 10 people have died after a powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines on Christmas Day, with the death toll likely…
Majority of Germans support ditching Christmas lights
A majority of Germans say they would consider scaling down their Christmas lights to protect the climate, a survey released on Sunday…
Flights cancelled as Storm Fabien batters southern France and Corsica
Heavy rain and winds from Storm Fabien brought the island of Corsica to a standstill on Sunday with flight cancellations days before…
Storms Elsa and Fabian leave nine dead across southern Europe
The death toll from fierce back-to-back storms pummelling Spain, Portugal and France has risen to nine as the region reels from more…
Genoa battered by violent storm, 7 meter waves recorded along Liguria coast
A wave of bad weather in the last few hours has hit the far west of Liguria, with intensity in the Sanremo…
Five dead as storm wreaks havoc in Spain and Portugal
A storm sweeping across Spain and Portugal has killed at least five people, damaged buildings, cut power lines and forced authorities to…
Floods in Spain
Photos made available by Reinosa's City Council in Spain show flooded roasd in Reinosa, northern Spain, 20 December 2019. Heavy rains caused…