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Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave
Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwaveNews

Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave

Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) - Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan's southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwideClimateScience

Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide

By American Geophysical Union Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent moreNews

Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more

By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Changing climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower Show
Changing climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower ShowNews

Changing climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower Show

By Brigitte DUSSEAU | AFP London, United Kingdom - Early springs, droughts and floods are influencing this year's Chelsea Flower Show, which is keener than…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits
Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visitsClimate

Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits

By American Thoracic Society Daytime heat waves were significantly associated with 19 percent higher odds of children’s asthma hospital visits. For children seeking care at…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Parts of northern Europe clean up after floods
Parts of northern Europe clean up after floodsNews

Parts of northern Europe clean up after floods

By Iris Maria Maurer | AFP Kleinblittersdorf - German emergency workers on Saturday started a major clean-up after heavy rains triggered massive flooding, while parts…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan
Flash floods kill 50 in western AfghanistanNews

Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan

By Abdullah Hasrat, with Mohsen Karimi in Herat | AFP Kabul, Afghanistan (UPDATED) - Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan,…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
Climate activists cause disruption at German airport
Climate activists cause disruption at German airportNews

Climate activists cause disruption at German airport

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) - German activists glued themselves to a runway at Munich airport Saturday and caused dozens of flights to be cancelled, in their…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7
Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7News

Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7

Houston, United States (AFP) - The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday.…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in BrazilNews

World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil

WASHINGTON, DC - The World Bank Board of Directors approved a substantial new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?
How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?Science

How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?

By Tel-Aviv University TAU Research Shows that Lightning Storms are Causing Sea Ice to Melt Faster at the North Pole An international study with the participation…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts
Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid desertsScience

Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts

By University of Southern California Airborne sounding radars can perform comprehensive mapping within a few hours compared to existing in-situ methods that would take a…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Energy transition risks critical mineral shortage: IEA
Energy transition risks critical mineral shortage: IEANews

Energy transition risks critical mineral shortage: IEA

By Isabel Malsang and Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France (UPDATED) - The sharp drop in prices for minerals critical to the green energy transition…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper finds
Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper findsClimateScience

Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper finds

By Wayne Coles A paper published in the CABI Reviews journal has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators – such…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Equity Must Be Considered in Ocean Governance to Achieve Global Targets by 2030
Equity Must Be Considered in Ocean Governance to Achieve Global Targets by 2030Science

Equity Must Be Considered in Ocean Governance to Achieve Global Targets by 2030

By Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) As the world presses forward with urgency towards reaching global biodiversity and climate targets by 2030, there must be increased…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warnsClimateNews

Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns

By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand (UPDATED) - Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp show
Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp showScience

Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp show

By Free University of Brussels In a warmer climate, summers warm much faster than winters. That is the conclusion of research into fossil shells by earth…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods
$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methodsNews

$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods

Paris, France (AFP)- The International Energy Agency announced on Tuesday that $2.2 billion had been pledged by governments and companies to improve access to less…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
EURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital Valencia
EURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital ValenciaNews

EURESFO to host 2024 edition in EU Green Capital Valencia

Valencia, Spain - The 2024 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) will take place from 26 - 28 June within the framework of…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’
Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’News

Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’

By Steven TRASK | AFP Canberra, Australia - Australia touted plans to become a "renewable energy superpower" in an annual budget Tuesday, but the government's…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policies
Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policiesNews

Activists warn against EU ‘tearing up’ green policies

By AFP Paris, France (UPDATED) - Over 100 civil society groups on Monday expressed alarm at attacks on green policies in Europe as key elections loom,…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
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US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews

US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing

Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probe
Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probeNews

Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probe

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - Two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers have withdrawn from a public procurement tender in Romania after the EU launched an anti-subsidy probe,…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shift
Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shiftNews

Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shift

By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States - Can America's national parks remain "unimpaired" forever, with their majestic scenery and wildlife unaltered? Global warming…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article