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Brazil gears up for first climate conference in Amazon
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
"Finally, the long-awaited renovation is going to happen," she says. With 200 workers laboring seven days a week, the largest open-air market in Latin America r...
Climate extremes in 2024 wreaking havoc on the global water cycle
Jan 07, 2025 (SPX)
"Rising sea surface temperatures intensified tropical cyclones and droughts in the Amazon Basin and southern Africa. Global warming also contributed to heavier ...
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record
Dec 31, 2024 (AFP)
Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat globally in 2024, fuelling natural disasters that caused billions of dollars worth of damage. ...
Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN
Dec 30, 2024 (AFP)
The outgoing year is set to be the warmest ever recorded, the UN's weather and climate agency said, capping a decade of unprecedented heat. Meanwhile emissions ...
'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: study
Dec 28, 2024 (AFP)
"Climate disasters have become more frequent and intense in recent decades, reflecting the impacts of climate change," said the report produced by the Brazilian...
'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world. World...
White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump's return
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
The plan commits the United States to reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035, on the path to achieving net ze...
World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks
Dec 14, 2024 (AFP)
The 12-day meeting of parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), known as COP16, concluded early on Saturday morning, a day lat...
'Ambitious' islanders spice up ICJ climate hearings; plus global south rep interview
Dec 13, 2024 (AFP)
Many were presenting their country's first-ever ICJ submission and did not mince their words in the Great Hall of Justice, normally the scene of weighty legal a...
Crunch time for Saudi-hosted drought, desertification talks
Dec 11, 2024 (AFP)
The 12-day meeting of parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), known as COP16, has already seen announcements that billions o...
Three quarters of Earth's land permanently drier over past 30 years warns UN
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
The findings, based on global aridity index data, indicate that nearly 40.6% of the planet's land area (excluding Antarctica) now falls within dryland classific...
IMF and Ecuador reach agreement to unlock $500 mn
Dec 09, 2024 (AFP)
"Program performance has been strong," the International Monetary Fund announced in a statement, adding that the Ecuadoran authorities had met all the relevant ...
'David v Goliath' battle at ICJ climate hearings; France urges clarity
Dec 09, 2024 (AFP)
History is being made at the International Court of Justice, with the largest-ever number of countries and institutions seeking to sway judges crafting a legal ...
High temperatures are impacting younger populations most, study shows
Dec 08, 2024 (SPX)
"It's a surprise. These are physiologically the most robust people in the population," said Jeffrey Shrader of the Center for Environmental Economics and Policy...
France urges top UN court to 'clarify' international climate law
Dec 06, 2024 (AFP)
The International Court of Justice is holding historic hearings to craft a so-called "advisory opinion" on states' responsibilities to fight climate change and ...
UN report urges investment in nature to reduce global drought costs
Dec 06, 2024 (SPX)
The publication, titled Economics of Drought: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions for Drought Resilience - Proaction Pays, is a collaborative effort by the Unit...
'Scary' drought empties one of Bosnia's largest lakes
Dec 05, 2024 (AFP)
"The climate has certainly changed, but this is scary!" Kuljanin, 68, told AFP near the lake's receding shores in southern Bosnia. For years, the village of Ost...
Drought hits food access for 26 million in southern Africa: UN
Dec 04, 2024 (AFP)
The crisis, worsened by the 2023-2024 El Nino climate phenomenon, is expected to deepen until at least the next harvests due in March or April next year. "Today...
Stick to current climate change laws, US tells top UN court
Dec 04, 2024 (AFP)
Washington on Wednesday joined China in stressing that the present accords, such as the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, were the best way to tackle the climate c...
Landmark Drought Atlas calls for action to address global risks
Dec 03, 2024 (SPX)
Through a collection of detailed maps, infographics, and case studies, the Atlas highlights the interconnected risks of drought across sectors such as agricultu...
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