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Basel Committee adds climate risks to banking supervision standards
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
The changes to its "core principles for effective banking supervision" were approved at a meeting of some 220 central bankers and financial regulators on April ...
UN launches fund to shield displaced people from climate shocks
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
The UN refugee agency said it aimed to raise $100 million for the new fund by the end of next year to support refugees, their host communities and countries of ...
Oases expand but face threats from desertification and climate change
Apr 23, 2024 (SPX)
"Oases are crucial, yet until now, we've lacked comprehensive data on their global distribution," stated Dongwei Gui, a geoscientist at the Chinese Academy of S...
Colombian court recognizes environmental refugees
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
The Constitutional Court found that people can be forcibly displaced by "sudden environmental catastrophes or processes of gradual environmental deterioration s...
'Staggering' number of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards: UN
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
"A staggering number of workers are already being exposed to climate change-related hazards in the workplace and these figures are only likely to get worse," th...
Last glacial maximum data suggests reduced likelihood of extreme global warming
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
A recent study from the University of Washington delves into historical climate data from the last ice age, a period when much of North America was encased in i...
NASA's Near Space Network Bolsters PACE Climate Mission Communications
Apr 18, 2024 (SPX)
The PACE satellite, which travels approximately 250 miles above Earth, is dedicated to understanding atmospheric and oceanic interactions, including carbon diox...
El Nino not climate change driving southern Africa drought: study
Apr 18, 2024 (AFP)
Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe dry spell that started in January and has devastated the agricultural sector, deci...
WVU researcher explores the severe western US megadrought spanning over two decades
Apr 18, 2024 (SPX)
Steve Kannenberg, assistant professor of biology at WVU's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, employs data from scientific instrument stations throughout the a...
El Nino drought-hit Zambia seeks $900m in 'life saving' aid
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
President Hakainde Hichilema appealed for help in a televised address, saying about half of the southern African nation's 20 million people have been adversely ...
Drought-hit Colombia halts electricity exports to Ecuador
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
The severe dry spell, associated with the El Nino climate phenomenon, has also led to water rationing that is affecting 10 million people in the capital Bogota ...
Panama plans dry alternative to drought-hit canal
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
The Panama Canal usually handles about six percent of global maritime trade, but a drought caused by climate change and the El Nino phenomenon has forced author...
Greek valley that became a lake stirs drought debate
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
Drained in 1962 to combat malaria and restored again from valley to wetland in 2018 to remedy drought, the lake is now triple its normal size after deadly flood...
Top Europe court chides Switzerland in landmark climate ruling
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
The European Court of Human Rights, part of the 46-member Council of Europe, however, threw out two other climate cases against European states on procedural gr...
Top Europe court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
The European Court of Human Rights, part of the 46-member Council of Europe, is from 10:30 am (0830 GMT) to rule on whether governments' climate policies are vi...
'Exceptional' Sahara dust cloud hits Europe: monitor
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said the latest plume, the third of its kind in recent weeks, was bringing hazy conditions to southern Europe and would...
Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Apr 07, 2024 (AFP)
The European Court of Human Rights, part of the 46-member Council of Europe, will rule on whether governments' climate change policies are violating the Europea...
Vietnam province declares state of emergency over drought
Apr 06, 2024 (AFP)
A weeks-long heatwave has brought drought and saline intrusion to an area of Tien Giang province, 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of business hub Ho Chi Minh Cit...
Thunberg detained twice at Dutch climate protest
Apr 06, 2024 (AFP)
Police said more than 400 people were arrested including 12 for incitement. Activists said Thunberg had been freed. Thunberg, 21, joined hundreds of protesters ...
Researchers Highlight Vast Gaps in Studies on Climate, Biodiversity, and Disease Links
Apr 05, 2024 (SPX)
Dr. Jonathan Davies, leading the research initiative, expressed surprise at the findings. "While initiating our research, we anticipated a limited number of stu...
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