CLIMATE SCIENCE - INDO DAILY

Six young people sue 32 European states over climate change

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

The move was sparked by the massive wildfires that struck Portugal in 2017, killing over 100 people and charring swathes of the country. Aged 11 to 24, the youn...

UK government's new climate policies

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

The move sparked opposition from politicians -- many in his own party -- environmentalists and industry. - Petrol cars sale ban - Previous prime minister Boris ...

UN chief convenes 'no nonsense' climate summit, without China or US

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

Despite increasing extreme weather events and record-shattering global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and fossil fuel companies reap ha...

COP28 will include first local climate summit

Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)

Named the "COP28 Local Climate Action Summit," it was announced on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the president-designate of...

For climate activists, New York's lights shine too bright

Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)

But the bright lights that give the "city that never sleeps" its iconic glow have long been a source of frustration for campaigners, something at odds with the ...

Greek PM announces fresh funding to face climate 'war'

Sep 16, 2023 (AFP)

He was speaking as the death toll from the week's floods that swept across the centre of the country reached 17, including two Austrian tourists. "Greece is fac...

Top science editor defends peer-review system in climate row

Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)

Scientist Patrick Brown shocked his peers when he said he had tailored his study on California wildfires to emphasise global warming. He claimed it would not ha...

NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)

This new record comes as exceptional heat swept across much of the world, exacerbating deadly wildfires in Canada and Hawaii, and searing heat waves in South Am...

Half of glaciers vanish with 1.5 degrees of warming

Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)

"To go to the same place and to see the lake expand and see how the glacier was thinning rapidly was quite eye-opening to say the least," said Rounce, now an as...

Climate panel backs moratorium on tech to dim Sun

Sep 14, 2023 (AFP)

The Climate Overshoot Commission said research and experiments into so-called solar radiation modification (SRM) should move forward, but only under internation...

Warmer seas, political chaos drive Libya flood toll: experts

Sep 12, 2023 (AFP)

Riverside buildings in the eastern Mediterranean coastal city of Derna collapsed after Storm Daniel brought heavy rainfall that broke river dams and engulfed en...

Climate change 'dystopian future already here': UN rights chief

Sep 11, 2023 (AFP)

Speaking before the United Nations Human Rights Council, Volker Turk pointed to recent examples of the "environmental horror that is our global planetary crisis...

Scientist shocks peers by 'tailoring' climate study

Sep 09, 2023 (AFP)

While supporters applauded Patrick T. Brown for flagging what he called a one-sided climate "narrative" in academic publishing, his move surprised at least one ...

India's Modi calls for climate finance ahead of G20 meet

Sep 07, 2023 (AFP)

Against a backdrop of record-breaking temperatures and deadly heatwaves across the globe, climate scientists and activists have warned of dire consequences -- p...

IMF, World Bank pledge greater climate collaboration at G20 as gridlock feared

Sep 07, 2023 (AFP)

"Climate change is a threat to global peace, security, economic stability, and development," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President...

Climate change worsening heatwaves, air quality: UN

Sep 06, 2023 (AFP)

The wildfire smoke that recently suffocated cities from Athens to New York may be the most visible sign of air pollution caused by heatwaves. But extreme heat c...

US envoy Kerry hopes China and US can 'come together' on climate

Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)

"I do hope that China and the United States, the two largest economies in the world, the two largest emitters in the world, I hope we could come together" on th...

IMF warns climate shocks may increase conflict deaths

Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)

While climate shocks alone may not trigger new unrest, the Washington-based IMF said, they "significantly worsen conflict, compounding fragility" such as hunger...

How climate change boosts hurricanes

Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)

Here's what you need to know. - Record-warm oceans counter El Nino - Back in May, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a "nea...

Understanting the climate benchmark

Aug 30, 2023 (SPX)

From July into August, unrelenting heat blanketed large parts of Europe, Asia, and the U.S., while India faced a torrential monsoon season, and heavy rains floo...