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Scientists evaluate Earth-cooling strategies with geoengineering simulations
Aug 30, 2022 (SPX)
Their work was published Aug. 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Solar radiation modification - or solar geoengineering, as it is someti...
African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
Government officials, international organisations, NGOs and the private sector from more than 60 African nations attended Monday's opening of Africa Climate Wee...
Dust to downpour: US weather whiplash shows climate change
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
And scientists warn that global warming means once-rare events are already much more likely, upending the models they have long used to predict possible disaste...
Horn of Africa drought to worsen with fifth failed rains: UN
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are already going through their worst drought for 40 years and another poor rainy season is now highly likely, the World Meteorologi...
Sweltering Saudis escape to mountainous 'City of Fog'
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
Sitting with friends on a picnic blanket, under light rain and a thick, swirling mist in Al-Namas, Abdullah Al-Enizi wears a body-warmer over his traditional wh...
Severe drought in Europe is 'worsening': EU experts
Aug 22, 2022 (AFP)
The latest monthly analysis by the European Union's Global Drought Observatory (GDO) highlighted the risk of ongoing soil dryness caused by successive heatwaves...
Wales declares drought in several regions
Aug 19, 2022 (AFP)
Areas affected include North Ceredigion, Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend. Water companies in most of Wales h...
US communities are mapping heat islands to boost climate resilience
Aug 18, 2022 (AFP)
Maria Velez, 53, knows she is lucky to live next to a creek. A stone's throw from her house, other neighborhoods with small apartment buildings are far more bui...
Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'
Aug 17, 2022 (AFP)
The reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall, as well as reduced water flows...
Biden signs major climate change, health care law
Aug 16, 2022 (AFP)
The law, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, was touted by the White House as the biggest commitment to mitigating climate change in US history, as well as targ...
Simon Stiell of Grenada named new UN climate chief
Aug 15, 2022 (AFP)
The appointment of the long-time advocate for climate action was approved by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) under which all climate negot...
Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia
Aug 14, 2022 (AFP)
The 85-year-old pontiff drew attention to what he called the "serious humanitarian crisis" in Somalia and parts of surrounding countries after his weekly Angelu...
'Avoid driving': dust alerts as storms return to UAE
Aug 14, 2022 (AFP)
Homes and landmarks in major cities were caked in a fine layer of brown dirt and visibility plunged in the latest adverse weather following a series of choking ...
Drought sows doubts over future of traditional English gardens
Aug 13, 2022 (AFP)
Price is the owner and self-described "custodian" of Reuthe's, a woodland oasis of evergreen trees and shrubs in Sevenoaks, Kent, which appears better placed th...
Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
Aug 12, 2022 (AFP)
"To see villagers rush to public fountains in the morning or to a neighbour to get water makes you want to cry," the man in his 60s said. "The water shortage is...
What's in Biden's big climate and health plan?
Aug 12, 2022 (AFP)
Here's a closer look at the signature elements of the package, which represents a big political win for the Democratic president heading into November's crucial...
One million people displaced by drought in Somalia: UN
Aug 11, 2022 (AFP)
More than 755,000 people have fled their homes but remain within the country's borders, which, when added to those who have fled abroad, brings the total to a m...
Climate deniers use past heat records to sow doubt online
Aug 08, 2022 (AFP)
But experts say the figures cited from the past are often incorrect or taken out of context -- and even if accurate do not change the fact that heatwaves are be...
Millions hungry but drought overlooked as Kenya prepares to vote
Aug 08, 2022 (AFP)
Loka Metir knows the bitter fruits make her children sick, further weakening their frail condition. But it hasn't rained properly in three years, and there's si...
After 'historic' US climate bill, scientists urge global action
Aug 08, 2022 (AFP)
The bill, which would see an unprecedented $370 billion invested in cutting US emissions 40 percent by 2030, should provide a launchpad for green investment and...
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