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Indonesian islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damage
Jul 12, 2022 (AFP)
"Holcim... bears a significant share of the responsibility for the climate crisis as well as for the situation on... Pari," Yvan Maillard Ardenti, climate exper...
Scientists link the changing Azores High and the drying Iberian region to anthropogenic climate change
Jul 06, 2022 (SPX)
These changes in precipitation are tied to a subtropical high-pressure system known as the Azores High that is more often significantly larger in the industrial...
Western US drought brings Great Salt Lake to lowest level on record
Jul 06, 2022 (AFP)
The average depth of the massive saltwater lake, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, fluctuates naturally with the seasons and local precipitation. But the e...
Knowing the Earth's energy imbalance is critical in preventing global warming, study finds
Jul 06, 2022 (SPX)
Distinguished scholar at the National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and highly cited lead author Kevin Trenberth together with climate scientist and co-...
Several Iran provinces shutter public buildings over sandstorm pollution
Jul 05, 2022 (AFP)
The closures applied to the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the central province of Isfahan, North Khorasan in the northeast and Kerman in the southeast, st...
Weathering sandstorms, Iraqis grit teeth and battle on; As sandstorm hits Tehran
Jul 04, 2022 (AFP)
Like most people in the now blistering hot desert country, the 30-year-old battles on in frustration, wearing goggles and a grey neck warmer over his mouth and ...
Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years
Jul 04, 2022 (AFP)
The Azores High, an area of high pressure that rotates clockwise over parts of the North Atlantic, has a major effect on weather and long-term climate trends in...
Drought-hit Verona introduces restrictions on using drinking water
Jul 02, 2022 (AFP)
"Due to the weather situation and its impact on the water supply, the mayor has signed an order restricting the use of drinking water for domestic purposes," re...
Climate activists glue hands to Van Gogh frame in London gallery
Jun 30, 2022 (AFP)
The stunt, the latest direct action demonstration by climate change activists, saw the duo from the "Just Stop Oil" group glue their fingers to the Dutch master...
EU split over climate fund to help most vulnerable
Jun 29, 2022 (AFP)
Late on Tuesday, environment ministers from the European Union's 27 member states adopted a common position on achieving zero-emission new cars by 2035, and on ...
Climate activists block IMF Paris office doors
Jun 27, 2022 (AFP)
The Paris protest is part of a "Debt for climate" global campaign calling on wealthy-nation leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel the debts of po...
G7 could roll back climate pledge over energy crisis: draft text
Jun 27, 2022 (AFP)
The Group of Seven rich nations -- the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Japan -- are still discussing the final wording of their commu...
Germany protest urges G7 to do more for planet
Jun 25, 2022 (AFP)
"We only have one planet," read one placard. "Save the world, not your own asses," said another. Organisers, who include around 15 non-governmental organisation...
What is causing record floods and heatwaves in China
Jun 25, 2022 (AFP)
Authorities have issued extreme weather warnings in multiple regions, while experts warned that these phenomena were more evidence of the impact of climate chan...
Drought-hit Milan to close fountains
Jun 25, 2022 (AFP)
Beppe Sala announced the measures the day after the wider Lombardy region declared a state of emergency to last until September 30, directing mayors to curtail ...
World 'sleepwalking' to Somalia famine catastrophe: charity
Jun 23, 2022 (AFP)
About 7.1 million Somalis -- nearly half the population -- are battling hunger, with more than 200,000 on the brink of starvation, according to UN figures issue...
Egypt calls for 'reality check' in UN climate talks
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
Presiding over the inflection point when a decades-long United Nations climate process switches from negotiation to "implementation", Egypt has set a high bar f...
Australia's new climate promise meets mining reality
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
Centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese swept to power in May promising weary Australians that he would tackle climate change. He followed through on a key ...
Child malnutrition soars in Ethiopia as drought worsens: charity
Jun 16, 2022 (AFP)
Four consecutive rainy seasons have failed in the Horn of Africa, with a fifth also expected to fare poorly, causing the worst drought in 40 years and a major h...
Drought paved way for Islam's spread in ancient Arabia: study
Jun 16, 2022 (AFP)
The findings in the journal Science highlight the role of extreme weather events in "changing the course of history", said a statement from the University of Ba...
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