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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...
Dying children reflect brutal toll of Somalia drought
Jun 15, 2022 (AFP)
Barely out of her teens, Qasim is among dozens of weary parents crowding Banadir Maternity & Children Hospital, which has become ground zero for the starvation ...
Iraq swept by tenth sandstorm in weeks
Jun 13, 2022 (AFP)
It was the tenth such storm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts, soil degradation, high temperatures and low rainfall linke...
S.African towns cut water supply after years of drought
Jun 13, 2022 (AFP)
Kouga, a southern municipality of six towns and 120,000 people, said the cuts are expected to last eight weeks, after one of the region's four reservoirs dried ...
What is committed warming
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
Part of the answer to this question lies in the concept of "committed warming," also known as "pipeline warming." It refers to future increases in global temper...
'No choice': The young UK climate activist pushing protest boundaries
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
It's made him one of the most recognisable faces among Britain's climate change activists. In the last two years, he's been part of a number of groups using inc...
NASA, FEMA release comprehensive climate action guide
Jun 10, 2022 (JPL)
"NASA's Earth observation and research supports the Biden-Harris Administration's climate agenda, which outlines putting the climate crisis at the center of our...
MEPs vote down key part of EU climate plan
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
The EU has vowed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030, but Green and socialist MEPs judged the plan to expand carbon trading insufficiently amb...
Climate change erased a fifth of exposed nations' growth potential: report
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
The research, released by a consortium of 55 developing nations across Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific, comes as UN climate negotiators meeting in Ge...
Global crises must not delay action on climate, UN talks told
Jun 06, 2022 (AFP)
The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major United Nations talks later this year in Egypt, as climate-driven weather extremes are increasingly ...
Climate talks test global resolve on warming
Jun 06, 2022 (AFP)
The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major United Nations talks later this year in Egypt. It will also be a chance to test the resolve of nati...
Dutch port's rooftop walk shows post-climate future
Jun 04, 2022 (AFP)
An organisation in the port city of Rotterdam has built a skywalk linking the roofs of the downtown shopping area to show what the future might look like. From ...
Dakar covered in layer of sand
Jun 03, 2022 (AFP)
Dakar residents, who had dropped the habit of wearing masks to protect against Covid-19, put them back on Friday, to offer some protection against the dust clou...
DWS boss steps down after German 'greenwashing' raid
Jun 01, 2022 (AFP)
Asoka Woehrmann had "resigned as CEO of DWS Group" with the decision coming into effect after the asset manager's annual general meeting on June 9, it said. The...
A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
Jun 01, 2022 (SPX)
"Low clouds could dry up and shrink like the ice sheets," says Michael Pritchard, professor of Earth System science at UC Irvine. "Or they could thicken and bec...
Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains: agencies
May 30, 2022 (AFP)
The unprecedented drought is "a climatic event not seen in at least 40 years", said the statement by meterological experts and humanitarian groups including UN ...
Climate change effect on Peruvian glaciers debated in German court
May 28, 2022 (AFP)
The visit by the nine-member delegation to the region is the latest stage in a case the plaintiffs hope will set a new worldwide precedent. Leading the demand f...
What can satellites reveal about climate tipping points?
May 27, 2022 (ESA)
This week, at ESA's Living Planet Symposium, scientists came together to discuss the latest research evidence for climate tipping points and identify the opport...
Supporting the Paris Agreement from space
May 26, 2022 (ESA)
Last year, at the United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, almost 200 countries reaffirmed the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global temperature r...
Australia bidding to host UN climate summit, set new emissions target
May 26, 2022 (AFP)
During a first solo overseas visit since her centre-left government was sworn in, Wong admitted that on the climate, "Australia has neglected its responsibility...
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