‘On borrowed time’: World marks new global heat record in March

[ad_1] European climate agency says ocean surface temperature also reached new record raising risk of extreme weather.The world just experienced its warmest March on record, the 10th straight month of historic heat, as sea surface temperatures also hit a new...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice at Dutch protest

[ad_1] The demonstration was organised to protest against fossil fuel subsidies in the Netherlands.Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in the Netherlands, after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road to...

Is the world focused enough on climate change?

[ad_1] There are fears that wars in Gaza and Ukraine may deflect attention from the climate crisis.A state of emergency is declared in Zimbabwe, with extreme drought putting millions of people in danger. As wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine,...

Extreme heat is the silent assassin of climate change

[ad_1] Twenty million people dead in a heatwave, some poached alive in a lake they hoped to cool off in. It is, for now, science fiction. Kim Stanley Robinson’s apocalyptic novel, Ministry for the Future, starts in an Indian town...

Photos: Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises

[ad_1] Rescuers raced against the clock on Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast, after storms and heavy rains killed at least 25 people in two states. A weekend deluge pounded the states of Rio de Janeiro and...

Is nuclear power on the verge of a revival?

[ad_1] Global nuclear power generation is set to peak next year, despite claims it is dangerous, costly and plants take too long to build.Critics say nuclear power plants are dangerous, expensive and take a long time to build. But nuclear...

Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing

[ad_1] No punishment imposed on firm, which used ‘misleading and therefore illegal’ adverts to bolster green credentials.A Dutch court has issued a ruling that considers national airline KLM guilty of greenwashing. The district court of Amsterdam ruled on Wednesday that...

Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead

[ad_1] Mountain and coastal provinces have been flooded, with one coastal village considering relocating due to rising sea levels.At least 23 people have been killed as torrential rain and king tides wash away roads, homes and food gardens in Papua...

Coffee’s in danger: Can Vietnam’s Robusta save it from climate change?

[ad_1] Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam – The white-walled room in a house on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam’s coffee capital, is quiet. The only thing breaking the silence is the occasional beep of an electronic scale, or the...

The Sacrifice Zone

[ad_1] People and Power travels to Zambia to investigate one of the world’s worst ‘sacrifice zones’.Around the world, tens of millions of people live in so-called “sacrifice zones”, areas which have become permanently impaired by environmental degradation, mostly due to...
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