Climate Change

Smog is blanketing parts of Indonesia’s Borneo as widespread fires burn across rainforests and plantations, with officials and experts warning that the worst of the fire season may still be ahead. Nearly 95,000 hectares of land across…
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Europe’s surrounding seas are experiencing exceptionally high temperatures, with climate change driving unprecedented ocean warming and putting marine ecosystems, fisheries and coastal communities under growing pressure, according to a new…
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a politically sensitive decision in the coming weeks over whether to approve two North Sea drilling projects, an issue that has exposed divisions within his Labour Party. The decision follows the…
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Dust and sandstorms are often seen as seasonal weather events, but their growing frequency, intensity and reach are raising concerns about how climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world. From the Middle East and North…
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Antarctica, one of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth, is accumulating mercury at an accelerating rate as human emissions increase and climate change causes its ice to melt, according to a new study. The research, published…
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Around 10,000 government negotiators, scientists, journalists and campaigners are expected to gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from Monday for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), as…
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The Advisory Board for the upcoming COP31 UN climate change conference held its first online meeting on Tuesday, with Türkiye outlining its vision for the summit to focus on concrete action and implementation rather than rhetoric.…
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For generations, summer in Pakistan’s picturesque Golen Valley, more than 20 kilometres northeast of Chitral, brought cool mountain air, lush meadows and visitors eager to fish for trout and enjoy the scenery. But in recent years, summer…
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The United Nations has warned of rising global food prices as extreme heat, geopolitical tensions and climate-related disruptions continue to threaten food security in several parts of the world. According to the UN Food and Agriculture…
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Assam’s recurring flood crisis is becoming harder to manage as climate change alters rainfall patterns and increases the likelihood of intense precipitation events, researchers and experts say. Recent studies and assessments point to…
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