Tackling migrant crisis is as important as climate change, Keir Starmer says Addressing the migrant crisis would be a ‘victory for humanity’, the prime minister said The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
‘No bigger rent-seeking parasite’ than nuclear industry, Matt Kean tells former Coalition colleagues in heated debate Kean, a former Liberal energy minister turned Climate Change Authority chair, clashes with senators Gerard Rennick and Ross Cadell The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024
Dams have taken half the water from Australia’s second biggest river – and climate change will make it even worse The largest wetland on Australia’s second longest river, the Murrumbidgee in the southern Murray-Darling Basin, is drying up. This is bad news for the plants, animals and people who rely on the vast Lowbidgee Floodplain. So it’s important to understand what is going on, and whether we can do anything… The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024
Support for nuclear power will evaporate at next election, Chris Bowen predicts Polling shows that Australians prefer renewables, climate change and energy minister says The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2024
With Trump returning to the presidency, everything from abortion to immigration is under threat From climate change to foreign policy, the impact of Trump in the White House will be felt across the US and the world The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2024
Phoenix's extreme heat is a warning Phoenix may be getting hotter, but nowhere will escape the extreme heat of climate change Salon · Nov 3, 2024
We are in danger of forgetting what the climate crisis means: extinction The catastrophic floods in Valencia remind us that the fate of human beings and animals is what is truly important The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024
COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates How we use land and feed a growing global population, and the burden we place on natural habitats in pursuit of nutrition, will again take centre stage at the annual global climate change conference, COP29, in November. The Conversation · Nov 3, 2024
Chris Bowen on Trump, science and coal: ‘We’re living climate change. What we’re trying to do is avoid the worst of it’ The climate change minister is ‘disturbed’ by rising temperatures and increasingly unnatural natural disasters – but that’s what gets him out of bed every day The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024
Satellites watch devastating floods in Spain from space (photos) Valencia was particularly hard-hit. Space · Nov 1, 2024
Spain's Valencia Region Devastated By Deadly Flash Floods Flash floods in southern Valencia, Spain, claim 158 lives, highlighting climate change impact and urgent need for preparedness. Top News · Nov 1, 2024
Conservationists working to tackle rising risk of polar bear encounters Tools such as bear spray and ‘bear-dar’ deployed to help communities as climate change brings more contact with world’s largest land carnivores. Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
UK investment helping overseas farmers struggling with climate change – analysis The UK has co-invested in at least 348 projects helping overseas farmers struggling with climate change, the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit said. The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Climate Shifts And Urbanisation Drive Nepal Dengue Surge Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones. International Business Times · Nov 1, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024 Prince of Wales' environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next week Prince William’s roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the British throne announces the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding new ways to combat climate change and other threats to the planet’s air, water and wildlife
The Conversation · Nov 1, 2024 NZ must step up to protect its own oceans to match international commitments made at Commonwealth leaders’ meeting New Zealand and other Commonwealth nations wrapped up their global meeting in Samoa last week with a declaration to protect the ocean in the face of severe climate change, pollution and over-exploitation.
The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024 Seen a jellyfish off the dock? You’re not imagining things — they’re increasingly in our lakes As a lake researcher, I have in recent years had quite a few people ask me whether jellyfish really do live in lakes. Some people think they are seeing things, or that their friends or family are. I’ve even heard of marital spats over the issue! So, are jellyfish present…
LiveScience · Oct 31, 2024 What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain? With record-high Mediterranean temperatures and a year's worth of rain falling in mere hours, Spain has been devastated by the weather phenomenon known as DANA.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Climate change is making extreme downpours in Spain heavier and more likely, scientists say Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role in extreme weather
Top News · Oct 31, 2024 Deadly Flash Floods Strike Eastern Spain Tragic flash floods in eastern Spain claim 158 lives, with ongoing search efforts and potential climate change links.
Latin Times · Oct 31, 2024 Social Media Users Panic After Learning Mount Fuji Is Completely Snowless In Historic First: 'We're Going to Be Dead by Next Year' Japan's weather agency revealed that Mount Fuji has remained snowless for the longest period in 130 years, leaving social media users declaring end times.
The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024 Overshooting 1.5°C is risky – that’s why we need to hedge our bets The global response to climate change has gained momentum since the 2015 Paris agreement, yet it remains inadequate to meet the scale of the challenge. That agreement established the goal of holding global warming to well below 2°C, and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. To achieve this,…
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Thousands of Greek firefighters left unemployed after gruelling summer of fires Union representatives argue that climate change has extended Greece’s fire risk beyond the traditional summer months
LiveScience · Oct 31, 2024 Earth is racing toward climate conditions that collapsed key Atlantic currents before the last ice age, study finds Global warming during the Last Interglacial period caused so much Arctic ice to melt that Atlantic currents collapsed — and scientists say these are the conditions we could be heading toward.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Spain floods: number killed passes 150 as scientists say climate change ‘most likely explanation’ – as it happened At least 155 people have reportedly died with more rain forecast for the flood-hit region of Valencia