The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

People displaced by rising waters in Kenya’s Rift Valley await new start

For a decade, water in Kenya’s Rift Valley has been rising due to climate change. The displaced say they want normalcy.

Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2023

In the face of climate change and food insecurity, New Zealand considers lab-grown fruit

Scientists will attempt to create fruit without the parts that are normally discarded like the core of an apple or orange pith

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action

Australia is holding its collective breath ahead of a bushfire season that may bring a return of the smoke linked to 400 deaths and 4,500 hospitalisations and emergency department visits during the 2019–20 Black Summer fires.

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023

Air conditioning: Welcome relief from climate change, but part of the problem

As heatwaves become increasingly common, sales of air conditioning units are going up in France and around the world. But while these cooling systems offer relief from high temperatures – in some cases, even saving lives – they are also a source of pollution and extra energy consumption that contributes…

France 24 · Sep 6, 2023

African leaders seek global taxes for climate change at Nairobi summit

The Nairobi Declaration represents a united front for Africa before negotiations for more funding at COP28.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2023

Extreme heat: how deadly will it be by 2030?

Extreme heat represents one of the “gravest threats to humanity”, according to a new study, as countries all over the world battle record-breaking temperatures fuelled by climate change and the weather pattern known as El Niño.

The Week · Sep 6, 2023

‘Smashed’: summer of 2023 the hottest ever recorded

The climate crisis and emerging El Niño event pushed up temperatures and drove extreme weather across the world

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

This exhibit on climate change at Chennai’s DakshinaChitra displays stories from People’s Archive of Rural India

This two day exhibit walks us through the complexities of climate change and its consequences

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2023

UN announces ‘climate breakdown’ after record summer heat

Scientists blame ever warming human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2023

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

The winds that whip the towns of the Eastern Cape in South Africa have the power to generate energy. But on a dry, hot day, those winds can gather up embers and dump them into tinder dry savannah and forest, destroying crops, fodder and homes, and taking lives.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023