climate change
Activists drape Rishi Sunak’s mansion in black cloth to protest his climate policies
World
August 9, 2023
Activists drape Rishi Sunak’s mansion in black cloth to protest his climate policies
CNN — Five people were arrested after climate activists draped black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s private mansion…
July hit a crucial warming threshold that scientists have warned the world should stay under
World
August 8, 2023
July hit a crucial warming threshold that scientists have warned the world should stay under
The world got its first preview last month of what summer will be like at 1.5 degrees of global warming…
Most children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures, UNICEF says
World
August 7, 2023
Most children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures, UNICEF says
CNN — Nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures as life-threatening heat waves…
Drought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial technology to make it rain
World
August 2, 2023
Drought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial technology to make it rain
As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government…
Cairo University ranks 1st in competition for best environmentally friendly university
Egypt
July 31, 2023
Cairo University ranks 1st in competition for best environmentally friendly university
Cairo University President Mohamed Othman Elkhosht announced the university has won – for the second time in a row –…
Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice – and scientists are scrambling to figure out why
Environment
July 30, 2023
Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice – and scientists are scrambling to figure out why
CNN — As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of…
This month is the planet’s hottest on record by far – and hottest in around 120,000 years, scientists say
Environment
July 28, 2023
This month is the planet’s hottest on record by far – and hottest in around 120,000 years, scientists say
As vast swaths of three continents bake under blistering temperatures and the oceans heat to unprecedented levels, scientists from two…
Extreme heat has killed more than 200 in Mexico since March
World
July 28, 2023
Extreme heat has killed more than 200 in Mexico since March
CNN — The number of deaths across Mexico due to extreme heat has hit 249 over the past four months,…
A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’
Environment
July 26, 2023
A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’
CNN — A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump…
Extreme heat in US is killing people, threatening coral reefs and fueling wildfires that compromise air quality
World
July 26, 2023
Extreme heat in US is killing people, threatening coral reefs and fueling wildfires that compromise air quality
CNN — Dangerously high temperatures that have already proven deadly in multiple states are expected to remain for at least…