Climate

Evacuations in California after 'fire on all sides'

At least eight people have been killed and some 3,300 structures have been destroyed over the past three weeks in wildfires across the state.

Australian summers twice as long because of climate change – study

The report by the Australia Institute compared data from the past two decades with mid-20th century benchmarks of temperatures at the calendar start of seasons in temperate and sub-tropical parts of the country.

Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s – scientists

Scientists say Earth is probably the hottest it has been during the Holocene — the past 11,500 years or so — making it the warmest period since the dawn of civilisation.

Rain to bring relief, risks to fire-stricken Australia

Forecasts of rain expected to bring some respite but risk of landslides and water pollution grows, officials say. Meanwhile, a top climatologist says Australia could become so dry that its residents could become "climate refugees."

UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets

A marathon UN climate summit wrapped up with little to show, squeezing compromises from countries over the global warming battle plan but falling well short of what science says is needed to tackle the emergency.

EU leaders clash on climate funding, nuclear power

EU leaders clashed over how to pay for the green transition and what role nuclear power should have.

At least 113 die in India monsoon rains

Heavy rains have killed at least 100 people in India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states triggering floods and forcing people to flee. With more rain predicted, weather experts say September could end as the wettest in more than a hundred years.

Tropical storm warning issued for hurricane-hit Bahamas

Bahamian meteorologists said the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were the worst-hit by Hurricane Dorian, were in the path of the approaching weather system.

Skip school for climate protests, New York tells kids

Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg will join a protest in NY on September 20 that is taking place as part of coordinated climate demonstrations held around the world while authorities gave their blessings to children who want to join it.

Monsoon rains cause 17 deaths in Pakistan

At least seven people died from electrocution and three others died after a roof collapsed in Karachi whereas another five people died in a flash flood and another two were electrocuted in Punjab province.

Climate Orientalism and the Middle East

The latest heatwave demonstrates that climate change is a transnational threat that requires transcontinental cooperation.

July 2019 hottest month globally recorded – EU

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, every month so far in 2019 ranks among the four warmest on record for the month in question.