Dust storms are travelling thousands of kilometres, carrying pathogens such as meningitis or distributing fungi as well as causing acute or chronic respiratory complications.
Following the Ukraine conflict, American energy firms have taken the opportunity to increase energy production putting action against climate crisis on the back-burner.
A study found that higher temperatures affect sleeping patterns worldwide, and that people in low-income countries, especially the elderly and women are most affected.
Australia’s incoming prime minister has put climate change at the top of his agenda, as his victory in the country’s federal elections ended a decade of conservative rule.
Australian voters deliver a strong message on the climate crisis, ending almost a decade of conservative government's grip on power.
A new report says the number of people forced to flee their homes as a result of conflict and natural disasters reached an all-time record of 59.1 million last year.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world's "broken" energy system is "bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe", as he rolled out his five-point plan to tackle climate change.
Nearly half a million Indians have fled their homes as one of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, burst its banks in the country's northeast.
Authorities in several provinces, including Baghdad, ordered government offices to shut, while schools nationwide were closed due to the eighth dust storm to have lashed the country since mid-April.
Extreme weather conditions and an ageing power grid, which needs immediate upgrades, are behind power interruptions across the US.
Deforestation of the world’s largest tropical rainforest soared to record levels last month, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometres, nearly double the previous high.
Heatwave across India and Pakistan leads to power cuts and water shortages as a landfill site in the Indian capital New Delhi burns for the third straight day, with toxic black smoke engulfing nearby areas.
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