Environment
Spain’s vice-president Ribera blames floods on climate change
Spain’s vice-president, Teresa Ribera, defended the state’s handling of last month’s deadly floods in Valencia and said climate change was largely to blame for the
Storm lashes northwestern US, killing two people
A powerful storm hit Washington state, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people, disrupting road transport and causing at least two deaths and
Iceland volcano erupts for tenth time in three years
A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted for the tenth time in three years, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, but there were no disruptions to
Thousands left without power in Washington State
Tens of thousands of homes in Washington state were without power as northern California and the Pacific Northwest began to feel the effects of a
Eight times as many children will face extreme heatwaves in 2050
According to the UN, if current trends continue, eight times as many children worldwide will be exposed to extreme heat waves and three times as
Five companies in the plastic pollution alliance ‘produced 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’
Five oil and chemical companies that promised to reduce plastic in the environment produced 132 million tonnes of plastic. Companies that created a high-profile alliance
Toxic smog persists in northern India
Residents of northern Indian states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday as a blanket of dense haze blanketed most of
G20 leaders focus on climate change at Rio summit
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies met Tuesday to discuss sustainable development and the transition to cleaner energy as they seek to boost
Paris agreement is working, says Australian minister at COP29
Australian climate change minister Chris Bowen has said the Paris agreement ‘is working’ as it has pulled the world ‘back from the brink of catastrophic
Chile’s ‘seed guardians’ cultivate and protect forgotten food varieties
A group of farmers and producers in Chile, known as seed guardians, seeks to protect the traditional crops of their ancestors, keeping them safe from