Environment
Climate change makes temperatures deadlier and food less reliable
Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous new heights, while worsening drought and food security, warned a new report by the Lancet Countdown. Record temperatures
Taiwan expects super typhoon Kong-Rei to make landfall on Thursday
Taiwan expects super typhoon Kong-rai to hit its sparsely populated east coast on Thursday, prompting a warning of heavy rain and winds on Wednesday ahead
Floods in Spain kill at least 62 people in Valencia region
At least 62 people were killed in flash floods that swept across the eastern Spanish region of Valencia after heavy rains on Tuesday left roads
Diwali fireworks could worsen air in Indian capital
Fireworks launched during celebrations of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, could further worsen air quality in the Indian capital this week, officials said, offsetting
Russian, Chinese and Cuban sources are spreading misinformation about the hurricane
Russian and Chinese influencers as well as the Cuban government are spreading misinformation in the wake of two deadly hurricanes in the United States, including
Nature talks at UN COP-16 stalled over lack of environmental funding
Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the second week of the UN’s COP16 biodiversity summit began
Current climate pledges still fall far short of targets
Commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said. ‘Current national
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund falls short of climate ambition
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has failed to meet its own climate expectations by failing to vote in favour of key shareholder resolutions during
Angelina Jolie says ‘Maria’ allowed her to ‘feel fear again as an artist’
After a whirlwind tour of the Venice, Telluride and New York film festivals, Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín took their film Maria to AFI Fest
Scientists find more new plant and animal species in Colombia
Scientists have discovered a host of new plant and animal species in the years since a peace deal was signed in 2016 that allowed most