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G20 talks in Rio make progress on climate finance
Diplomatic tensions over global warming carried over to the G20 summit talks in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a
At least eight dead as super typhoon hits the Philippines
At least eight people were killed when super typhoon Man-Yi hit the Philippine archipelago over the weekend, unleashing strong winds and rains that triggered landslides
Biden visits Amazon rainforest on way to G20 summit
Joe Biden has become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest as he warns of the dangers of global warming. Biden is
Methane from tropical wetlands is rising
The world’s tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, an alarming sign that global climate targets are getting further away from being met.
Super Typhoon Man-Yi weakens as it moves through the Philippines
Super Typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday, threatening heavy rain in the capital region, Metro Manila, after triggering more
UK sets new climate target for 2035
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 and committed the country to a more ambitious climate
Children go back to school after Valencia floods
Thousands of students in the Valencia region returned to school on Monday, two weeks after floods killed more than 200 people and devastated towns in
Researchers document huge decline in African elephants
African elephants, the largest land animals on the planet, are in peril. In 50 years, savannah elephant populations declined by 70% and forest elephant populations
Thousands under evacuation orders in California due to wildfires
Thousands of people were under evacuation orders in southern California as fast-moving wildfires engulfed homes, and the National Weather Service issued a red alert describing
EU scientists say 2024 will be the hottest year on record
This year will ‘almost certainly’ surpass 2023 to become the world’s warmest since observations began, the European Union’s Copernicus Programme Climate Change Observation Service (C3S)