European Union’s (EU) Environment Agency (EEA) on wednesday warned that Europe must prepare for climate-related freak weather this summer. The agency said Climate change is causing the weather in Europe to become more extreme at the launch of a web…
Mystery of why Venice’s Grand Canal turned fluorescent green is solved
The spectacular transformation of a stretch of Venice’s Grand Canal to fluorescent green was due to fluorescein, a non-toxic substance used for testing wastewater networks, local authorities have concluded. Residents noticed a stretch of Venice’s Grand Canal turned bright green…
Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change – Study
The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year – would not have been possible without climate change,…
Global water crisis could ‘spiral out of control’ due to overconsumption and climate change, UN report warns
The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge pressure on water resources, a UN report has warned.…
US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska
The United States has approved a contentious oil-and-gas drilling project in the northwestern state of Alaska, drawing condemnation from environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of President Joe Biden’s climate pledges. The US Department of the Interior…
World Bank head criticised over climate stance to step down early
World Bank chief David Malpass has announced he will step down in June, nearly a year before the end of his term. Malpass, who was nominated to his five-year term by former United States President Donald Trump in 2019, said…
Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks. The spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Shafiullah Rahimi, said on Monday in Kabul. In…
China issues blue alert for cold wave
China’s meteorological authority on Monday issued its blue alert for a cold wave, forecasting big temperature drops and gales across most of the central and eastern regions of the country. From Monday morning to Wednesday morning, temperatures would be expected…
Biden declares disaster in California amid deadly storms
United States President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the state of California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems brought heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatened snowfalls of up to two metres (six…
Storms bring mudslides, evacuations to California
The latest Pacific storm unleashed torrential downpours and damaging winds in California, knocking out power and turning city streets into rivers as mudslides cut off highways and entire communities faced evacuation orders. More than 33 million Californians were threatened by…
