Flood warnings were issued, hundreds of homes were evacuated, thousands more lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday. Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island…
Venezuela, UNICEF to coordinate aid to flooded areas
Venezuela and UNICEF held a meeting to extend aid to communities hit by mudslides and floods from last week’s tropical storm Julia. Minister of Education, Yelitze Santaella said after a meeting with UNICEF representative Abubacar Sultan, that they discussed the…
Severe weather conditions predicted in Australia from October to April
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) have released a severe weather long-range forecast, warning of flooding, heatwaves, thunderstorms and tropical cyclones to come from October to April. The BOM said the coming severe weather season could see increased risks of widespread…
Flooding: Environmentalist proffers solutions to agro-produce loss
An environmental expert, Ms Gloria Bulus, has proffered workable solutions to prevent loss of agro-produce due to flooding. Bulus, the founder of Bridge-that-Gap Initiative, a non-profit environmental sustainability association, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of…
Hurricane Fiona blasts Turks and Caicos Islands as a “life-threatening” Category 3 storm
Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remained without electricity or running water. Hurricane conditions slammed Grand Turk, the small British territory’s capital island, on…
WHO joins global calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
More than 1,400 health professionals from around the world and some 200 health organisations on Wednesday called for nations to establish an urgent “fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty” to protect human health. A letter signed by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Climate Change: Nigeria to receive from $12b US fund, agree on transition plan
The Nigerian government has agreed to work together with the United States of America, (USA) to develop the federal government programme of using gas as a transitional fuel in the push to reduce carbon emission. With the agreement, the country…
Biden announces US-Africa summit for mid-December
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change. “The summit will…
Wildfires rage in Greece, Spain and Italy as heatwave moves across Europe
Fires continue to run wild in countries across Europe, where a heatwave has intensified drought conditions. Though temperatures have cooled in France and the UK, firefighters are still tackling blazes in Greece, Spain and Italy. The fires in France’s badly-hit…
Bristol Bottle Yard Studios’ solar panels will help power city
One of the UK’s largest community-owned solar arrays will power a £12m film studio development. The Bottle Yard Studios’ filming hub in Bristol will be fuelled by more than 2,000 solar panels. Bristol Energy Co-op, which is funding the 1MWp…