Record floods and droughts fueled by El Niño and La Niña phenomena around the world, from Australia to West Africa and from the United States to Argentina, are expected to erupt according to the latest scientific reports. further intensify due to climate change by 2030. A new study published in Nature has concluded that the …
Global floods and droughts will intensify sooner than expected, studies show Read More »
Early Sunday morning, the negotiators managed to agree on what is called a fund for losses and damages. It will compensate poor countries that suffer from extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heat waves that have been made worse by carbon emissions from rich countries. It is a deserved victory for climate justice …
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2022 has brought the climate crisis back to Europeans like no other year. It may be a ‘spyglass’ in the new normal, according to researchers behind a new study showing that the fire season has reached a record “burnt area” in parts of southwestern Europe. The continent has also suffered probably the worst drought in …
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Without change, the council estimates that the cost of disasters in NSW will total $372 billion between 2020 and 2060, an average of $9.3 billion in direct economic losses per year. “There’s no time to waste,” Cotter said. “There is hope and there are practical solutions for every household.” The Institute of Actuaries estimated in …
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SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The decision by nations around the world on Sunday to set up a fund to help poor countries hard hit by global warming was one of the most significant since talks began UN climate report 30 years ago. It was unequivocal confirmation that poor countries with limited resources are the …
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In early September, after unprecedented rains left a third of Pakistan under water, its climate change minister presented the country’s position for COP27. “We are on the front line and intend to keep loss and damage and climate disaster adaptation at the heart of our arguments and negotiations. There will be no getting away from …
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — With just one day left in Egypt’s scheduled climate talks, diplomats say they’re a long way from getting something everyone can talk about. hear, especially in the confrontation between developed and developing countries on compensation for climatic disasters. Poorer countries bearing the brunt of climate change, from rising sea levels …
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The heavy rains behind recent devastating floods in Nigeria, Niger and Chad have been made around 80 times more likely by the climate crisis, according to a study. The discovery is the latest stark example of the severe impacts global warming is already having on communities, even with just a 1°C rise in global temperature …
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By DW By Louise Osborne Eric Njuguna is angry. The 20-year-old environmental activist is witnessing the devastating changes that global warming is bringing to Kenya. People are losing their livelihoods, their homes and many, even lives, due to the worst drought the region has seen in the last 40 years. “Impact makes us thirsty. It …
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By DW By Louise Osborne Eric Njuguna is angry. The 20-year-old environmental activist is witnessing the devastating changes that global warming is bringing to Kenya. People are losing their livelihoods, their homes and many, even lives, due to the worst drought the region has seen in the last 40 years. “Impact makes us thirsty. It …
Who will bear the losses linked to climate change, the damage caused to the planet? Read More »
