ISTANBUL (AA) – Several studies have found that women are hit harder than men when it comes to natural disasters caused by climate change. Studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) say the effects of climate change hit women harder because biologically they need more water. According to a study by researchers at the University [&hel...
TORONTO (AA) – Nearly 37 million people in the U.S. are at risk of dangerous heat. According to forecasts released Tuesday by the National Weather Service, extreme temperatures will continue to affect the region from the Pacific Northwest to the deserts in the Southwest. The heat wave will extend further into Florida in the Southeast. [&...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP): Saudi Arabia should review its goals for lowering carbon emissions and consider adopting targets to be met as soon as 2030, France’s energy transition minister told AFP in the kingdom. Agnes Pannier-Runacher left the world’s biggest oil exporter early Sunday morning after meeting with her Saudi counterpa...
WASHINGTON – The world just experienced the hottest day ever recorded, with global average temperature reaching 17.18°C on Tuesday. The temperature record was set just 24 hours after the previous record was set on Monday. Heat waves have gripped the globe in recent weeks. In China, temperatures soared above 40°C in some cities, while ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – From North America to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, nations are grappling with extreme heat, as this summer proves to be one of the hottest on record. A nationwide alert has been issued in the U.S. as sweltering heat and oppressive humidity blanket various regions. Mexico has also been severely impacted, with [&helli...
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – Researchers have found that ocean surface temperatures are rising dramatically, up to 5 degrees Celsius above normal in some places. This warming is causing chaotic weather patterns, including torrential rains, severe heat waves, and droughts. A study published in the journal Earth System Science Data warns tha...
LONDON – A new report released Monday shows that fossil fuels still accounted for 82% of global energy consumption in 2022. While renewable energy consumption has increased by 13%, fossil fuels are still the main component of energy supply. The report, published by the Energy Institute, noted that despite increase in consumption of clean...
LONDON (AA): The year 2023 could be “really important” for global climate action, but much depends on what happens at the COP28 meeting later this year, according to a climate change specialist. The previous round of the UN’s high-stakes climate talks, COP27, in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh last November, drew both praise and [&helli...
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP): Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts compounding locals’ misery. Temperatures in the South Asian nation’s capital of Dhaka have surged to around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), with the poor bearin...
Dadu, Pakistan (AFP): Noor Bibi lost her mother, her daughter and the roof over her head in the catastrophic floods that drowned Pakistan last summer. One year later she remains homeless, living with the remnants of her family in spartan tents marking where the village of Sohbat Khosa was gutted by the deluge in southern […]
