More than 2,100 environmental activists were killed worldwide between 2012 and 2023, with Latin America holding the highest percentage globally. The new report by Global Witness said an estimated 196 land and environmental defenders were killed globally in 2023 alone. The report found Colombia was the deadliest country in the world for environ...
The death toll from floods and rains in Sudan has gone up to 205, with deaths from cholera reaching 185. Sudan’s Health Ministry says about 268 new cholera cases have been recorded, including six deaths in the states of Kassala, Nile River, and Qadarif. This brings the total number of cholera cases in the seven […]
Beijing, China — AFP United States climate envoy John Podesta on Friday said that plans were moving forward for another summit with China on reducing emissions of methane and other highly polluting non-CO2 gases. China is the world’s leading emitter of climate change-inducing greenhouse gases, including methane, followed by the Uni...
Los Angeles, United States AFP A punishing heat wave gripping California and parts of the southwestern United States intensified on Thursday as forecasters warned of dangerous temperatures. An excessive heat warning has been extended into the weekend, with experts flagging a heightened risk of wildfires as the mercury soars and humidity levels...
Feni – AFP River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month [&hel...
Apia, Samoa — AFP UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that some Pacific territories face “annihilation” from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels. On a visit to Samoa, he said the fate of the Pacific islands depended on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Nea...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan has invited Armenia to the 29th UN climate change conference (COP29) to be held in Baku in November. “We have the infrastructure to host approximately 40,000 guests in one day. Invitations were sent to all the heads of states in the world. More than 50 heads of states and governments […]
United Nations, United States AFP Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year — or more — than their grandparents did, says the UN, warning of deadly consequences. As climate change continues to push up temperatures globally, one in five children — some 466 million kids — [&hel...
Miami, United States – AFP At least four people were killed as Tropical Storm Debby swept over Florida on Monday, threatening southeastern US states with record-breaking rainfall and potentially catastrophic flooding. A 13-year-old boy died when a tree was blown onto a mobile home in Levy County, the sheriff’s office there said, af...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A rapidly advancing wildfire in San Bernardino County, Southern California, has scorched at least 100 acres of land and destroyed houses since it started on Monday, according to reports. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the Edgehill fire began in the Shandin Hills area and quickly spread through the...
