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...
ANKARA (AA) — Wildfires in the US state of California have burned more than 370,000 acres, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents, local media reported on Tuesday. The fires, which began on July 24 near the city of Chico in northern California, are still ongoing, according to CNN. “The Park Fire” east of […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $4.3 billion in grants to reduce climate pollution across the country with community-driven solutions. The independent agency said it selected 25 applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air ...
A human rights group has unveiled a policy brief aimed at safeguarding the rights of climate refugees globally. The International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination’s report addresses gaps in international human rights law exacerbated by the climate crisis. Drawing on input from Indigenous communities, climate experts, and legal profe...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Butte County north of Sacramento due to a wildfire which started Tuesday. It continues to rage, burning over 3,500 acres with no containment. The blaze, fueled by near-record heat across the state, has prompted mass evacuations in Oroville, affecting more than 20,000 reside...
Washington, United States — AFP The administration of US President Joe Biden has proposed new regulations aimed at protecting laborers working in extremely high temperatures, as heat waves intensified by climate change increasingly blanket the nation. The rule would be aimed at mail carriers, delivery people, construction workers, landsc...
