Hissar, Tajikistan — AFP In the hills outside the Tajik capital Dushanbe, shepherd Bakhtior Sharipov was watching over his flock of giant Hissar sheep. The breed, prized for profitability and an ability to adapt to climate change, garners celebrity status in the Central Asian country, which is beset by a shortage of both meat and [&helli...
Edinburgh, United Kingdom – AFP Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland’s first minister on Monday, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. The 39-year-old quit following a turbulent year as head of the devolved administra...
Dhaka, Bangladesh — AFP Thousands of Bangladeshis gathered to pray for rain in the middle of an extreme heatwave that prompted authorities to shut down schools around the country. Extensive scientific research has found climate change is causing heat waves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. Bangladesh’s weather burea...
Dakar, Senegal – – AFP The deadly heatwave that hit Africa’s Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. The West African nations of Mali and Burkina Faso experienced an exceptional heatwave from April 1 until Apri...
Stockholm, Sweden — AFP Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has led some 500 people in a march in Stockholm to demand politicians do more to address the issue of climate change. Demonstrators of all ages braved chilly spring temperatures of 3C (37F), wearing parkas and woolly bonnets and chanting “International solidarity! We o...
New York, United States – AFP President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate the US auto industry’s shift to electric to mitigate climate change. The rules set ambitious emission reductions for 2032 but are moderated somewhat compared with prelimina...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Global heat records were “smashed” last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday, with 2023 rounding out the hottest decade on record, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss. Global heat records were “smashed” last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday, with 2023 rounding out th...
Copenhagen, Denmark – AFP Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday. Areas in southern Europe are most at risk, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its first report on the risks the continent f...
Karachi, Pakistan — AFP As waves from the Arabian Sea crash into the shores of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, election candidate Ahmad Shabbar tells voters a list of growing but often ignored climate threats. Pakistan was ravaged by monsoon floods two years ago that left a third of the country submerged, turning climate change [&...
Paris, France – AFP Azerbaijan has named minister and former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev as president of the COP29 climate conference to be held in November in Baku, an official told AFP on Friday. The nomination makes 2024 the second year in a row that global climate talks are to be led by a man […]
