カテゴリー: Climate crisis
Experts say the unseasonably hot weather across south Asia shows the impact of the climate crisisAn intense and prolonged heatwave has been causing misery for millions across Pakistan and India.In southern Pakistan throughout April and May, temperature…
Mohamed Mahudhee suffered decompression sickness after searching for scuba divers in Vaavu Atoll and died in hospitalA Maldivian military diver has died during a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four of the Italian scuba divers who drowned …
Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer heat approachesPublic servants working for the Tokyo metropolitan government are being encouraged to swap their suits for shorts this summer to combat…
Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality rates expected to riseExtreme heat is threatening the world’s food systems, with farmers unable to work outside, livestock experiencing stress…
Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political …
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his final months, he counted the days until the cherry blossoms. Prof Yasuyuki Aono of Osaka Metropolitan University spent his career gathering data …
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountableThe Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the…
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availableA loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, when the first tric…
New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn
As it grapples with two fatal tragedies, questions emerge over how to protect the country from more landslides – its deadliest natural hazardNew Zealand could experience an increase in landslides – its most deadly natural hazard – as global warming tri…
Alolita Tekapu and her family among the first arrivals under a world-first agreement that allows people from Tuvalu to move to Australia On a suburban street in eastern Melbourne on a cool summer’s day, Alolita Tekapu sits on the couch feeding her one-…
Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive stormsDeath toll from Indonesia floods passes 700 as 1 million evacuatedFamilies stranded on their rooftops. Homes buried by fast-flowing mud. Jagged brown cr…
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel as they raced to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed more than 1,100 people across four countries in Asia.Millions of people have been affected by a combination of tropical cyclones a…
Extreme weather kills more than 1,100 people across south and south-east Asia as cyclones turbocharge rain systemsDevastating floods hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updatesTropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rain…
Officials in Indonesia say more than 442 people have died, while Sri Lanka suffers worst natural disaster since 2004 tsunami Authorities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand are racing to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people after more than…
Another 191 missing after heavy rains from Cyclone Ditwah while almost 78,000 evacuated to temporary shelters amid rescue operationsTorrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 153 people across Sri Lanka so far, with another 191…