カテゴリー: Climate crisis
Extreme temperatures forecast for capital this week after premature end to rainy seasonJapan’s government has warned millions of people in the Tokyo region to save energy or face power cuts, as the capital battles record June temperatures after a prema…
Lawyers representing 20-week-old foetus allege state is breaching rights of future generationsA 20-week-old foetus is fronting a legal challenge in South Korea that argues the state is breaching the rights of future generations by not doing enough to c…
Milk and cheese output from world’s largest producer faces catastrophic decline unless more heat stress resistant cattle are bredKailas Ramasamy gently guides his cows into a hangar-sized shed, tethers them to their posts, lays out their fodder and cl…
Pacific islands urge new Labor government to support push for international court of justice to issue climate advisory opinionAustralia’s new Labor government has been called on to prove its commitment to climate action and support for Pacific countrie…
In March, the north and south poles had record temperatures. In May in Delhi, it hit 49C. Last week in Madrid, 40C. Experts say the worst effects of the climate emergency cannot be avoided if emissions continue to riseWhen the temperature readings star…
Lightning kills 21 and millions of homes submerged while armed forces asked to help amid continuing stormsAt least 59 people died as floods cut a swatch across north-eastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater, authorities said o…
As capital swelters, India urges rich countries to provide funds to help deal with effects of climate crisisThroughout the day Virender Sharma splashes water from a bucket on to the sheet he has pulled over his lilies, tuberoses, carnations and gerbera…
Exclusive: Collin Beck, who is believed to have been involved in negotiating the pact, offers most comprehensive defence yet of the controversial dealThe controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world…
The world’s poorest people ought to be helped to cope with a climate emergency they did little to causeWhat is troubling about the heatwave affecting the 1.8 billion people on the Indian subcontinent is not just that it is so hot, but that the record-b…
At least 15 people were killed last week and new low pressure system across region will bring more disruptionRecord-breaking rains that have battered parts of China and east Asia in the last week are expected to worsen, with authorities warning of an i…
US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootingsNew Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has met US president Joe Biden to discuss shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Pacific…
Foreign minister uses speech in Fiji to declare ‘this is a different Australian government’ that will act responsibly on climate changeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe ne…
Up to 42% of company’s fish have died in warm water areas this year, with CEO warning climate change is ‘faster than people think’New Zealand’s biggest king salmon farmer says it is shutting some of its farms after warming seas prompted mass die-offs o…
Residents of Jacobabad say loss of trees and water facilities makes record-breaking temperatures unbearableMuhammad Akbar, 40, sells dried chickpeas on a wheelbarrow in Jacobabad, and has suffered heatstroke three times in his life.But now, he says, th…
Soaring temperatures in subcontinent, which have caused widespread suffering, would be extraordinarily rare without global heatingThe heatwave scorching India and Pakistan has been made 30 times more likely by the climate crisis, according to scientist…