Climate Crisis

Photos: In Nigeria’s forests, loggers outnumber trees
In Nigeria, the cutting of trees for logging, farming and feeding the energy demand is putting pressure on forests.
Published On 9 Jun 2022
India’s plan to remove old, polluting vehicles faces challenges
Most vehicle owners surveyed say decision to remove them should be based on miles covered, not vehicle age.
Published On 9 Jun 2022
EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
Transport produces 25% of Europe’s planet-heating emissions, and greenhouse gases from the sector increased recently.
Published On 8 Jun 2022
Microplastics discovered in Antarctic snow for the first time
New research highlights the scale of plastic pollution and its effects in the most remote region of the world.
Published On 8 Jun 2022

Prime Minister Bob Loughman says using the term ’emergency’ is a way of signalling the need for urgent action.

At least 56 people have been killed after heavy rains caused landslides in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.

Climate was a big factor in Australian elections despite the Murdoch media push. And the taboo of Palestine in Germany.

Deal will see the two nations develop and deploy technologies to speed up the clean energy transition.

Basra was known for farming, but rising temperatures, increased water salinity, and desertification, have changed that.

‘Torrid’ heatwave with temperatures reaching mid-40°s Celsius has renewed debate over the climate crisis.

Environmental groups warn nations risk undermining their green goals by scrambling to secure new sources of natural gas.

A wave of sandstorms is striking the region, with experts blaming climate change and poor government regulations.

Study says heatwaves in the region should be ‘rare’ but current level of global warming made them 30 times more likely.

Experts say warming ocean temperatures lead to increasingly more destructive and damaging storms.

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