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Outgoing UN chief makes final climate push at New York summit
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed the "unstoppable" rise of renewable energy and urged countries to develop firm plans to quit fossil fuels...
Summer heatwaves cost Germany 25 billion euros: Allianz
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Heatwaves this summer cost the German economy around 25 billion euros ($28.4 billion), according to a study published Thursday by insurers Allianz and Allianz T...
Newsom says Trump presidency 'as we know it' ends in November
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has a prediction for November: Democrats retake the House, and Donald Trump's presidency "as we know it" is over.
Pope urges shift from emergency response to prevention on climate
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Pope Leo XIV urged a shift on climate change "from emergency response to prevention", saying Thursday global warming was not just an environmental challenge but...
Hungary detects invasive spotted lanternfly for first time in EU
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
An invasive insect linked to major agricultural losses in the US has been detected in the European Union for the first time, Hungary's food safety agency said T...
UN approves resolution on dealing with rising sea levels
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution demanding stronger action on rising sea levels, an existential threat for low-lying island nations ...
Peruvians, familiar with El Nino, steel for heavy flooding
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
With water marks still staining the walls from past disasters, residents of Peru's northern city of Piura are building makeshift barriers, digging trenches and ...
Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Wealthy nations must pay for climate disasters that devastate countries that are least responsible for the crisis, yet bear its brunt, Nepal's foreign minister ...
Newsom says Trump presidency 'as we know it' ends in November
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has a prediction for November: Democrats retake the House, and Donald Trump's presidency "as we know it" is over.
As Moscow steps up attacks, Kyiv residents brace for harsh winter
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The first days of autumn chill have only barely set in over Kyiv, but winter is already dominating conversations among residents, who are making plans in case R...
Rio breaks record for rainiest September amid powerful El Nino
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's typically sun-drenched city of Rio de Janeiro is experiencing its wettest September on record as the powerful El Nino weather phenomenon threatens to w...
Outgoing UN chief makes final climate push at New York summit
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
After accusing fossil fuel interests of treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres is set to host his final climate summit...
Outgoing UN chief makes final climate push at New York summit
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed the "unstoppable" rise of renewable energy and urged countries to develop firm plans to quit fossil fuels...
Mongolian herders enlist new tech against harsher, drier climate
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
When Mongolian herder Ganchimeg's sheep strayed dangerously near a salty lake this summer, driven by hunger as nearby vegetation was poor, she was in a "total p...
Outgoing UN chief makes final climate push at New York summit
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres hailed the "unstoppable" rise of renewable energy and urged countries to develop firm plans to quit fossil fuels as he opened...
Germany sets out plan to abandon fossil fuels by 2045
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Germany on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for abandoning fossil fuels by 2045, making Europe's largest economy only the third country to have done so after France...
El Nino could cause 451,000 extra heat deaths: research
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
This year's powerful El Nino weather pattern could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February as it turbocharges global temperatu...
World off track to meeting key nature goal, activists say
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Nations are not on track to meeting a historic pledge to protect 30 percent of the world's land and oceans by 2030, a new study said Wednesday.
In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Indigenous chief Wagner Karipuna gazes worriedly at the tranquil river flowing past his village in the Brazilian Amazon as he imagines the nightmare scenario of...
UN warns super El Nino a 'significant' threat to world health
Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino represents a "significant" threat to global health, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as the world braces for a cycle of the climate phenomenon pred...
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