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October 19, 2024 12:56 PM
Nearly 200 nations face a deadline to report their nature conservation plans to the United Nations ahead of a two-week U.N. nature summit dubbed COP16, beginning on Monday in the Colombian city of Cali. Here is what you need to know: WHY ARE COUNTRIES MAKING NATURE PLEDGES? These pledges should l...
October 16, 2024 9:04 PM
The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity with fossil fuel demand set to peak by the end of the decade, meaning surplus oil and gas supplies could drive investment into green energy, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. But in a release accompanying its annual World Energy...
October 15, 2024 4:05 PM
When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been predicted by sophisticated forecasting systems enhanced with artificial intelligence. But forewarned did not mean forearmed. Thoug...
October 15, 2024 12:40 PM
The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak and short-lived. The development of La Nina and its opposite, El Nino, are of huge importance to global agriculture, with ...
October 15, 2024 12:42 PM
Heavy rain continued to lash Chennai, disrupting normal life and leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion in the state capital on Tuesday morning. Visuals showed commuters clad in raincoats navigating roads filled with rainwater. Severe waterlogging was witnessed in the Koyambedu area of Che...
October 15, 2024 11:07 AM
Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles, as sharp water and energy rationing hit both nations. Colombia and Ecuador -- both largely dependent on hydroelectric dams for energy -- have been bat...
October 14, 2024 2:41 PM
Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu experienced severe waterlogging on Monday following heavy rainfall, with several areas of the city inundated. Local authorities are assessing the situation and working to mitigate the impact of the flooding, according to district officials. The India Meteorologica...
October 11, 2024 10:53 PM
The brutal wind and torrential rainfall of Hurricane Milton that killed 16 people in Florida this week were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Friday. Global warming made wind speeds around 10% stronger and rainfall greater by between 20% and 30%, ac...
October 11, 2024 11:20 AM
The death toll from Hurricane Milton has climbed to at least 14 after another fatality was reported in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, according to CNN. A woman in her late 70s lost her life during post-hurricane restoration efforts when a large tree branch fell on her. The tragic incide...
October 10, 2024 10:08 AM
Harsh weather is reducing wheat production in major global exporters, cutting inventories that have already been projected to hit nine-year lows, while fuelling a sudden surge in prices. Dryness afflicting suppliers from Russia, the world's biggest, to Argentina, is making food production vulnerabl...
