Climate Change

August 27, 2024 6:09 PM

Climate campaigners take EU to court over 2030 emissions-cutting rules

Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court over its emissions rules for 2030, seeking a ruling from Europe's second-highest court that would force the bloc to strengthen its climate policy, they said on Tuesday. In a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union'...

August 27, 2024 11:27 AM

UN chief issues ‘SOS’ for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels. Speaking to reporters in Tonga where the Pacific Islands Forum is b...

August 23, 2024 3:06 PM

Floods, landslides in Tripura displace tens of thousands

Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety on Friday in Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than 65,000 people from their homes, authorities said. Army personnel manned rescue craft as cars and buses were stranded in knee-deep water on the streets. Disaster ma...

August 21, 2024 8:16 PM

Bangladesh unrest brings uncertainty to climate agenda

After mass protests ousted Bangladesh's long-time leader, environmental activists are calling on the interim government to place climate change on its agenda even as it faces the urgent task of restoring normalcy after weeks of tumult. Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on Aug. 8 after stud...

August 19, 2024 2:50 PM

Ernesto becomes a hurricane again, causing dangerous rip currents

Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday and the storm was causing dangerous rip currents on beaches along the U.S. East Coast and Canada, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The forecaster also said that additional intensification is expected over the next 12 hours, followed by a weakeni...

August 18, 2024 11:49 AM

Landslide and flashflood affects life in different regions of Nepal

The Araniko highway has been blocked since this morning due to a landslide stranding hundreds of vehicles and passengers on both sides. The road was blocked due to a landslide at Panchkhaal of Kaverapalanchok district. Meanwhile, The flooded Thame River in Solukhumbu district continues to erode the...

August 17, 2024 3:43 PM

Hurricane Ernesto hits Bermuda as a weakened but still dangerous storm

Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on Bermuda early on Saturday and was expected to batter the British island territory with powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and potentially deadly flooding. Ernesto was carrying top sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, al...