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Fossil fuels Can humanity really kick its addiction?

11 December, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy 11:02 am

Climate at COP28 in Dubai We are about to pass a civilisational milestone, say forecasters. In the next few years we will pass 'peak' fossil fuels - it may have already happened. It will mean…

Brazil records its hottest ever temperature

21 November, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Nature Pollution 10:39 am

Brazil has recorded its hottest ever temperature - 44.8C (112.6F) - as parts of the country endure a stifling heatwave. The record was hit on Sunday in the town of Araçuaí, in Brazil's south-eastern state…

Climate change: Is the world warming faster than expected?

21 November, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Nature 10:13 am

Climate records have tumbled in 2023. There have been historically high sea temperatures, worrying lows in Antarctic sea-ice, and extreme weather events hitting every continent - the latest being an "unbearable" heatwave in Brazil. It's now "virtually…

Climate change: US and China take ‘small but important steps’

21 November, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Pollution Poverty Science 10:01 am

The US and China have agreed on measures to tackle climate change but stopped short of committing to end fossil fuels, a joint statement said. The world's biggest carbon emitters will step up co-operation on…

Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed in drought

9 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Nature Pollution Poverty Water 8:53 am

Desperate for a drink: Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed in drought KARANGANYAR, Indonesia, Aug 9 - It's been four, long, hot months since Sunardi's village has seen any rainfall as an El Nino-induced…

‘I lost hope in farming’: Extreme weather devastates South Korean watermelon farmer

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Food Nature Pollution Poverty Water 10:24 am

Kwon Gye-soon has been farming for more than a quarter of a century but she is not hopeful she can get back on her feet this time after climate change-driven flooding in July devastated her…

California fire scorching precious Joshua trees

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Nature 9:49 am

The largest wildfire in California so far this year has burned precious Joshua trees, a prominent cultural symbol once vital for indigenous people to weave into baskets and sandals and still an important part of…

Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Pollution Science Water 10:37 am

A heat dome over the US south-west has translated into extreme heat warnings from coast to coast, which continue to affect more than 110 million people. Temperature records could be broken in as many as…

US refuses climate reparations for developing nations

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 10:00 am

The US says it will not "under any circumstances" pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate change-fuelled disasters. Climate envoy John Kerry made the remarks at a Congress hearing before flying to China to…

US, China aim to revive climate talks as planet reels under extreme weather

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:38 am

BEIJING, China - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said it was "imperative that China and the United States make real progress" in the four months before U.N.-sponsored climate talks begin in Dubai, as waves of…

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