It has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. Global temperatures were at record high levels in June for a 13th consecutive month, according to data by the European climate service Copernicus, which is raising the alarm over the…
At least 14 people have been killed after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal, with disaster teams searching for nine missing, police said on Sunday. Flooding in neighbouring India and Bangladesh has also caused widespread damage and affected millions. “Police are working with other agencies and locals…
Storm is expected to again reach hurricane strength over Gulf of Mexico after killing at least 11 across the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen as it heads towards the US state of Texas, after cutting a deadly trail across the Caribbean. The storm is expected to hit the…
Storm downgraded to Category 2 as it hits top tourist destination, knocking out power and putting authorities on alert. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it slammed into the eastern coast of Mexico, causing widespread power outages and putting authorities on high alert. The landfall…
Major storm batters Caribbean earlier and with more ferocity than in previous seasons. A hurricane rips through the Caribbean – causing devastation, but alarm too among climate scientists. It’s the fiercest and earliest-ever Atlantic storm – a direct result of global warming, experts say. Why is this storm causing so…
Hurricane Beryl is barrelling towards Jamaica after battering the southeastern Caribbean, killing at least six people across the region and flattening some 90 percent of homes on one island in the Grenadines archipelago. Beryl – the earliest storm on record to reach Category 5, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson Scale…
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero”, meaning it would release no more climate-changing gases into the air than it removes, by 2030. But a report from the company on Tuesday showed it is nowhere near meeting that goal. Rather than…
It flattened the island of Carriacou in half an hour on Monday morning and has knocked out 95 percent of the power in Grenada, leaving hospitals without water or electricity. As it hurtles its way across the Caribbean, Hurricane Beryl, one of the strongest ever recorded, is leaving a trail…
On Sunday evening, firefighters were battling wildfires near the Greek capital Athens as the country braces for a challenging wildfire season and soaring summer temperatures following its warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record. “Today in Attica two extremely dangerous fires that broke out in residential areas and spread rapidly…
EXPLAINER The world has faced its 12th straight month of historic heat, with this summer on track to be among the hottest yet. While summer has only just begun in the Northern Hemisphere, heatwaves have already gripped many parts of the world including across the United States, Mexico, Europe, the…
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