UK court dismisses case against Greta Thunberg over London climate protest | Climate Crisis News

UK court dismisses case against Greta Thunberg over London climate protest | Climate Crisis News

The Swedish climate activist was on trial for protesting outside an oil and gas conference in London in October. Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been cleared of a public order offence over a protest outside an oil and gas conference last year, after a judge in a London court ruled…

Wildfires rage near Colombia’s capital as temperatures soar | Climate News

Wildfires rage near Colombia’s capital as temperatures soar | Climate News

Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares (42,008) in Colombia since November, authorities have said, as the country faces its hottest January in decades. More than 340 fires have been recorded during that period, spurred by prolonged drought, record heat and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Environment Minister Susana…

The Sundarbans dilemma: Islands swallowed by water, and nowhere else to go | Climate Crisis

The Sundarbans dilemma: Islands swallowed by water, and nowhere else to go | Climate Crisis

Sundarbans, India – Panchanan Dolui, who lives on Mousuni Island in the Indian Sundarbans, has shifted homes three times due to floods and river erosion. Each time, he moves farther from the receding edge of the island to avoid displacement. He has watched the river eat away vast tracts of…

Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds | Climate Crisis News

Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds | Climate Crisis News

New report says climate change responsible for draining rivers, wreaking havoc on biodiversity and communities. Climate change, and not El Nino, was the primary driver of the unprecedented drought last year in the Amazon rainforest that caused rivers to dry up, required deliveries of essential supplies to river communities and…

US climate envoy John Kerry to step down: Reports | Climate Crisis News

US climate envoy John Kerry to step down: Reports | Climate Crisis News

Kerry has been instrumental in brokering a number of international climate agreements. John Kerry, the United States’s special envoy on climate, will be stepping down from his role as he is expected to work on President Joe Biden’s re-election bid, according to media reports. The former secretary of state and…

Natural disasters that plagued the world in 2023 | Climate Crisis

Natural disasters that plagued the world in 2023 | Climate Crisis

Natural calamities and harsh weather dominated news headlines in 2023. Seismic tremors, massive floods, raging wildfires, unrelenting droughts, landslides, cyclones and storms hit around the world, killing and displacing tens of thousands of people. The most destructive event of the year was a twin earthquake with magnitudes of 7.8 and…

Will raising fuel and power bills make Malaysians go solar? | Climate Crisis News

Will raising fuel and power bills make Malaysians go solar? | Climate Crisis News

This year saw an increase in natural disasters the world over, from floods in Libya and New York and deadly wildfires in Hawaii and Greece – all very real effects of climate change. Globally, there have been twice as many days where temperatures exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit)…