Highest-level rainstorm warning issued in south China’s Guangdong | Floods News

Highest-level rainstorm warning issued in south China’s Guangdong | Floods News

The Chinese government has issued its highest-level rainstorm warning and evacuated more than 100,000 people as rain continues to lash the south of the country. Beijing raised the alert on Tuesday as ongoing storms threatened to worsen already massive flooding in Guangdong province. Four people were reported killed over the…

Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023 | Climate Crisis News

Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023 | Climate Crisis News

New report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming twice as fast as the global average. Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, climate monitors have warned. The continent endured a record number of “extreme heat stress” days in…

Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat | Climate Crisis News

Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat | Climate Crisis News

Redang Island, Malaysia – Under a full moon, a bulbous creature emerges from the South China Sea onto a quiet beach on the Malaysian island of Redang. Watched closely by a team of volunteers, the green sea turtle moves slowly up the fine white sand to the top of the…

Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands | Tourism News

Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands | Tourism News

Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. An estimated 57,000 people joined the protests, which began at midday (11:00…

Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study | Climate Crisis News

Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study | Climate Crisis News

Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence. Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusually intense and lethal hot spell throughout West Africa’s Sahel region in April, according to a study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international network of scientists focusing on…

World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis | Climate Crisis

World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis | Climate Crisis

NewsFeed A mass bleaching event caused by high ocean temperatures is threatening the survival of coral reefs around the world. It is the fourth such event on record, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its partners to declare this a global crisis. Published On 17 Apr 202417 Apr…

Heavy rains, lightning in Pakistan kill at least 50 people | Floods News

Heavy rains, lightning in Pakistan kill at least 50 people | Floods News

At least 50 people have been killed in heavy rains and lightning across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said, as authorities declared a state of emergency in some regions. Farmers harvesting wheat died after being struck by lightning. Rains caused dozens of houses to collapse in the northwest…

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say | Climate News

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say | Climate News

Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colourful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists say has amounted to the fourth global bleaching event in the last three decades. At least 54 countries and territories have experienced mass bleaching along their reefs…