Thousands evacuated from Hanoi as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs to 179 | Weather News

Thousands evacuated from Hanoi as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs to 179 | Weather News

Vietnam government estimates 179 killed and 145 missing as water level in the Red River in the capital reaches a 20-year-high. Thousands of people have been evacuated from Vietnam’s capital Hanoi as the Red River’s waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country’s…

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’ | Environment News

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’ | Environment News

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. Concentrations of methane are rising at an unprecedented pace, jeopardising global climate goals, according to researchers. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over…

Former Volkswagen boss faces trial for ‘Dieselgate’ role | Business and Economy News

Former Volkswagen boss faces trial for ‘Dieselgate’ role | Business and Economy News

Martin Winterkorn in court nine years after German auto giant admitted rigging emissions tests. After several delays, the criminal trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for his role in the “dieselgate” scandal has opened in Germany. The trial began on Tuesday, nine years after the German auto giant admitted…

Dozens injured, power cut as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan | Weather News

Dozens injured, power cut as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan | Weather News

Powerful storm with gusts of up to 216km per hour made landfall near Satsumasendai city in southwestern Kyushu. Dozens of people have been injured and power was cut to a quarter of a million households after Typhoon Shanshan struck southwestern Japan. The typhoon, bringing gusts of up to 252 kilometres…

‘I have lost everything’: Bangladesh floods strand 1.24 million families | Climate Crisis

‘I have lost everything’: Bangladesh floods strand 1.24 million families | Climate Crisis

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Ekramul Haque was stunned when his uncle called him late in the afternoon of August 21 to inform him that floodwaters had inundated their ancestral home in southeastern Bangladesh’s Feni district, close to the Indian border. At the time, Haque was about 10km (6 miles) away in…

UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe | Climate Crisis News

UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe | Climate Crisis News

Speaking at a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in Tonga, Antonio Guterres warned the region was ‘uniquely exposed’. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued his latest climate SOS, calling on countries to “Save Our Seas” as he warned of a crisis of an “unimaginable scale” caused by greenhouse gases…

Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats | Politics News

Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats | Politics News

The last time UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a summit with the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, he made international news as he stood thigh-deep, dressed in a suit and tie, in the sea off the coast of Tuvalu. “Our Sinking Planet”, read the headline on the cover of…

Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall in Bermuda as residents hunker down | Climate News

Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall in Bermuda as residents hunker down | Climate News

Bermuda minister warns third hurricane of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season ‘is not a storm to be taken lightly’. Hurricane Ernesto has made landfall in Bermuda, leaving tens of thousands of people without power as it lashed the British island territory with powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and potentially…

Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa: Official | Climate Crisis News

Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa: Official | Climate Crisis News

Head of regional bloc SADC says 17 percent of people across region in need of aid amid climate change-fuelled drought. Tens of millions of people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought, a regional bloc has warned, with a drop in crop and livestock production…

Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires rage in western Turkey | Climate Crisis News

Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires rage in western Turkey | Climate Crisis News

Nearly 4,000 residents in the region have been moved to safety and six arrested for alleged sabotage, authorities said. Wildfires have engulfed swaths of western Turkey triggering the evacuation of nearly 4,000 residents, the disaster management agency said. Helicopters and water bombers, which were grounded due to strong winds, were…