New storm bears down on the Philippines after Typhoon Usagi wrecked havoc | Weather News

New storm bears down on the Philippines after Typhoon Usagi wrecked havoc | Weather News

Another dangerous storm is barrelling towards the Philippines, threatening an area where dozens of people were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago, the weather service said. Typhoon Usagi blew out of the archipelago nation on Friday as rescuers worked to reach residents stranded on rooftops in northern…

India’s capital New Delhi shuts all primary schools as air quality worsens | Climate News

India’s capital New Delhi shuts all primary schools as air quality worsens | Climate News

The pollution in New Delhi is likely to stay ‘severe’ on Friday, after which it will improve to ‘very poor’. India’s capital New Delhi has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice and the country’s government has banned non-essential construction in the city and urged residents…

World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands | Climate Crisis News

World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands | Climate Crisis News

Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that can be seen from space. The “mega coral” is 32 metres (105 feet) long and 34 metres (111 feet) wide and is believed to be about 300 years…

Fifth storm in less than a month bears down on the Philippines | Floods News

Fifth storm in less than a month bears down on the Philippines | Floods News

The Philippines issued new weather warnings as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated before Typhoon Toraji. Now a weakened tropical storm, Toraji blew out to sea overnight after causing relatively limited damage and no reported deaths. But Tropical Storm…

COP29 opens in Azerbaijan for talks centred on climate funding | Climate Crisis News

COP29 opens in Azerbaijan for talks centred on climate funding | Climate Crisis News

The annual United Nations climate summit has started in Azerbaijan, with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries in their demands for more funds. Starting Monday, delegates from nearly 200 countries will be at the two-week COP29…

Thousands evacuated as wildfires ravage homes near Los Angeles | Climate Crisis News

Thousands evacuated as wildfires ravage homes near Los Angeles | Climate Crisis News

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds blew flames into ranches and neighbourhoods, destroying dozens of homes. The wildfire has destroyed 132 structures in less than two days, fire officials said on Thursday. Firefighters and police cleared residents…

Spanish rescuers search garages for bodies after devastating floods | Climate News

Spanish rescuers search garages for bodies after devastating floods | Climate News

Spanish rescuers are searching inundated garages in Valencia for bodies after devastating floods. The death toll stands at 217, almost all in the eastern Valencia region, in Spain’s worst such disaster in decades. National weather service AEMET announced the end of the emergency for Valencia but placed part of the…

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

A petition has been submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise Los Cedros cloud, an Ecuadorian forest roughly 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) in size, as a co-creator of a musical composition. This proposal aims to grant legal recognition to nature’s role in artistic creation, potentially setting a new precedent in…

More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News

More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News

The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries. More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published by the International Union for…