Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides | Environment News

Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides | Environment News

Gofa Zone, Ethiopia – For days, retired teacher Meaza Tadelu has been holding on to hope that his missing wife may still be alive. Barefoot and distraught, the frail 66-year-old looked on as younger volunteers dug through mud and earth in search of survivors in his village in Ethiopia’s Gofa…

California blaze multiplies in size, forces thousands to evacuate | Wildlife News

California blaze multiplies in size, forces thousands to evacuate | Wildlife News

Speed of growth of California Park Fire prompts grim comparison’s with 2018 deadly Camp Fire, with ‘firenados’ spotted. A California wildfire has rapidly expanded, forcing thousands of residents to flee in an area that was devastated by the state’s deadliest wildfire six years earlier. The Park Fire continued to burn…

Rains help firefighters battle blazes in Canada’s Jasper National Park | Climate News

Rains help firefighters battle blazes in Canada’s Jasper National Park | Climate News

Town council of Jasper says about 32 percent of structures in the town had been destroyed in the blaze. A wildfire that destroyed about a third of the western Canadian town of Jasper is still out of control but rain and cooler conditions are helping firefighters, authorities said. The town…

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News

Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat. The head of the United Nations has called on countries to take action to address the effects of “crippling heat”, as the world experiences record-high temperatures that have put vulnerable communities at…

Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation orders, air-quality warnings | Environment News

Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation orders, air-quality warnings | Environment News

Hundreds of out-of-control wildfires are burning across western Canada, putting more communities under evacuation alert and raising concerns about air quality. Authorities at the BC Wildlife Service said on Wednesday that 430 active wildfires were burning in British Columbia (BC) along with 177 more in neighbouring Alberta, including near Jasper…

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says | Climate Crisis News

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says | Climate Crisis News

Global average surface air temperature was 17.09 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says. July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees…

Prominent anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request | Climate News

Prominent anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request | Climate News

Environmentalist Paul Watson has been detained until August 15, authorities and his foundation said. Veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson has been apprehended by Greenland police following an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is the former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation…

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis

On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed and revered for centuries, with the Incas carrying out human sacrifices at the summit. The route to the top is still the same path paved…

‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast | Environment

‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast | Environment

Along the rice fields of Porto Tolle in Veneto, the areas damaged by salt seeping into the soil are clearly visible. It has been caused by both direct irrigation with brackish water and by saltwater rising from the subsoil. In the Po Delta, the problem is particularly bad because the fields…