Tag: Climate Change
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Pacific island nations seek to turn geopolitics into funding to offset climate change harm
When stormy seas batter Melekeok state on Palau’s biggest island, the Pacific Ocean floods right into people’s homes. “We keep telling the legislature we need to ... -
El Niño peak looms, testing drainage and climate response
El Niño is expected to peak by early next year, bringing wetter summers and testing Macau’s drainage and climate response capacity, according to a meteorological group. ... -
Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance
Every morning, long, narrow wooden boats called shikaras move elegantly across expansive Dal Lake in a postcard-perfect scene framed by the Himalayan mountains. But all is ... -
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts of India. ... -
Climate change worsened rains and floods in southern Africa: study
Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers ... -
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the ... -
Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains
Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s ... -
Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks
Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celcius in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings ... -
Cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate change
The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With ... -
UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change’s ... -
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record – again
For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year ... -
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says
Countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and are falling far behind in spending on improvements to limit the ... -
Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms
Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in mountains far from the threat of storm surge or sea ... -
Rise in sea level to exacerbate ‘impact of astronomical tides and storm surges’
According to a study by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Macau’s average sea level could rise by a staggering 64 centimetres (2.1 feet) by the ... -
The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk
Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, ... -
India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left ... -
Environment not so great, DSPA report says
The state of Macau’s environment was not so great in 2023, the annual report from the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), published yesterday, noted. According to the ... -
UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate
As climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes ... -
Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil’s south, where many who remain are poor
More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ... -
Macau rising temperatures set new April records
The average temperature in Macau is consistently increasing, and the city has broken three average temperature records for April. Data from the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau ... -
2023 was a record year for wind installations: report
The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new ... -
City sweats on record-hot March day
The city has recorded the highest temperature in March since records began in 1952, as the city sweltered through a hot day yesterday reaching 31 degrees ... -
Conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting
The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine’s defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could ... -
Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024
Reading down the lengthy final agreement of the COP28 United Nations climate conference held in December 2023, you’ll go a long way before finding a strong, ... -
COP28, pledges, STEPS, and realistic public policies
As this article is being written, COP28 is still in progress, with some tangible results – such as the agreement to create a Climate Impact and ... -
Lebanon’s Christians feel the heat in its sacred forest and valley
Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of ... -
France open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said yesterday she was open to any resettlement request from tiny South Pacific nations threatened by rising sea levels, similar to ... -
Macau faces extreme flood risk due to rising sea levels: study
A recent study has raised alarms over the imminent danger posed to Macau by rising sea levels, Lusa News Agency reported yesterday. According to the research, ... -
A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb a ... -
Asia must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees
To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of electricity they ... -
Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched
Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out ... -
City sets new record for highest October temperature
Macau sweltered through its hottest October on Oct. 4, reaching 35.2 degrees Celsius, which was attributed to Typhoon Koinu, with the city entering autumn in September. ... -
Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off
Climate change is “relentlessly eating away” at Africa’s economic progress and it’s time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters, Kenya’s president ... -
Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect?
The Amazon rainforest is a massive area, twice the size of India and sprawling across eight countries and one territory. It’s a crucial carbon sink for ... -
As summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air con a skeptical embrace
During Europe’s heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as ...
