Tag: Climate change

Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Chile will not host APEC trade meeting and COP25 climate conference: “common sense”

Chile has withdrawn as host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade summit in November and the COP25 climate conference in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Piñera announced on Wednesday. He described the decision as “deeply painful” but “common sense” dictated the decision to withdraw from the two major international summits.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:40 UTC
German farmers protest new agricultural policy which promotes organic practices

Thousands of farmers drove their tractors into German cities on Tuesday, in protest at the government's new agricultural policies which they say will hurt their livelihoods and make them scapegoats for climate change.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Russian navy has discovered five new islands revealed by melting ice in the Arctic

Russia's navy said on Tuesday it had discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic. An expedition in August and September charted the islands, which have yet to be named and were previously hidden under glaciers, said the head of the northern fleet, Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Climate change, greater threat than nuclear war, says ex Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate

The threat of climate change has overtaken the prospect of nuclear war as the most pressing concern facing humanity, a former Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate warned on Monday.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to shut down London City airport three days

London City Airport was braced for disruption on Thursday after climate change protesters Extinction Rebellion vowed to occupy its terminal and shut down operations for three days as part of its action in the British capital.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Heavy rain helps put out the fires in Bolivia that have ravaged millions of hectares

Heavy rain that has drenched eastern Bolivia's Chiquitania tropical savanna has put out fires that have ravaged millions of hectares in recent months, authorities said on Sunday.
Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Northern hemisphere exposed to record breaking temperatures, reveals Copernicus climate service

Last month was the equal hottest September in history, the European Union's satellite monitoring service announced, the fourth month in a row with near- or record-breaking temperatures. The Copernicus Climate Service said September 2019 was 0.57 degrees Celsius hotter than the historical average - on a par with September 2016.
Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Commonwealth brainstorming to tackle effects of climate change

The Commonwealth on Friday launched an ideas-sharing network to tackle the effects of climate change through replicable regeneration projects. The 53-country bloc held a two-day brainstorming of indigenous groups, environmentalists, scientists and climate change experts at its headquarters in London.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Giant 350bn tons of ice calve from the Amery shelf in Antarctica

For nearly 20 years, researchers have closely watched a “loose tooth” of ice dangle from the edge of the Antarctic ice sheet, waiting for it to detach.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Polar ship RRS Attenborough, a floating science lab prepares to address the climate change

UK's new £200m polar research ship has officially been named the “Sir David Attenborough” after the famous BBC broadcaster and naturalist. A bottle of champagne was smashed against the hull of the vessel by the Duchess of Cambridge.