Tag: Climate change

Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Climate related devastation striking the world on a weekly basis, warns Guterres

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said climate-related devastation was striking the planet on a weekly basis and warned on Sunday that urgent action must be taken to avoid a catastrophe.
Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Europe “roasting” under a sweltering heat wave

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as the heat wave continued across the continent. The Meteo-France weather service lifted its red warning but forecast a “very hot day” across a large central band of the country with the mercury expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.
Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Blistering heat wave in Europe with temperatures reaching 40 Celsius

Temperatures were climbing on Sunday as Europe braced for a blistering heat-wave with the mercury set to hit 40 degrees Celsius as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa. Europeans are set to bake in what forecasters are warning will likely be record-breaking temperatures for June with the mercury set to peak mid-week.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
Seals mortality in Bering Sea beaches baffles scientists; above normal water temperatures

At least 60 dead seals have been discovered along beaches of the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska, and scientists are trying to determine what caused their deaths, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Wednesday.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Merkel at Harvard deplores attacks on climate change, free trade, condemns walls and lies

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged the world to do “everything humanly possible” to combat climate change and pledged to do her part. “Climate change poses a threat to our planet's natural resources,” Merkel said in her commencement address delivered at Harvard University in the United States. “It and the resulting crises are caused by humans.”
Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bill to weaken environmental protection of the Amazon forest fails in Brazilian congress

An attempt by Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and lawmakers backed by big agriculture to weaken environmental laws protecting the Amazon forest and other biomes has failed, as Congress will not vote into law a decree that weakened existing legislation.
Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 08:37 UTC
Australia's drought conditions to persist for at least three months, forcing wheat import

Hot, dry weather will persist across Australia's east coast for at least another three months, the country's weather bureau said on Thursday, in a forecast that threatens to severely crimp agricultural production.
Monday, May 27th 2019 - 20:48 UTC
UN: Global Action Plan to boost family farming and achieve zero hunger

Family farmers have an important role in the global fight to end hunger and promote a healthy diet, according to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) states that, in a context in which almost one million plants and animal species are endangered by the impact of man, traditional agriculture can make a contribution essential to safeguard agricultural biodiversity.
Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:59 UTC
England's to ban plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers by April 2020

Plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds will be banned in England from April 2020, British Environment Secretary Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Global sea levels rising higher than forecasted because of ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica

Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica, The long-held view has been that the world's seas would rise by a maximum of just under a meter by 2100.