The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that coal burning is set to reach a record high in 2024, AFP reports. The agency estimated last year that coal consumption would decline this year,…
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Canada lists big weather events of 2024
Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its annual top ten list of the country’s most severe weather events of 2024. Record-breaking temperatures were a top contributor to this year’s weather events,…
Red Cross fears over 200 volunteers missing on Mayotte
The Red Cross fears that a large number of its volunteers are missing on the island of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido. As many as 200 volunteers may be missing. In a BBC…
Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism surged by 40 percent
Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism surged by 40 percent over the 10 years to 2019, Australian-led research has found. According to the research, which was published by the University of Queensland (UQ),…
New Zealand aims to meet net zero early
The New Zealand government recently unveiled its second Emissions Reduction Plan, saying it will meet its net zero 2050 target as early as 2044. The plan outlines a path to keep New…
Millions of people in southeast Australia have been warned to prepare for severe heat
Millions of people in southeast Australia have been warned to prepare for severe heat and possible fires. Temperatures across Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, and in parts of South Australia were forecast…
Cyclone has hit Mozambique after ravaging the island of Mayotte
At least 14 people have died in a powerful cyclone on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. On Sunday, the storm hit the coast of Mozambique. Poor residential areas in the French…
Cyprus meeting focus on impacts of climate crisis, extreme weather phenomena
A virtual meeting of the MED9 member states on “Extreme Weather Phenomena in the Context of Climate Change”, was held at the level of Directors General/ Permanent Secretaries/Directors of the relevant Ministries….
Mongolia records -42 coldest temperature recorded this winter
Overnight temperatures dropped to a bone-chilling minus 42 degrees Celsius in Otgon soum, an administrative subdivision of Zavkhan province in western Mongolia, from Thursday to Friday, according to the country’s weather monitoring…
Fierce forest fires in California
The wildfire in the state of California in the United States, which has been named the “Franklin Fire”, is spreading quickly. There is little humidity in the air and a lot of…