The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi reached 499 as of Monday evening, from 476 as reported Sunday evening, with the number of displaced people increasing from 490,098 to 508,244. Search and rescue [Read More]
The United Nations has announced the release of 5.5 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in southern Malawi. UN [Read More]
A total of 567,600 head of livestock have died in Mongolia so far this year due to the extreme wintry weather known as “dzud,” the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO) said Friday. The number of [Read More]
The climate emergencies including droughts, floods and wildfires that have escalated in the Horn of Africa region are to blame for the forced migration of civilians, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a specialized UN [Read More]
Germany met its emissions targets in 2022 despite the increased use of coal-fired power during the energy crisis, according to preliminary calculations published by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) on Wednesday. Following an increase in [Read More]
Increasing climate hazards could pose a major threat to global coffee production, Australian scientists have warned. In a study published on Friday, researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and the University [Read More]
A recent study published in Science Advances has shown that the occurrence of simultaneous climate extremes is increasing globally due to human-induced climate change, and this trend is projected to worsen in the future. The [Read More]
Cyclone Yaku is causing heavy rains in several coastal regions of northern Peru, a specialist with the country’s National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) said Thursday. “The cyclone is adding to the extreme rainfall conditions [Read More]
Solar panels and wind turbines generated a “new green record” of 21.2 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in Denmark in 2022, 22 percent more than in 2021, the Confederation of Danish Industry’s (DI) Energy Department said [Read More]
Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, according to a recent study of the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). On Feb. 21, Antarctic sea ice likely reached [Read More]
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