Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms
World 13:22 29/12/2025Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.
Arctic has hottest year ever recorded, as climate impacts cascade
World 13:46 17/12/2025The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a U.S. science agency announced on Tuesday, as climate change triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening landscapes and disruptions to global weather.
These farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods
World 11:38 16/12/2025WAWANESA, Manitoba -- When farmer Simon Ellis first drove his combine into this year's crop, he expected "catastrophic failure," after a season of flooding followed by a long drought. But instead of shriveled kernels, plump seeds of wheat, oats and soybeans poured into his combine.
UK pledges over $24mn to boost Vietnam’s coastal resilience
Vietnam News 15:57 13/12/2025Vietnam and the United Kingdom on Thursday in Hanoi officially launched the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) program, a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening the resilience of Vietnam’s coastal communities and marine ecosystems in the face of climate change.
World leaders to rally climate fight ahead of Amazon summit
World 12:22 06/11/2025World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering.
EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows
World 16:26 03/11/2025BRUSSELS - The European Union is considering a brake clause to weaken its 2040 climate target in the future, if it becomes clear countries' forests are not absorbing enough CO2 emissions to meet the goal, a draft EU compromise proposal showed.
Climate change, population growth threats as malaria fight stalls
World 08:55 22/10/2025The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday.
Athletes swap skis for skates in a glimpse of winter sport's future
World 13:47 21/10/2025MUNICH (GERMANY) -- Many of the world's best biathletes swapped skis for skates at an exhibition event in Munich on the weekend, offering a glimpse into the future of winter sports in a warming world.
World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss, report says
World 14:53 14/10/2025SANTIAGO - The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, according to the 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment.
A Japanese Pinot Noir town blessed by climate change now worries about the weather
World 12:16 13/10/2025Climate change has helped make the small Japanese town of Yoichi the toast of Pinot Noir connoisseurs, with gradually warming temperatures encouraging locals to try their hand at the delicate grape variety over the past two decades.
Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30
World 09:19 13/10/2025Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
World 17:52 18/09/2025Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.
