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What will EU elections mean for tackling climate change?

May 29, 2024
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A woman, leaning out of a train window, receives water on her head to cool off

Pakistan bears brunt of climate change with latest heat wave

Pakistan bears brunt of climate change with latest heat wave

Temperatures in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have risen above 52 degrees Celsius.
PakistanMay 29, 202402:13 min
In Lahore, youngsters are trying to tackle the heat wave by swimming in a local canal

Pakistan in the grip of a blazing heat wave

Pakistan in the grip of a blazing heat wave

After experiencing its wettest April in more than 60 years, Pakistan is now battling extremely hot temperatures.
PakistanMay 24, 202402:30 min
In front of simple house, a boy wields a large spade in an attempt to clear away mud that reaches to his bare ankles

Afghanistan needs long-term aid after floods

Afghanistan needs long-term aid after floods

Hundreds have died in heavy flooding in Afghanistan. The country is poorly equipped to deal with natural disasters.
AfghanistanMay 24, 2024
Man stands under an outdoor fountain with water running over his head and upper body

India undergoes heat wave during parliamentary elections

India undergoes heat wave during parliamentary elections

Schools are closed, and voter turnout is falling as an extreme heat has overtaken northwest India.
IndiaMay 24, 20248 images
A girl stands on a pile of debris next to a damaged car buried in mud in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in Kenya in 2024

The race to fix Africa's poor weather forecasting

The race to fix Africa's poor weather forecasting

Most of Africa's 1.3 billion people have little advance knowledge of the weather. Knowing the forecast could save lives.
AfricaMay 15, 2024
An Indian politician with a water bottle taking glucose

Heat wave scorches parts of Asia

Heat wave scorches parts of Asia

Soaring spring temperatures are hitting those with limited means in South and Southeast Asia hard.
AsiaMay 3, 202401:55 min
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Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves, extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

People seen covering head and face with cloth to protect from heat wave on a hot summer day at Government Girls College sector-14, on May 26 in Gurugram, India.

India heat wave: Delhi posts national record temperature

India heat wave: Delhi posts national record temperature

A new Indian heat record was recorded on Wednesday as temperatures in the capital, Delhi, passed 52 degrees Celsius.
IndiaMay 29, 2024
Commuters pass an uprooted tree after landfall of Cyclone Remal on May 27, 2024 in Kolkata, India.

India: Several killed, trapped in quarry collapse

India: Several killed, trapped in quarry collapse

Rescue operations in Mizoram's stone quarry collapse are being hampered by incessant rains, officials said.
IndiaMay 28, 2024
A man is holding a hose spraying water over another man's head

India: Delhi heat wave has residents struggling

India: Delhi heat wave has residents struggling

Arrangements have been made at hospitals to treat patients suffering from issues such as exhaustion and stroke.
IndiaMay 27, 2024
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Let it grow! Mother Nature knows best

Organic produce grown locally and sustainably is good for public health, the climate, and often the economy too.
May 30, 202426:04 min
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Ecuador: Climate change threatening local butterflies, and therefore humans too

Researchers are studying butterflies in the Amazon region. Their findings are neither surprising nor encouraging.
EcuadorApril 28, 20248 images
Children playing in dry paddy fields and cracked soil in Ketangi village, Purworejo, Central Java

Climate phenomena: What are El Nino and La Nina?

Originating in the Pacific, the El Nino cycle has intensified drought in Africa and Asia. Here's what makes that happen.
AfricaApril 26, 2024
A man points at an image of an airplane caught in extreme rainfall that is captioned "Dubai experiencing massive flooding after cloud seeding". The image is marked "False"

Fact check: Did cloud seeding cause the Dubai floods?

Are cloud seeding and climate change to blame for the deluge in large parts of the Arabian Peninsula?
United Arab EmiratesApril 19, 2024