Fighting air pollution: Cars no longer welcome in French city of Lyon
In recent years, the fight against air pollution has become a major issue for large urban areas. Measures such as low-emission and pedestrian zones in...
Category : Earth
Climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, 60 top scientists warn
More than 60 top scientists warned Thursday that climate change indicators are in uncharted territory, saying the planet will “rapidly reach a level of global...
Europe swelters in summer's first heatwave as climate change intensifies
Southern Europe sizzled Saturday in the season’s first heatwave, as climate change continues to drive temperatures higher on the world’s fastest-warming continent. Rome braced for...
Climate change threatens France's historic castles
France’s world-famous castles are increasingly under threat from flooding and extreme heat driven by climate change, with workers often racing against the clock to carry...
Point of no return: Global carbon budget to be exhausted by 2028
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 19: We take a look at reactions from the press as US President Donald Trump continues to dither on whether the...
Key climate indicators hit unprecedented levels, scientists warn
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2024, averaging 53.6 billion tonnes per year over the last decade, according to a report from over...
Climate change and Europe's ‘suffocatingly’ hot heatwaves
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 20: The French papers looks at Europe’s increasingly “suffocating” summers due to climate change. Also, the Guardian looks at how...
'Collective problem needs collective solution: Global warming projected to increase well beyond 2°'
Arctic peatlands are expanding as the climate warms, new research showed Thursday, a change that could slow global warming in the near term but have...
Heatwave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings
In a cluster of small coastal towns near Athens, wildfires have destroyed homes and forced both residents and tourists to evacuate. As temperatures continue to...
Qosh Tepa canal project in Afghanistan marks milestone in water management
Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisions regarding transboundary water...