Argentina faces rising dengue epidemic risk as mosquitoes hatch early
Buenos Aires Reuters Mosquitoes are hatching earlier in Argentina and reaching cooler regions than before, as rising temperatures drive the country’s worst outbreak of dengue fever and raise the risk of more regular epidemics of the insect-borne virus, scientists said. So far in the 2023/24 season, the South American nation has recorded 232,996 cases of […]
UN sounds ‘Red Alert’ as world smashes heat records in 2023
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. The UN weather agency said in its annual State of the Global Climate report that average temperatures […]
World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says
London, UK Reuters The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said. Marine biologists are on high alert following months of record-breaking ocean heat fuelled by […]
Italian farmer battles frost, floods, heat and hail in epic year
Forli, Italy Reuters Farmer Andrea Ferrini is on the frontline of climate change in Italy and it is hurting. First his fruit and corn crops in northern Italy withered in a hard frost, then they were hit by torrential rains and record flooding, followed by an exceptional heatwave and finally hail storms. A farmer stands […]
Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records – say climate experts
SingaporeReuters The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and sea. As envoys gathered in Bonn in early June to prepare for this year’s annual climate talks in November, […]
World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
Brussels, Belgium Reuters The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global temperatures […]
The Interview: Christian climate activist challenges church to take action
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, interviews Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, vice president of the Evangelical Environmental Network and author of ‘Following Jesus in a Warming World’ – a field guide for Christian climate action…
“Feels like summer”: Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe
London, UK/Brussels, Belgium Reuters Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to Hungary, […]
Essay: Once again, wealthy nations are letting down poor nations at the Egypt climate talks
In an article first published on The Conversation, JACQUELINE PEEL, director of Melbourne Climate Future at The University of Melbourne, looks why the COP27 climate change negotiations in Egypt are unlikely to deliver any concrete action on “loss and damage”…
Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia’s east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days. With almost three months of 2022 still to go, Australia’s largest city has recorded 2,200 mm of rain in a year for […]