Environment
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Xi warns Japan PM Fukushima water release affects ‘health of all humankind’
Nov 18, 2023The “health of humankind” was impacted by the Fukushima nuclear plant’s wastewater leak, Chinese President Xi Jinping informed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to Beijing’s foreign ministry on Friday. “Xi Jinping pointed out during a... -
Rio de Janeiro bakes in record heat
Nov 15, 2023Rio de Janeiro saw temperatures surge to nearly oven-like levels on Tuesday due to a heat wave that has swept across a wide portion of the country. Authorities stated that although thermometers registered 39 degrees Celsius... -
WFP chief and COP28 president call for urgent climate action to reduce rising humanitarian needs
Nov 15, 2023Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP28), and Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), made calls today for swift action to increase climate action... -
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon down 22% in a year
Nov 11, 2023According to officials on Thursday, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 22.3 percent in the year ending in July, reaching a five-year low, as the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attempts to stop... -
Sixteen dead as Storm Ciaran batters Western Europe
Nov 4, 2023The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 16 across Western Europe on Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought travel chaos. At least six people died in the central Tuscany region, Italian... -
King Charles III to attend COP28 conference in Dubai: palace
Nov 2, 2023Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday that King Charles III will give a statement at the COP28 climate conference’s inauguration in the United Arab Emirates. The longtime environmentalist gave a speech at COP26 in Scotland in 2021,... -
Flooding, heavy rain kill three in Vietnam
Oct 31, 2023Days of intense rain in central and northern Vietnam caused homes to flood and submerge roadways, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, disaster management officials reported on Tuesday. In the central province of Ha Tinh,... -
Central America braces for Tropical Storm Pilar
Oct 31, 2023As Tropical Storm Pilar approached, authorities in El Salvador reported two fatalities related to strong winds and precipitation. On Monday, nations in Central America prepared for the storm. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that... -
Beijing logs hottest late-October day on record
Oct 30, 2023Beijing officials reported on Thursday that this week saw the hottest late-October day ever recorded in the Chinese capital, with temperatures climbing beyond 27 degrees Celsius all throughout the city. With heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires plaguing... -
Saleemul Huq, a climate scientist, passes away at the age of 71
Oct 29, 2023Saleemul Huq, 71, a well-known specialist on climate change and the director of the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), passed away on Saturday night at his Dhaka home. A family source claims that...
