Water levels in major Amazon tributary tumble to record lows amid drought | Drought News
It’s one of the largest rivers in the world. And its water levels have fallen to a record low. Amid drought and wildfires, the Rio…
Is climate change making monsoons more extreme? | Weather
Monsoons have become increasingly erratic each year, with experts pointing to climate change as a significant factor.The most vulnerable communities across South Asia are grappling…
Hurricane Helene death toll in US climbs to 200 | Weather News
The updated death toll came as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited storm-battered states.Hurricane Helene’s death toll in the United States reached…
Typhoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan killing at least two people | Climate News
Typhoon Krathon made landfall on Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island’s south. Trees were…
Two killed as ‘weird’ Typhoon Krathon crashes into southwestern Taiwan | Weather News
As storm batters island, soldiers in south mobilised to help battle electrical fire in hospital that killed nine.At least two people have been killed as…
Biden, Harris take stock of battered southeastern US after Hurricane Helene | Weather News
The US president and vice president will visit the Carolinas and Georgia, where more than one million people are without power.US President Joe Biden and…
Massive search and rescue operation in wake of Hurricane Helene | Floods News
Crews have airlifted emergency food and water into remote North Carolina towns that were cut off and devastated as tropical storm Helene turned the western…
Raging wildfires in central Greece leave two people dead | Climate Crisis News
Two people have died in a rugged mountainous area in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several…
Nepal closes schools as heavy rains bring country to standstill | Floods News
Some 150 people killed and dozens missing after bad weather triggers floods and landslides.Officials in Nepal said schools in flood-hit areas will be shut in…
The Indigenous ‘watchmen’ safeguarding Peru’s isolated tribes | Indigenous Rights
Balta, Peru – On an overcast afternoon in April, Nolasco Torres and Freddy Capitan navigate their canoe along a jungle-veiled ravine. Along the route, they…
Coastal communities face ‘catastrophic flooding’ from rising sea levels | Climate News
Surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery” that threaten the future of nearly a billion people that live in low-lying coastal areas,…
At least 10 people killed, 18 missing in Nepal floods and landslides | Climate Crisis News
Government deploys more than 3,000 security personnel to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats.At least 10 people have been killed and 18 others reported…
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida, moves to Georgia: What we know | Weather News
EXPLAINERHurricane Helene has been downgraded to a category one storm but authorities warn rainfall and winds are still a danger.Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend…
Ecuador battles wildfires near capital as drought grips South America | Climate Crisis News
About 2,000 firefighters, rescue workers and members of the military are fighting blazes around Quito.Firefighters in Ecuador are working to contain a number of wildfires…
Maldives leader says Israel must be held to account for ‘genocide’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has told the United Nations that Israel must be held accountable for the crimes it is committing in Gaza, including “genocide”,…
Climate Protest Crackdown | Climate
People & Power meets climate activists who’ve been labeled as ‘terrorists’ by their critics.A police crackdown against a band of climate activists in Germany is…
Japan orders thousands to evacuate quake-hit region as rains trigger floods | Weather News
A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level.Japanese authorities have told tens of thousands of people…
Could AI save Nigerians from devastating floods? | Floods News
In the small village of Ogba-Ojibo in central Nigeria, sitting at the confluence of two of the nation’s largest rivers – the Niger and Benue…
UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News
UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief.Massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon…
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires | Climate Crisis News
The death toll in the latest wave of fires increases to seven as Portugal seeks help from the European Union.Three Portuguese firefighters have died in…