Environment
Geneva plastics talks: Total breakdown or treaty still possible?
‘Negotiations were hijacked by industry interests determined to protect business as usual,’ says Graham Forbes of Greenpeace
Geneva plastics talks: Total breakdown or treaty still possible?
‘Negotiations were hijacked by industry interests determined to protect business as usual,’ says Graham Forbes of Greenpeace
Deluge of disasters: Scientists warn climate crisis fueling more frequent, deadlier floods
As deadly floods surge across the world, experts warn inaction could lead to such disasters becoming a defining global crisis of the 21st century
Massive dust storm hits Phoenix in US, causes damage, power outages
Dust storm, known meteorologically as haboob, reduced visibility to near-zero, and 112.7 kilometers per hour winds tore apart connector bridge at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, reports media
‘No longer rare disasters’: Experts urge shift from relief to adaptation as floods ravage Pakistan
Recent flash floods have killed hundreds and uprooted thousands of lives in northern Pakistan, which ranks among the world’s 10 most climate-vulnerable countries
Rescue agencies on 'full' alert as Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam
Kajiki, this year's most powerful storm, was on the coast of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces as of 0900GMT, reports media
Spain’s recent heat wave recorded as ‘most intense'
Temperatures from January to August rank as second highest on record
