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South Korea issues first emergency heatwave warning under new rating system

South Korea issued its first-ever emergency heatwave alert on Sunday under a new warning system launched this year, advising people to halt outdoor activities and keep cool.

Typhoon makes landfall in China, downgraded to severe tropical storm

Typhoon Bavi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm Sunday after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities had evacuated nearly two million people in its path.

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Record floods devastate eastern Australia

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help.

US braces for intense hurricane season as climate agency is gutted

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday predicted a more intense Atlantic hurricane season this year -- even as the Trump administration moves to gut the agency's workforce and slash its budget.

Tariff wars will hamper climate efforts: COP30 CEO

Tariff wars will hinder trade in green technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicles, and hamper the fight against climate change, says Ana Toni, CEO of the UN's COP30 climate conference.

Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia

Rising floodwaters stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, as torrential rain pummelled water-logged towns for a second day and engorged rivers swallowed roads, leaving two dead.

One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods

Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded.

Three dead as thunderstorms hit southeastern France

At least three people died, including a couple in their eighties, when thunderstorms hit southeast France on Tuesday, leaving behind what one official described as "scenes of war".

Heatwave forces early school closures in Pakistan's largest province

Rising temperatures in Pakistan's most populous province have forced the provincial government to close all private and public schools for summer vacations early, officials said on Tuesday.

Record May heat scorches north, central China

Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported Tuesday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.

Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in south-central US

Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.

Tornadoes kill more than 20 in south-central US

More than 20 people have died after severe storms swept through the US states of Missouri and Kentucky, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000 people, authorities said.

Kinshasa deploys excavators against illegally built homes

A mother watched in despair as an excavator demolished her Kinshasa home, part of a campaign to clamp down on unauthorised buildings after deadly floods.

Europe's biggest 'green' methanol plant opens in Denmark

Europe's largest "green" methanol plant opened in Denmark on Tuesday, boosting the continent's emissions reduction efforts -- with customers ranging from shipping giant Maersk to toymaker Lego and pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.

Snow cover of Swiss glaciers below average this year: study

The amount of snow covering Swiss glaciers at the end of the winter this year was 13 percent below the 2010-2020 average, said a group of glacier monitoring experts on Monday.

Copenhagen to offer giveaways to eco-friendly tourists

The city of Copenhagen will offer special rebates and freebies to eco-friendly tourists this summer, including free bike rentals to those arriving by train and staying more than four days.

As world heats up, UN cools itself the cool way: with water

Deep in the bowels of the UN headquarters, a pump sucks in huge amounts of water from the East River to help cool the complex with an old but energy-efficient mechanism.

US climate agency stops tracking costly natural disasters

US President Donald Trump's administration will stop updating a long-running database of costly climate and weather disasters as part of its deep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to a Thursday announcement.

World energy methane emissions near record high in 2024: IEA

Record fossil fuel production kept planet-heating methane emissions near historic highs last year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, warning of a surge in massive leaks from oil and gas facilities.

Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms

Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change.

US climate assessment in doubt as Trump dismisses authors

President Donald Trump's administration has fired the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a key assessment vital to preparing for global warming.

US climate assessment thrown into doubt as Trump dismisses authors

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday disbanded the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a critical assessment mandated by Congress and vital to the nation's preparedness against global warming.

Dead salmon create election stink on Australian island

On a tree-lined beach in Australia's rugged island state of Tasmania, locals discovered popcorn-sized bits of dead salmon washed up along the sand.

Calls for 'diplomacy,' 'cooperation' at BRICS summit

Brazil, which chairs the 11-nation BRICS grouping that also includes Russia and China, called for closer cooperation Monday as the world deals with conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and trade wars under US President Donald Trump.

US opposes 'dangerous' anti-fossil fuel policies at global summit

An international summit on the future of energy security opened in London on Thursday with stark opposition from Washington, which called policies to phase out fossil fuels "harmful and dangerous".

UK hosts global energy summit with renewables under attack

An international summit on the future of energy security opens in London on Thursday amidst major disagreements over the role of renewables in satisfying the world's thirst for energy.

Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens

An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.

Global warming is a security threat and armies must adapt: experts

From responding to weather disasters to rising competition in the fast-warming Arctic, militaries are exposed to climate change and cannot let it become a strategic "blind spot", security experts say.

Climate campaigners praise a cool pope

Through magisterial Vatican pronouncements about the dangers posed by the warming planet, Pope Francis gave the Roman Catholic church a voice that influenced climate change talks, experts said.

Two missing after deadly spring snowstorm wreaks havoc in the Alps

Two people were still missing in Italy on Friday after unusually heavy spring storm across the Alps dumped more than a metre of snow in some areas, shutting ski areas, halting transport and leaving at least one person dead.

Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars

Vietnam has dramatically increased its wind and solar targets as it looks to up its energy production by 2030 to meet soaring demand, according to a revised version of its national power plan.

Wine consumption falls heavily into the red

Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the main trade body said Tuesday, raising concerns about new risks from US tariffs.

Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.

'Slow travel' start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail

The crossing may be "a bit choppy", Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his passengers waiting in the French port of Boulogne to cross the Channel with only wind to get them to England.

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