climate

Philippines records fewer storms, faces worst drought in decades

MANILA, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) - The Philippines has so far endured fewer storms in 2023 than in any of…

Fury as climate draft deal falls short of fossil fuel phase-out

By Laurent Thomet and Benjamin Legendre DUBAI, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) - UN climate negotiations dragged into the early hours…

Fight fire with fire: controlled burns stem California blazes

By Jenn CAIN, with Romain FONSEGRIVES in Los Angeles SANTA CRUZ, United States, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - In a…

Sydney swelters in hottest day in three years

SYDNEY, Dec 9, 2023 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned people to stay safe Saturday as a heatwave…

2023 to be hottest year on record after ‘extraordinary’ November

By Daniel Lawler with Benjamin Legendre in Dubai PARIS, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - This year will be the hottest…

King Charles urges ‘genuine’ climate action at COP28

By Laurent Thomet, Nick Perry and Talek Harris DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - King Charles III told world leaders…

World Bank to operate ‘loss and damage’ climate fund

DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The World Bank will "operate" an ambitious new climate change fund, but donors and…

2023 shatters climate records, set to be hottest year ever: UN

  GENEVA, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said…

Tripling renewable energy by 2030 ‘ambitious but doable’

By Catherine HOURS PARIS, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Host United Arab Emirates wants nearly 200 nations attending the COP28…

Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charity

NAIROBI, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million…

Kyiv says storms killed 12, 800 villages without power

KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) - Extreme weather that stormed through Ukraine's south earlier this week killed 12 people,…

Storm leaves thousands without power in Crimea

MOSCOW, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - Over 400,000 people in Crimea were left without power on Monday, after hurricane force…

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