climate

UN issues hunger alert for Haiti, Sahel and Sudan

ROME, May 29, 2023 (AFP) - Haiti, the Sahel and Sudan now rank among the UN's highest alert areas for…

Shanghai swelters through hottest May day in 100 years

SHANGHAI, May 29, 2023 (AFP) - Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in more than 100 years on Monday, the…

Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expected

PARIS, May 26, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the…

Solar investment outshines oil: IEA

By Catherine Hours and Richard Lein Agence France-Presse PARIS, France, May 25, 2023 (AFP) -- Investment in solar power is…

US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River

  By Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Western US states said Monday they have reached…

Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

NEW DELHI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change made record-breaking deadly heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand last…

Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN

GENEVA, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the…

Water woes shake up Spain’s election campaign

By Valentin BONTEMPS Agence France-Presse DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, Spain, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Concern over the future of Spain's…

New study quantifies link between climate crisis, wildfires

  By Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, May 16, 2023 (AFP) - In a first, US climate scientists have quantified…

Category 5 Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar, Bangladesh

KYAUKTAW, Myanmar, May 14, 2023 (AFP) - Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, sparing sprawling refugee…

Temperature in Singapore soars to 40-year high: officials

SINGAPORE, May 14, 2023 (AFP) - Singapore reported its highest temperature in 40 years on Saturday, officials said, as a…

Vietnam warns heatwaves to strain power supply

HANOI, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - Vietnam's state electricity company warned on Wednesday that the national power system would come…

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