Now playing Next world news Climate targets need to be 'five times more ambitious': scientists Scientists present new report on climate change effects ahead of UN summit. 22/09/2019
Now playing Next Norway Scientists have embarked on the longest-ever expedition to the Arctic The MOSAiC expedition is a year-long project led by Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute which aims to learn more about the weather processes in the Arctic. 21/09/2019
Now playing Next Greece Watch: Drought kills hundreds of fish in Greek lake Hundreds of fish have washed up on the shores of a lake after drought caused a drop in the water level. The phenomenon is blamed on high temperatures and a lack of rainfall. 20/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Global climate strike protests expected to draw millions Coordinated action is expected in some 150 countries, organizers claimed. 20/09/2019
Now playing Next world news Millions of young people march for climate in historic mobilisation The global climate strike kicked off in the Pacific islands and followed the rising sun through Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia and into Europe, Africa and the Middle East. 20/09/2019
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Now playing Next world news How summer 2019 hurt the Arctic, the frontline of climate change Unprecedented wildfires, a record melt of the sea ice and some more extreme weather episodes have marked the 2019 summer season in the Arctic Circle. It was on a par or worse than the 2012 record melt and heat levels, showing that the North Pole is the frontline of the global climate crisis. 18/09/2019
Now playing Next world news Worst-case scenario forecasts 7℃ hike in global temperatures by 2100 Global average temperatures could increase 7℃ above pre-industrial levels by 2100 no matter how hard humans try to stop it, a team of French scientists claim in their latest worst-case scenario modelling. 18/09/2019
Now playing Next World EU warns climate change could wipe out crop production in Europe Crop and livestock production is projected to decrease and may even have to be abandoned in parts of Europe’s southern and Mediterranean regions due to the negative impacts of climate change, according to officials. 18/09/2019
Now playing Next Climate Now From Siberia to Switzerland, scorching August leads to more fires, less ice IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COPERNICUS Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows temperatures were 1.2 degrees centigrade above the pre-industrial average. 16/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France The top temperature in France this summer was 46 degrees Celsius (114.8 Fahrenheit). 09/09/2019
Now playing Next France Summer heatwaves killed 1,500 people in France, Health Minister says A total of 1,435 people passed away during the heatwaves including 567 during the first wave in late June-early July and 868 during the second wave in late July, Agnès Buzyn told France Info and France Inter radio stations. 08/09/2019
Now playing Next world news Climate change to push food prices higher in Europe, report warns Projections using a high-end emission scenario estimate that yields of crops like wheat, corn and sugar beet could decrease by up to 50% in southern Europe by 2050. 05/09/2019
Now playing Next Greece Watch: Climate change hits Greek wine as grape harvest falls 30% Santorini wines are famously sharp but higher temperatures change the acidity of the grape and lead to sweeter wine. 02/09/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Record breaking heatwave hits UK over holiday weekend Another heatwave sends UK temperatures soaring. 26/08/2019
Now playing Next Iceland Climate Change top of the agenda as Nordic ministers meet in Iceland The meeting comes after environmentalists in Iceland laid a commemorative plaque on the site of a Glacier on Sunday that had been declared dead. The Okjökull glacier had existed for 700 years and was Iceland's first glacier to disappear. 20/08/2019
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Climate-friendly policies can succeed in Europe - but not at the expense of workers ǀ View Green policies will be short-lived if proposals fail to recouple social progress with environmental and economic concerns. New training schemes and welfare protections are the key to achieving long-standing change. 19/08/2019