Health news

Heatwaves in 2022 may have caused 70,000 deaths in Europe

Researchers analysed how daily versus weekly data can underestimate excess deaths due to heat-related mortality.

21 November 2023

Earth News

Richest 10% of Europeans cause as much pollution as poorest 50%

A damning new report from Oxfam calls for a European wealth tax as the contribution of the EU’s richest to the climate crisis is laid bare.

20 November 2023

Earth News

It’s ‘now or never’ to keep 1.5C alive, UN report warns

The world is on track for 2.5 to 2.9C of heating this century under current Paris Agreement climate plans, a new UN report has found.

20 November 2023

World News

Two killed in Bulgaria by falling trees in gale-force winds

Gale-force winds and heavy rain and snow hit large parts of Bulgaria on Sunday, claiming the lives of two people.

19 November 2023

Earth News

Climate activists targeted by hacking scheme say public is real victim

The climate activists targeted by the hacking scheme say it had a "completely detrimental, chilling effect" on their work.

17 November 2023

Earth News

Greek villagers consider relocation after flooding destroys homes

"We grew up here… it's our village," says one local farmer. "But safety comes first. You cannot live with this insecurity all the time."

17 November 2023

Earth News

These European cities have been given an ‘A’ for climate action

A new ranking has given 22 European cities the highest score for their transparency and bold climate action.

16 November 2023

Nature

Sand and dust storms are 'dramatically' more frequent, UN warns

The world is losing 1 million square kilometres of productive land a year to sand and dust storms, the UN body in charge of fighting desertification has warned today.

15 November 2023

Health news

Warning of catastrophic impact on health from unchecked climate change

In its eighth report, the Lancet Countdown project has made some dire projections for human health should we fail to stem the climate crisis.

15 November 2023

Earth News

Why has a pond in Hawaii turned bright pink?

The fairytale-like transformation of a pond at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge was first noticed in late October.

14 November 2023

Climate

ECB berates proposed EU bank carveout from corporate due diligence law

Plans to exclude finance from EU environmental due diligence legislation aren’t going down well with supervisors in Frankfurt

14 November 2023

Culture news

These iconic monuments in Lisbon are threatened by climate change

Two of Portugal’s most iconic monuments, the Tower of Belém and the Jeronimos Monasteryare, are under threat from climate change, a new study revealed.

14 November 2023

Earth News

Climate action ‘supernova’ needed at COP28, UN report warns

Governments around the world are still “massively off track” on climate action, according to a new report from UN Climate Change.

14 November 2023

Earth News

COP28: EU pledges 'substantial' contribution to climate damage fund

The European Union will make a “substantial” contribution to a new international fund for climate damages, the Commission announced today.

13 November 2023

Earth News

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Australia has offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change.

10 November 2023

Health news

Respiratory deaths more likely in summer than winter, study finds

A Spanish research team has found a correlation between high ambient temperatures and the number of patient deaths during the summer months compared to winter.

8 November 2023

Health news

What to know about the bleeding virus detected in French ticks

Authorities said that Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was detected for the first time in southern France this month. Here's what we know.

8 November 2023

Climate

Scientists ‘virtually certain’ 2023 will be the hottest year on record

After four months of global records being "obliterated", temperatures in October have left climate scientists nearly certain that 2023 will be the hottest on record.

8 November 2023

World News

October smashes temperature records

After the cumulative warming of these past several months, it’s virtually guaranteed that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, according to Copernicus.

8 November 2023

Earth News

Only 4% of top companies net-zero targets meet UN climate guidelines

The pace of change among governments and corporations is set to form a central part of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

6 November 2023