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Dust storm hits the Iraqi capital of Baghdad

Iraq is hit by its third dust storm in two weeks, temporarily grounding flights at airports serving Baghdad and Najaf and signalling the increasing frequency of the weather phenomenon.

Earth News

Singapore and New Zealand agree to tackle climate change together

Low-carbon and green technologies are included in the joint efforts agreed by prime ministers from both countries.

Climate Now

Heatwaves and snow: What's really happening to the Antarctic climate?

In partnership with Copernicus

Last month Antarctica experienced a record-breaking heatwave, and unusually high amounts of snowfall in some places. Climate Now asks experts on the ice to explain what's really happening on the frozen continent.

Earth News

South Africa's deadliest storm on record kills more than 300 people

Roads, hillsides and homes have been washed away by extreme rainfall in South Africa.

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Art

Art Paris 2022: Nature finds its place in contemporary art once more

From the Sublime to the Pink Octopus; young artists breathing fresh air into nature-focused art.

France

Voters worry over climate change. So why are the Greens polling badly?

France's Greens are polling at a mere 6% ahead of the country's presidential election on Sunday.

Climate

Air pollution has a bigger impact on life expectancy than smoking

Combined with the effects of climate change, dirty air could be the next biggest threat to our respiratory health.

Mobility

This Swedish pilot school is pinning its hopes on electric aviation

The school, which is enrolling students for classes beginning in May, will train its students for the most part using a small two-seater electric airplane.

Climate

Cost of keeping global heating to 1.5°C is far less than you'd guess

The cost of curbing CO2 will just be a few per cent of global GDP by 2050 - and that's without accounting for avoided disasters.

Climate

Global warming must be limited to 1.5°C to avoid ‘climate disaster’

"The decisions we make now can secure a liveable future. We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming."

Earth News

Wind power must gather speed to meet climate goals, report finds

A huge ramp-up in low carbon technology, such as renewable power, is needed if goals set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement are to be met

Earth News

UN panel to release report on efforts to curb climate change

A United Nations-backed panel is due to release a highly anticipated new report on the world's efforts to curb global warming.

Art

Can the weather be weaponised? Where climate data and art meet

Via site-specific commissions, sound and video installations, sculptures, films and 3D-printed objects, Weather Engines explores themes, locations and historical contexts.

Nature

The only inhabitants of this unknown territory are climate scientists

Scientists are researching wildlife in the French Southern and Arctic Lands to better understand the effects of climate change and how we can adapt.

Travel News

'I'm scared to death': Island destination braces for an earthquake

About 200 of the recorded earthquakes, with a magnitude of up to 3.3, have been felt by the population.

Climate

Everyone will be warned of dangerous floods and storms within 5 years

A third of the world is still not covered by live-saving alerts - something the UN and WMO are determined to fix.

Earth News

Don't let Russia crisis fuel climate destruction, UN Chief warns

The war in Ukraine should not mean countries are "hitting the brakes on the decarbonization of the global economy," Antonio Guterres said.

Climate

‘The world's first climate change famine’ is happening in Madagascar

More than 1 million people in southern Madagascar are currently in need of food.

Climate

Watch as Istanbul and Athens are covered with a blanket of snow

Istanbul and Athens are usually great destinations for some milder weather at this time of year. But climate change has put a stop to that and blanketed the cities in snow.

Earth News

Watch this shocking footage of Australia’s worst flood on record

This dramatic footage shows water levels rising in a 24 hour period.