UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means
London: As climate change intensifies, rising public awareness and incremental behavioural changes will hopefully evolve into transformative action. We investigate...
Environment
Portugal asks Europe for help as wildfires rage
Lisbon: Portugal asked the EU to send it more fire-fighting planes on Monday as at least 15 blazes raged in...
Italy and Spain at risk austerity in climate-neutrality race, new study suggests
Rome: Italy and Spain could face greater levels of austerity as a consequence of public investments to cut Europe’s greenhouse...
Second submerged village resurfaces in Greece due to drought
Athens: After Kallio village in the Attica region, a second submerged village has resurfaced in Greece as a result of...
UK funding for those impacted by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam
London: The UK government is providing £1 million of humanitarian assistance in response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi...
EU countries lagging on carbon emissions reductions, Commission tells MEPs
Brussels: Several member states still need to send their energy and climate plans to the European Commission, where they lay...
Juvenile education crucial to expedite climate action for long-term resilience goals: Romina
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam on Friday emphasized juvenile education...
China and US push forward climate actions
Beijing: China and the United States will make joint efforts to ensure a successful United Nations climate change conference in...
Bulgaria warns of hazardous weather as heavy rainfall forecast for September 11
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for September 11...
Feeling colder this week as Arctic air hits UK
London: After many parts of England and Wales experienced some very wet days with thunderstorms and flash flooding, the weather...
PM’s climate change aide urges expansion of marine protected areas’ cover
Celina Ali Islamabad: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Sunday urged the Sindh and...
“1.5 degrees is a mirage”, Senator Sherry Rehman warns of unprecedented climate risks at forum for friendly exchanges among legislators in China
Shanghai: Senator Sherry Rehman, Vice President and parliamentary leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the Senate of Pakistan,...
EU manages record number of responses to extreme weather
Brussels: The European Union has coordinated a record number of emergency responses to extreme weather this year, as climate change...
Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake
Lake Mornos: From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are re-emerging nearly 45...
Bulgaria: Warning of hazardous weather for Bourgas district over forecast heavy rain
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Red warning of very hazardous weather for the Bourgas district for...
Greece tourist port flooded with hundreds of thousands of dead fish
Athens: Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the...
Italy: Severe drought damages olive trees ahead of harvest
Rome: Olive trees in Italy’s major olive-growing regions have been damaged by heatwaves and severe drought conditions ahead of this...
Landslide in southern Italy leaves woman and son missing, feared dead
Rome: Torrential rains triggered a landslide in the southern Italian province of Caserta, forcing evacuations, and rescuers were searching for...
Italy braces for more intense heat as temperatures set to hit highs of up to 39C
Rome: More high temperatures come after Italy was battered by heavy rain and intense thunderstorms. Italy is bracing for another...
Campaigners sue EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 climate targets
Brussels: The EU is being sued for failing to set ambitious climate targets in sectors that contribute more than half...
‘Working here is hell’: latest death of farm worker in 40C heat shocks Italy
Rome: Italy has been shocked by reports of the “brutal” treatment of migrants working on farms across the country and...
Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Lisbon: The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal. An earthquake with an...
Greece issues very high risk of fire alert as wildfire in Mount Pangaion rages for 5th day
Athens: Greece has issued a very high risk of fire or category 4 alert in several regions for Monday, as...
ECOMONDO 2024: Sustainable innovation at the heart of the 27th edition in Italy
Rome: From 5 to 8 November 2024, the Italian coastal city of Rimini will be hosting the 27th edition of...
Portugal’s Madeira wildfire brought under control after 11 days
Lisbon: Firefighters have brought under control a large forest fire in the Portuguese island of Madeira that had been burning...
Greece issues high alert for wildfire risk
Athens: Authorities in Greece on Friday issued a high-alert warning for potential wildfires, with the risk expected to remain elevated...
Production of Greece’s new firefighting planes begins
Athens: The production of new firefighting planes that will equip Greece’s fleet as part of the EU’s rescEU scheme has...
Wildfires burn over 6% of Portugal’s Madeira island in 1 week
Lisbon: A forest fire on the southern coast of Portugal's island of Madeira has scorched more than 5,000 hectares (12,355...
Heat-induced deaths set to triple in Italy by 2100
Rome: Over 28,000 heat-induced deaths are expected to be recorded in Italy in 2100, three times the number of current...
President urges people to actively participate in Monsoon Tree Plantation Campaign
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged all Pakistanis, particularly the youth, to actively participate in the Monsoon...
