Portugal records hottest-ever November
Lisbon: Portugal has experienced its hottest-ever November, the country’s meteorological agency said on Thursday, the average air temperature 2.69C higher...
Environment
Wolves in EU lose safeguards, allowing culls as numbers soar
Brussels: The first snow of winter has fallen in Sanmartin, a village in Romania’s eastern Carpathian mountains. Shepherd József Rácz...
Pakistan draws valuable lessons from coastal cities in China: Saleem Mandviwalla
Beijing: Pakistan has drawn valuable lessons from several coastal cities in China, particularly Shenzhen, Wenzhou, and Hangzhou, Chairman of the...
EU regrets lack of conclusion on global plastics agreement
Brussels: The EU regrets that the 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5) finished...
Italy’s nature-rich Po Delta saved from offshore drilling by ‘crucial’ court case win
Rome: Offshoring drilling threatened to submerge parts of the delta, which is already bracing against a barrage of problematic, climate...
The mortality impacts of greening Italy
Rome: Green spaces have been shown to be beneficial to humans, but quantifying these benefits is a challenge for epidemiology....
Italy: Cactus pear is a crop with potential in parched south and beyond
Rome: Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy's arid south, but a startup...
Chinese water-saving facilities play a vital role in Pakistan
China Economic Net Beijing: The panoramic solutions for the whole industrial chain of agricultural water-saving irrigation could systematically meet the...
South-west France swelters in ‘staggering’ 26.9C November night heat
Paris: Towns in south-west France roasted in “completely extreme” heat in the early hours of Tuesday, with overnight temperatures hitting...
The EU wants to lower protection for wolves. Why has the species rebound become a problem?
Wolves have made an impressive comeback in Europe in recent decades, but their presence has angered some farmers and led...
More rain forecast after Storm Bert hits UK
More rain is due to fall on Tuesday and Wednesday in southern England and south Wales, where flooding and high...
Man dies after tree falls on car as Storm Bert sweeps UK
London: A man has died after a tree fell on his car as Storm Bert brought strong winds, rain, and...
Italy: Supervolcano shows signs of waking up, which would plunge the world into chaos
Rome: The Phlegraean Fields, now considered one massive supervolcano, are beginning to stir, making the scientific community uneasy. These volcanic...
Pakistan’s exports at risk from EU carbon tax amid coal reliance, experts warn
Brussels: Experts have cautioned that Pakistan’s reliance on fossil fuel-based electricity generation, particularly coal, could endanger its exports to the...
Snow and freezing weather to disrupt UK travel plans
London: Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have continued to cause significant disruptions across the UK, with travel delays, school closures,...
Fresh weather warnings as UK hit by cold snap
London: Freezing temperatures and snowfall continued across parts of the UK on Wednesday after weather warnings covered all four nations....
UK: Met Office issues new yellow warning for more snow and ice
London: Yellow weather warnings remain in place across the UK following the first snowfall of the season which led to...
Developers in running for four new offshore wind sites in France
Paris: The French government has pre-qualified twelve candidates for the AO9 tender, which offers four new sites for offshore wind...
PM’s climate coordinator lauded for bringing together global judicial fraternity for climate justice
Baku: Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam has emphasized the need for vulnerable countries to...
UK snow and ice warnings as weather turns colder
London: Snow and ice warnings have been issued by the Met Office for late Sunday through to Tuesday. Northern areas...
EU guts and delays forest protection law – area the size of Moscow at risk of destruction
Brussels: Just now, the European Parliament approved a proposal by the European Commission to delay by one year the application...
Romina urges South Asian countries to unite for regional climate action
Baku: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Tuesday urged South Asian countries to boost collaboration...
COP29: Time to act now for global climate action rising to this moment: Romina
Baku: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Monday emphasised the urgency for unified global response...
First snow in Bulgaria brings a taste of winter
Sofia: The first snow of the season has arrived in Bulgaria, just as meteorologists predicted. The snowfall began early this...
Chinese wisdom in carbon finance shared for closer South-South cooperation
China Economic Net Beijing: China experience and resource in climate change finance and investment were shared with 21 officials and...
Waste heat from London sewers eyed to warm UK Parliament
London: London landmarks including the UK Parliament could be warmed by low-carbon heat powered by the River Thames, the London...
EU climate chief holds firm on CO2 deadlines for cars
Brussels: The European Union's climate commissioner on Thursday reaffirmed EU plans to end sales of CO2-emitting cars in 2035 and...
Pakistan home to 13,032 glaciers, new study reveals
Ambassador Marilina Armellini highlights close ties between Italy, Pakistan Celina Ali Islamabad: Coordinator to Pakistan's Prime Minister on Climate Change,...
Why are 10,000 giant spiders on the loose in the UK?
London: This week, several newspapers and tabloids in the United Kingdom published claims that 10,000 mammoth spiders, which some said...
Portugal: More areas put on heavy rain alert
Lisbon: The yellow warning for precipitation came into force at 2pm in the districts of Leiria, Castelo Branco, Lisbon, Santarém,...
