Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
BAKU – Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change,…
Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades
Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at…
More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches
AFP At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said…
At least 14 die as floods sweep through Bosnia and other Balkan states
Associated Press A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia and Herzegovina overnight into Friday, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the…
Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon makes landfall
AFP Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Taiwan’s south on Thursday, the island’s weather agency said, after forcing schools and offices to shut for a second day amid winds and rain…
Nigeria’s VP calls for collective action to combat climate change
Morakinyo Akinosun GOMBE – Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday called for unified efforts to address the escalating threats posed by climate change across the country, particularly in the…
July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitor
AFP July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU’s climate monitor. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global…