All posts tagged "Climate change"

Kandahar’s Takhtapul district hit hard by ongoing drought

Afghanistan has experienced three consecutive years of drought, including the most devastating drought in 30 years in 2021 and 2022.

EU pledges €15 million to WFP to help mitigate climate crisis impact on Afghans

Malaysia and Thailand brace for second wave of heavy rain and possible flooding

Authorities say these have been the worst floods in decades, resulting in the death of at least 27 people across the two countries. 

COP29’s $300 billion deal ‘insufficient’ to fight climate change

After days of negotiations in Azerbaijan, rich countries agreed to raise their contribution from $250 billion to $300 billion a year by 2035

UN moves to unlock stuck climate financing for Afghanistan

If successful, this would be the first time new international climate finance would flow into the arid, mountainous nation in three years.

COP29 climate talks: What is needed for a deal by Friday’s deadline?

The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 2pm but COP summits have a history of running long,

Deputy FM Stanikzai urges world to help Afghanistan in fight against climate change

Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, first since IEA takeover

It was not immediately clear in what capacity the delegation would participate at COP29, but sources indicated it would have observer status

Developing world faces multi-billion climate adaptation cash gap, U.N. report says

UNAMA will make ‘useful decisions’ about Afghanistan at climate summit

The conference is scheduled to start on Monday and will be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan

Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned residents to leave the city and said those who stayed behind could face death

State of Emergency declared in Florida ahead of hurricane Milton

Weather experts say impacts ranging from a devastating storm surge to major flooding from rain, damaging wind gusts, pounding surf and tornadoes are expected in Florida

Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224

The death toll climbed to 224 and the injured to 158 while rescue efforts were still underway on Wednesday to look for 24 others

US southeast faces daunting task cleaning up from Helene; death toll rises

At least 3.5 million customers remained without power across five states, with authorities warning it could be several days before services were fully restored.

Summer of 2024 was world’s hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says

The exceptional heat increases the likelihood that 2024 will outrank 2023 as the planet's warmest on record.

India braces for another month of above-average rainfall in September

Above-normal rainfall could damage summer-sown crops, such as rice, cotton, soybean, corn, and pulses, which are typically harvested from mid-September

Deadly typhoon Gaemi made worse by climate change, scientists say

Typhoon Gaemi's wind speeds were around 14 kph more intense and its rainfall up to 14% higher as a result of warmer sea temperatures

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as Caymans, Mexico brace for storm’s impact

The death toll from the powerful Category 4 hurricane climbed to at least 10, but it is widely expected to rise further as communications come back...

Helmand officials warns of heat wave as mercury hits 51 degrees C

Kandahar temperatures have also been sweltering. On Monday, the temperature in the provincial capital reached 50 degrees C.

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says

Russia is the single country with the most high-valued area ripe for conservation with 138,436 square km identified in the study, an area the size of...