Thousands of firefighters in California are battling the Park Fire in northern California after it doubled in size within 24 hours, reported Reuters. The massive wildfire is the sixth-largest in the state’s history, having burned 370,000 acres since it started on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. It had also destroyed more than 100 structures […]
The outer band of Typhoon Gaemi has brought heavy rain to much of Taiwan, as well as wind gusts of approximately 150 miles per hour, reported BBC News. Gaemi landed near Hualien, killing two people and injuring hundreds more, the country’s officials said. It is expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in […]
South Africa has passed its first Climate Change Act, a sweeping law that will set limits for big greenhouse gas emitters and require that every town and city publish an adaptation plan with the objective of meeting the country’s carbon emissions reduction commitments in accordance with the Paris Agreement. South Africa is a member of […]
In a landmark climate case, Friends of the Earth and two people whose lives have been severely affected by the changing climate are suing the government of the United Kingdom over its failure to safeguard people, property and infrastructure against foreseeable effects of the climate crisis, a press release from Friends of the Earth said. […]
The daily global average temperature reached a new record high on July 21, 2024, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). C3S data showed that on Sunday, the global average temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (approximately 62.76 degrees Fahrenheit), just barely surpassing the previous record set in July 2023. The new record […]
A new study by researchers in Australia has found that iconic and endangered koalas have the ability to regulate their body temperatures more than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have observed free-ranging, wild koalas drastically lowering their core body temperatures during cool mornings in preparation for the most sweltering summer days. “This strongly […]
Azerbaijan, host of the United Nations COP29 climate summit, has announced the launch of a new Climate Action Fund with the goal of mobilizing $1 billion for the support of new national climate targets in developing nations. Contributions to the fund will be made by oil and gas companies and 10 fossil-fuel producing countries, reported […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday $4.3 billion in funding that will go toward 25 projects across 30 states. The projects will address climate pollution and environmental justice. The EPA announced the funding through Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, made available through the Inflation Reduction Act. According to the agency, estimates for the […]
Five Just Stop Oil supporters have been sentenced to a record four and five years for conspiring to cause public nuisance for coordinating four days of protests on London’s M25 roadway in November of 2022. Judge Christopher Hehir, who sentenced the protesters — Roger Hallam, Louise Lancaster, Daniel Shaw, Cressida Gethin and Lucia Whittaker De […]
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