Most recent 40 articles: Aljazeera
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Photos: Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro - Aljazeera (Mar 18) |
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Mar 18 · The reading is the city’s highest in a decade. Heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity.
A heatwave stifling Brazil has set new records with Rio de Janeiro’s heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius (144.1 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest in a decade, weather authorities say.
The heat index measures what a temperature feels like by taking into account humidity. The actual maximum temperature in the city was 42C on Monday, the Rio Alert weather system said.
The 62.3C record was notched in western Rio at 09:55am (12:55 GMT) on Sunday, and was the “highest mark” since Alerta Rio began keeping such records in 2014.
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Protecting climate refugees requires a legal definition - Aljazeera (Mar 2) |
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Mar 2 · While there is much talk about climate migration, there is still no legal framework to protect people displaced by climate disasters.
During the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai last year, the terms “climate migrants” and “climate refugees” echoed loudly across meeting rooms and panels. These labels were passionately used by high-ranking UN officials, external stakeholders, scholars and activists grappling with the consequences of climate change.
During a panel discussion, I emphasised that these terms hold no legal weight and inquired about the need for specific legal protections for those affected by climate-induced displacement. My question was quickly shut down ... Read more ...
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Chile declares state of emergency over raging forest fires - Aljazeera (Feb 3) |
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Feb 3 · The authorities expect the death toll to rise; blaze in tourist area of Valparaiso has forced many to flee their homes.
At least 64 people have been killed in Chile as intense forest fires in the centre of the country triggered a state of emergency and the authorities extended curfews in the worst-affected cities.
The death toll was expected to rise from the blazes that broke out two days ago. In a televised speech to the nation on Sunday, President Gabriel Boric said: “We know that figure is going to grow, it’s going to grow significantly.”
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The fires come in the middle of a heatwave and as tens of thousands of Chileans have been heading to the ... Read more ...
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What climate records were broken in 2023 - Aljazeera (Dec 31) |
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Dec 31 · Al Jazeera takes a look at the unparalleled climate events from the past year.
The year 2023 has been the hottest on record, according to scientists.
According to observers, sizzling heatwaves, devastating floods, and storms have all contributed to global weather records being smashed this year.
"[Year] 2023 has now had six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons,” Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), said in a statement this month.
The world has experienced the highest mean temperature on record for the first 11 months of the year, 1.46 degrees Celsius (2.63 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial ... Read more ...
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First the drought, then flood: Climate crisis compounds woes for Somalis - Aljazeera (Nov 8) |
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Nov 8 · People are losing their homes, livestock and farmland to the flooding in the Horn of Africa.
Somalis are struggling to cope with never-before-seen flooding that has killed dozens of people and forced hundreds of thousands to abandon their homes, in the wake of extreme rainfall that has engulfed much of East Africa.
Following days of heavy torrents, at least 29 people have been killed and more than 300,000 have fled their homes for safety, Somalia’s National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) said on Wednesday, calling the phenomenon the most severe in “decades”.
“What is going on today is the worst for decades,” said Hassan Isse, managing director of ... Read more ...
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The West’s climate crisis is bad news for the Global South too - Aljazeera (Sep 20, 2023) |
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Sep 20, 2023 · Increasing heatwaves, floods and hurricanes in the West threaten to divert climate finance away from developing nations.
The global investment and lending systems are on the verge of a climate-centric metamorphosis as the consequences of global warming on economies around the world become impossible to overlook.
That change should be good news but it is the economically-challenged Global South that could bear the heaviest burden of this shift.
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Before 2021, climate change was primarily regarded as a concern that disproportionately affected the Global South. International financial institutions and advanced economies directed significant amounts of ... Read more ...
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Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’ | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera (Sep 11, 2023) |
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Sep 11, 2023 · UN human rights chief highlights 'environmental horror’ for many countries as fossil fuel projects continue unabated globally.
Climate change is causing human rights emergencies around the world, the United Nations human rights chief says, specifically highlighting Iraq’s “spiralling damage” from global warming.
Volker Turk pointed to recent examples of the “environmental horror that is our global planetary crisis”, including in Basra, Iraq, where “drought, searing heat, extreme pollution and fast-depleting supplies of freshwater are creating barren landscapes of rubble and dust”.
“This spiralling damage is a human rights emergency for Iraq and many other ... Read more ...
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Over 95% chance of El Nino conditions from January to March 2024, US forecaster says - Aljazeera (Sep 06, 2023) |
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Sep 06, 2023 · Scientists blame ever warming human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
“Climate breakdown has begun”, the United Nations chief has warned as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that the world went through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer on record.
The WMO, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), said on Wednesday that last month was the the hottest August on record “by a large margin” and the second hottest ever month after July 2023.
August is estimated to have been about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial average. It also saw ... Read more ...
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Photos: Heavy rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria - Aljazeera (Sep 06, 2023) |
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Sep 06, 2023 · The storms come on the heels of major summer wildfires that hit Greece over the past few weeks.
Fierce rainstorms have battered Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, triggering flooding that caused at least eight deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged through a campsite in northwestern Turkey.
In Istanbul, heavy rain flooded streets and homes in two neighbourhoods, killing at least two people, according to a statement from the governor’s office.
About a dozen people were rescued after being stranded inside a library, while some subway stations were shut down.
In Greece, police banned traffic in the central town of Volos, the nearby ... Read more ...
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Photos: Roads turned into rivers as torrential rains lash Spain - Aljazeera (Sep 04, 2023) |
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Sep 04, 2023 · Record rainfall caused heavy flooding in central Spain, shutting roads, subway lines and high-speed train connections.
At least three people have died and two are missing in Spain after heavy rains triggered flash floods and impacted transportation systems.
The weekend storm affected almost the whole country, with the heaviest rains recorded on Sunday in the coastal provinces of Cadiz, Tarragona and Castello, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
Three people died in the countryside around Toledo, where the weather service Aemet registered record rainfall of 90 litres per square metre on Sunday.
Spanish media said a man was found dead by ... Read more ...
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900m Africans facing food, water shortages – Official – Blueprint Newspapers Limited - Aljazeera (Sep 03, 2023) |
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Sep 03, 2023 · African leaders should use the gathering in Nairobi to chart the course for a renewable energy revolution that would deliver a sustainable future powered by clean energy.
African and international leaders will attend the African Climate Summit from September 4 to 6 in Nairobi, Kenya. They will deliberate on Africa’s unified position on the climate crisis ahead of COP28, the global climate talks, in December and develop the Nairobi Declaration for green growth, a blueprint for Africa’s green energy transition.
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber, who serves as CEO of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), will also be in attendance.
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Heavy rain causes flight cancellations, floods in Germany - Aljazeera (Aug 17, 2023) |
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Aug 17, 2023 · Parts of Germany sees streets deluged and trees toppled as storm leads to dozens of flight cancellations at Frankfurt Airport.
Heavy rain in parts of Germany has caused flooding that deluged streets and toppled trees, and led to dozens of flight cancellations at Frankfurt airport, the country’s busiest and a key European hub.
The storm swept over southwest Germany on Wednesday evening, dumping huge quantities of water and reportedly unleashing more than 25,000 bolts of lightning in about an hour.
Frankfurt airport said on Thursday it was forced to axe 90 flights while 23 more were re-routed to land at other airports.
Some passengers slept on camp beds while ... Read more ...
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Huge wildfire forces evacuation of Canada’s Northwest Territories capital - Aljazeera (Aug 17, 2023) |
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Aug 17, 2023 · Residents of Northwest Territories capital, Yellowknife, told to evacuate city by noon on Friday as wildfire approaches.
A huge wildfire in northern Canada is moving closer the city of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, and authorities have ordered the city’s 20,000 residents to evacuate.
Canada is enduring its worst-ever wildfire season with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the country, including 230 in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife’s mayor Rebecca Alty said on Wednesday that authorities believe the progress of the wildfire would allow time for people to evacuate on Wednesday and Thursday, local media outlet Cabin Radio ... Read more ...
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July delivers all-time record heat to a scorched Sun Belt » Yale Climate Connections - Aljazeera (Aug 08, 2023) |
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Aug 08, 2023 · Global average temperature for July confirmed to be highest on record of any month, says Copernicus Climate Change Service.
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s climate observatory confirmed, warning of dire consequences for the planet.
Marked by heatwaves and fires all around the world, the previous month was 0.33 degrees Celsius (0.59 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the record set in July 2019 when the average temperature was 16.63C (32F), it said.
“It has not been this warm, combining observational records and paleoclimate records, for the last 120,000 years,” said ... Read more ...
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Photos: Spain battles ‘out of control’ wildfire on Tenerife - Aljazeera (Jul 16, 2023) |
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Jul 16, 2023 · Hundreds of firefighters struggle to keep raging wildfire under control as Canary Islands president pleads with residents to leave their homes.
At least 4,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma while Europe struggles to cope with a heatwave, according to authorities.
The fire in La Palma started in the early hours of Saturday in El Pinar, a wooded area in the northern part of the island. The blaze forced the evacuation of people from the villages of Puntagorda and neighbouring Tijarafe.
Ten aerial units and 300 firefighters on the ground sought to bring the wildfire under control on the island, ... Read more ...
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Scientists warn of crop failure ‘uncertainties’ as Earth heats up - Aljazeera (Jul 03, 2023) |
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Jul 03, 2023 · Exploration revival follows pressure from investors to maximise oil and gas profits rather than invest in lower margin renewable energy.
Oil and gas companies are reinvesting record profits from the fossil fuel price surge driven by the Ukraine war to intensify the hunt for new deposits despite repeated calls by the United Nations to phase out hydrocarbons to avoid a climate crisis.
Data and industry executives found the exploration revival responds to pressure from a majority of investors to maximise their oil and gas profits rather than invest in lower margin renewable energy businesses.
The International Energy Agency forecast global upstream oil and gas ... Read more ...
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Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’ - Aljazeera (Jun 28, 2023) |
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Jun 28, 2023 · Parched communities, once displaced by the ravages of ISIL, can barely survive the decimation of their water supplies.
Ramadi, Iraq – The most precious resource in the villages of al-Ankour is water, and it’s gone. Many of the area’s 13,000 residents want to leave but don’t have the means to escape.
Habbaniyah Lake, once a sprawling body of water spanning 140sq km (55sq miles) with a capacity of 3.3 billion cubic metres (4.2 billion cubic yards), is rapidly shrinking as a devastating water crisis unfolds around it. The land is cracked, the sun stings and locals are struggling to cope.
A trace of toxic waste wafts from the edge of the lake, the stench of putrid ... Read more ...
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DR Congo floods death toll surpasses 400 - Aljazeera (May 05, 2023) |
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May 05, 2023 · Torrential rain in South Kivu province causes river to overflow, leading to significant damage in Bushushu and Nyamukubi villages.
At least 176 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a regional official says
Torrential rain in South Kivu province caused a river to overflow on Thursday and led to significant damage and loss of life in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, the provincial government said in a statement.
South Kivu Governor Théo Ngwabidje Kasi put the death toll at 176 and said that other people were still missing. A local civil society member, Kasole Martin, said 227 bodies had been ... Read more ...
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Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: WWA study - Aljazeera (Apr 27, 2023) |
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Apr 27, 2023 · World Weather Attribution scientists say rising greenhouse gas emissions made the nearly 3-year drought at least 100 times more likely.
The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year – would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis released on Thursday.
Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia have endured five failed consecutive rainy seasons since October 2020, with aid groups labelling it “the worst drought in 40 years”.
But while the drivers behind the drought are complex, a team of international climate scientists with the ... Read more ...
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Faculty of Theology of the University of Helsinki to confer honorary doctorate on Greta Thunberg - Anglican Ink © 2023 - Aljazeera (Mar 21, 2023) |
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Mar 21, 2023 · Sweden needs to cut emissions by at least 6.5 to 9.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year starting from 2019, lawsuit says.
A Swedish court has given Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other climate activists the go-ahead to proceed with a class action lawsuit against the Swedish government for “insufficient climate policy”.
Thunberg and 600 other young activists in a group called Aurora sued the Swedish state in November, claiming it had to do more to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) in order to live up to the European Convention on Human Rights.
On Tuesday, Nacka District Court said the lawsuit could go ahead after the group made adjustments to ... Read more ...
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Greta Thunberg, 600 others sue Sweden for climate inaction - Aljazeera (Nov 25, 2022) |
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Nov 25, 2022 · The lawsuit comes as Sweden’s new right-wing government faces mounting criticism over lacklustre climate goals.
More than 600 young people in Sweden, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, have sued the Swedish state, accusing it of climate inaction.
The lawsuit, symbolically submitted to the Stockholm district court during a protest in the city on Friday, had previously been filed electronically to another Stockholm court, according to the organisation behind the lawsuit, Aurora.
“There has never been such a large-scale case in the Swedish legal system”, Ida Edling, a member of Aurora, told the AFP news agency.
The legal action, which has been in the ... Read more ...
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Are climate reparations finally on the way for vulnerable countries? - Aljazeera (Nov 20, 2022) |
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Nov 20, 2022 · Countries at the COP27 summit agree to set up a compensation fund for poor nations suffering the impact of climate change.
Countries at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt have adopted a final agreement that establishes a fund to help poor nations cope with the extreme weather events caused by global warming.
Following tense negotiations that ran through the night, the summit’s Egyptian presidency released a draft text of the overall agreement early on Sunday and also called a plenary session to push the document through as the final, overarching agreement for the UN summit.
The plenary session approved the document’s provision to establish a “loss and ... Read more ...
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‘Unprecedented’ storm lands on Japan; 4 million told to flee - Aljazeera (Sep 18, 2022) |
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Sep 18, 2022 · Authorities warn of 'unprecedented’ waves and winds from Typhoon Nanmadol, urge four million people on Kyushu island to evacuate.
Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Japan’s southwestern coast as authorities urged millions to seek shelter from the powerful storm’s rain and wind.
“The eye of Typhoon Nanmadol” hit near Kagoshima city around 7pm (10:00GMT) on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a brief statement on its website.
At least four million people in southern Japan were ordered to evacuate as the powerful typhoon moved towards the region, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that caused electricity blackouts and paralysed ground and air transportation. Read more ...
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African nations demand climate change financing ahead of COP27 - Aljazeera (Sep 10, 2022) |
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Sep 10, 2022 · The African continent emits only some 3 percent of global CO2 emissions, yet is among the most exposed to climate change.
The leaders of two dozen African countries have urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid pledges so the continent can tackle climate change effects for which it shares little blame.
African ministers made their call in a communique at the close of a three-day forum in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday and two months before Egypt hosts the crucial COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in November.
We urge “developed countries to fulfil their pledges in relation to climate and development finance, and deliver on their commitments to ... Read more ...
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China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops - Aljazeera (Aug 19, 2022) |
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Aug 19, 2022 · An estimated 66 rivers across 34 counties in southwestern region of Chongqing have dried up, China state media reports.
China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze River basin.
China’s National Meteorological Center also renewed its high-temperature red alert on Friday, the 30th consecutive day it has issued alerts, it said on its Weibo channel. State forecasters now predicted that the current heatwave hitting China would only start to abate on August 26.
The national drought “yellow alert”, issued late on Thursday, ... Read more ...
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Arctic warming 4 times faster than rest of planet: Climate study - Aljazeera (Aug 11, 2022) |
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Aug 11, 2022 · Finnish researchers say climate models have underestimated the pace of warming in the Arctic region.
The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet during the last 40 years, according to research published on Thursday that suggests climate models are underestimating the rate of polar heating.
“We present evidence that during 1979–2021 the Arctic has been warming nearly four times as fast as the entire globe,” the authors said in the study.
“Thus, we caution that referring to Arctic warming as to being twice as fast as the global warming, as frequently stated in literature, is a clear underestimation of the situation during the last 43 ... Read more ...
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Severe flood damage in South Korea’s Seoul after record rains - Aljazeera (Aug 10, 2022) |
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Aug 10, 2022 · At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.
At least nine people have died and seven were missing in and around the South Korean capital, Seoul, after the city was lashed by the heaviest rains in more than 100 years.
More rain was forecast for Wednesday, but less than the downpours on Monday and Tuesday that submerged some streets and buildings, trapping people in flooded apartments and stranding cars.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said at least five people had died in Seoul as of Wednesday morning, as well as three in neighbouring Gyeonggi province and one ... Read more ...
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Days of deadly floods and landslides wreak havoc in Iran - Aljazeera (Jul 31, 2022) |
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Jul 31, 2022 · Dozens are dead and at least 45 people missing after most Iranian provinces were affected by the inundations.
Tehran, Iran – More than a week of floods and landslides across Iran have left dozens dead while search operations are under way to find many more missing.
At least 69 people have died in flooding across the country since the beginning of the current Iranian month of Mordad on July 23, Nejad Jahani, a deputy with the country’s Crisis Management Organisation, said on Sunday.
Another 22 people, all tourists sitting along or within dried-up rivers, died after being caught unawares in the town of Estahban in the southern province of Fars just before the month ... Read more ...
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Death toll from torrential rains in northeast Brazil reaches 100 | Floods News | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera (May 31, 2022) |
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May 31, 2022 · Thousands of people have been displaced in Brazil’s Pernambuco state after heavy rain causes flooding and landslides.
The death toll from flooding and landslides following torrential rains in northeast Brazil has reached 100, the AFP news agency and Brazil’s Folha de S Paulo newspaper have reported, citing local officials.
Mudslides have devastated entire impoverished communities outside the city of Recife, the capital of Pernambuco state. Disaster management officials for the state said on Tuesday that at least 14 people remain missing, AFP reported.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had flown over the area on Monday, pledging to do everything possible to “ease ... Read more ...
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African Nations Demand Climate Change Financing Ahead of COP27 - Aljazeera (Oct 19, 2021) |
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Oct 19, 2021 · WMO report warns 1.3 billion people remain 'extremely vulnerable’ as the continent warms more and at a faster rate than global average.
A new report by the United Nations has warned that more than 100 million “extremely poor” people across Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could also melt away the continent’s few glaciers within two decades.
The report released on Tuesday by the World Meteorological Organization presented a grim reminder that Africa’s 1.3 billion people remain “extremely vulnerable” as the continent warms more and at a faster rate than the global average – when the continent’s 54 countries are responsible for less than 4 percent ... Read more ...
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There are grounds for concern about solar power - Aljazeera (Apr 07, 2021) |
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Apr 07, 2021 · Khaled Diab is an award-winning journalist, writer and blogger. Sunlight is the greatest life-giving force on our planet. It is also a potential source of more clean energy that we can ever use. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface of the Earth is estimated to be a staggering 3.4 million exajoules (EJ) a year. Read more ...
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Pokemon protest: Activists at COP25 slam Japan coal plants - Aljazeera (Dec 13, 2019) |
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Dec 13, 2019 · Climate advocates reject Japan's embrace of dirty fossil fuel for energy security at home and money-making abroad.
Madrid, Spain - At the hulking convention centre on the outskirts of Madrid where the United Nations is hosting the COP25 climate conference, protesters may be struggling for attention.
But on Tuesday, a coalition of activists demonstrated in an eye-catching way outside the IFEMA exhibition hall - next to the metro stop connecting this suburb of the Spanish capital to the city centre.
Festooned with blow-up yellow Pikachu outfits from the globally popular Pokemon series to symbolise Japan, a motley assortment of climate advocates chanted in unison: ... Read more ...
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'A future we want': Global mayors on frontlines of climate fight - Aljazeera (Dec 12, 2019) |
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Dec 12, 2019 · As economic hubs, cities have a disproportionate role in causing, suffering from, and reversing global warming.
Madrid, Spain - In a 2017 address distancing himself from the landmark climate agreement, United States President Donald Trump said he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris".
But perhaps no US mayor has quite so forcefully pushed back against Washington's move as the man representing the boom-and-bust steel city.
"I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy and future," Bill Peduto, the mayor of Pittsburgh, said at the time.
Peduto, a colourful ambassador for his ... Read more ...
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Why a 'Green New Deal' must be decolonial - Aljazeera (Dec 09, 2019) |
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Dec 09, 2019 · The Green New Deal will not work unless it dismantles neocolonial structures exploiting nature and people.
Discussions of a Green New Deal (GND) have been all the rage these days, as hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets around the world to demand action on climate change.
First proposed in 2008 to initiate a comprehensive action plan to combat climate change in the UK, the Green New Deal (GND) has come to global attention, gaining particular traction in North America.
Its vision goes beyond the "green," "hip," "vegan," and "mindful" lifestyle choices of a burgeoning elite social class or the tried and failed policies of carbon-offsetting, cap and trade, ... | By Vijay Kolinjivadi Read more ...
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From Nestle to Nike: Will the private sector deliver on climate? - Aljazeera (Dec 06, 2019) |
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Dec 06, 2019 · Report says 285 companies are meeting 'science-based targets' by cutting 265 million tonnes of emissions.
A long list of 285 companies - with combined greenhouse gas pollution that totals more than that of France and Spain put together - have committed to cutting 265 million tonnes of emissions.
The step is equivalent to closing 68 coal-fired power plants and conforms with the 2015 Paris Agreement, reducing emissions by 35 percent compared to the base year.
A new report on corporate action to reverse climate change published on Wednesday by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) says that the efforts of these 285 companies show that a solid chunk of ... Read more ...
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Are Global South experts sidelined in climate conversations? - Aljazeera (Dec 05, 2019) |
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Dec 05, 2019 · After COP25 was moved from Chile to Spain, often unheard experts and activists were once again unable to participate.
Chile is officially presiding over this week's United Nations's COP25 summit, but it is in Madrid, almost 11,000 kilometres (6,835 miles) away, where tens of thousands of the world's leading politicians and activists have converged to discuss the climate emergency.
It was the Latin American nation's turn to host the conference, but Spain stepped in last month, offering to host the conference after Chilean President Sebastian Pinera withdrew after weeks of roiling street protests against inequality in the country, which have since claimed more than 20 ... | By Ruairi Casey Read more ...
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Why climate action needs to target the border industrial complex - Aljazeera (Nov 01, 2019) |
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Nov 01, 2019 · Climate change is displacing a growing number of people; governments are responding by privatising border policing.
In the last few months, all publicly known banking partners of the US private prison and immigrant detention leader GEO Group have committed to severing their ties with the industry. The banks' decision was a major win for campaigners and grassroots activists who have long been working to stop the flow of capital into companies profiting from the destructive combination of mass incarceration in the United States, more aggressive border control policies and increased migration flows exacerbated by climate change.
The survival of private prisons depends on ... | By Todd Miller Read more ...
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Why climate action needs to target the border industrial complex - Aljazeera (Nov 01, 2019) |
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Nov 01, 2019 · Climate change is displacing a growing number of people; governments are responding by privatising border policing.
In the last few months, all publicly known banking partners of the US private prison and immigrant detention leader GEO Group have committed to severing their ties with the industry. The banks' decision was a major win for campaigners and grassroots activists who have long been working to stop the flow of capital into companies profiting from the destructive combination of mass incarceration in the United States, more aggressive border control policies and increased migration flows exacerbated by climate change.
The survival of private prisons depends on ... Read more ...
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Sea erosion will take place elsewhere. We happen to be first' - Aljazeera (Oct 22, 2019) |
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Oct 22, 2019 · Villagers in east India describe coastal erosion impact caused by rising sea levels, as experts warn of climate change.
Odisha, India - There is hardly any sign of rain in Ramayapatana, a coastal village in the east Indian state of Odisha, and fishermen are preparing to take their traditional, hand-operated boats out to sea.
Having wreaked havoc on the village recently, the sea on this October day is calm enough to venture out.
But Landa Loknath, a 45-year-old fisherman and father of three, will not be joining the group.
He is too busy trying to find a new location for a home and organise funds for construction.
Severe coastal erosion has demolished ... | By Anup Dutta Read more ...
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