Climate Change

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a strategic framework to address the health impacts of climate change. The Director-General of the Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, described climate change as one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time during the official launch…

According to Bill Nye’s expert opinion, if Congress stopped denying the existence of climate change, disasters like this past weekend’s Texas flash flood could be prevented. While talking to Dana Bash on CNN, the Science Guy broke down the need to halt the burning of fossil fuels if the planet…

On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that Britain and France must collaborate to confront the world’s numerous destabilising challenges and defend Europe from “excessive dependencies” on the United States and China. Macron, in a rare address to both chambers of the British parliament, praised the resumption of deeper relations…

Last Updated: July 09, 2025, 23:14 IST A heatwave in Western Europe in June-July caused around 2,300 deaths across 12 cities as temperatures soared over 40°C. People refresh themselves at a public fountain during a heatwave in Paris. (AFP) A brutal heatwave that scorched Western Europe in late June and…

A firefighting plane dropping water over a wildfire near Athens, Greece Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images An intense heatwave in June and July killed 2300 people across London and 11 other European cities, a death toll that was nearly tripled by climate change. While it can take months to determine…

Ten days of extreme heat killed 2,305 people in a sample of 12 European cities last month, with almost two-thirds of those deaths caused by climate change’s intensifying effect on heatwaves, new research estimated on Wednesday. The early summer heatwave, which sparked wildfires and health warnings from Spain to Turkey,…

WASHINGTON – The Energy Department has hired at least three scientists who are well known for their rejection of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, according to records reviewed by The New York Times. The scientists are listed in the Energy Department’s internal email system as current employees of…

Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 08:31 HKT/SGT      Source: Eisai Eisai Selected as Supplier Engagement Leader, CDP's Highest Rating in the Supplier Engagement Assessment TOKYO, July 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced that it has been selected for the highest rating…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated that Africa’s current priorities lie in combating poverty and tackling climate change, not in the pursuit of nuclear weapons or related capabilities. Shettima made the remarks on Monday while hosting Robert Floyd, the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), during a…

By Christina Nunez and Domonique Tolliver Flooding is one of the most common, and most destructive, natural disasters in the world. Triggered by heavy rains, storm surges, or rapid snowmelt, floods can strike with little to no warning. Climate change is fueling more intense storms, leading to heavier, faster rainstorms. …