Climate Change

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the devastation caused by extreme weather in central China’s Hunan province and the government’s efforts to relocate entire villages from disaster-prone areas. HUNAN, Central China — Wherever Zhong Bailan went, rain, mud, and ruin always followed. In 2000, a…

When South Africa was officially chosen for G20 presidency late last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s key message was of Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability. Now in the runup to high-level sessions this month, what will these broad themes mean for lower income countries in a time where climate change, deepening inequality…

Climate change and rising temperatures pose a major threat to cacao production across the globe, with those impacts already felt in major producers such as Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. A new study highlights several low-cost, low-tech solutions that support natural pollination, building climate change resilience and increasing cacao yields up…

A new study has found that several culturally and economically important species are greatly threatened by climate change. The research found that these species, such as red abalone, Pacific herring and Dungeness crab are greatly threatened by the effects of climate change, including acidification, rising temperatures and more.  The study assessed…

Saltwater crocodiles, like those see here in Darwin, Australia, are at risk from climate change. (Image credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) Climate change may be pushing crocodiles to their limit, a new study finds. In Australia, estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) are struggling due to global warming . Like most…

The Environmental Protection and Climate Change Department has sent official notices to 465 car wash stations, instructing them to comply with new regulations. Similar orders have also been issued by the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC), the Rawalpindi Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), and the District Council administration. These measures are…

It might look like an outpost but here in Ouirgane village we can see the beginnings of a return to earthen architecture. At the moment there are just a few completed houses, but the complex being built here is more ambitious. Khalil Morad El Ghilali is aiming to construct 200…

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Sports company PUMA has received strongly improved scores for its sustainability efforts regarding water security and forests and maintained a top score for its climate policy in the latest ratings by global environmental non-profit CDP. WEBWIRE – Friday, February 21, 2025 While PUMA kept its A ranking in climate change,…

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