Climate Change

Forest fire in Sancheong, Gyeongsangnam-do. Image by Gyeongnam Regional Government. In March 2025, southeastern Korea experienced its largest and most destructive wildfires on record. More than a dozen fires broke out on March 22nd and 23rd and spread rapidly over the following days. More than 48,000 hectares burned – over…

U.S. non-profit organizations that focus on climate change are getting ready to fight a possible move by the Trump administration to revoke their tax exemptions as soon as this week. Groups that work on climate change have been circulating memos over the last few days outlining rumored executive actions they…

By  PELUMI SALAKO Updated : , ,   MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos . Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard puppet animals along with their puppeteers…

Newsletters ePaper Sign in Home India Karnataka Opinion World Business Sports Video Entertainment DH Specials Iran-Israel conflict News Shots Explainers Bengaluru Trending Photos DH Brandspot Home News Shots Trending Menu × ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Home india April heatwave in north India driven by climate change, finds study Researchers point to…

Scientists have different thoughts about how the world might come to an end, and they’ve suggested several possibilities. One of the most discussed is climate change. As the Earth gets warmer, we’re seeing more extreme weather like stronger hurricanes, longer droughts, and heavier floods. These changes can make it harder…

Dramatic ice melt due to climate change may move the locations of Earth's geographic poles in the coming years, a new study finds. As ice sheets melt and ocean mass gets redistributed around the planet, Earth's geographic North and South poles could shift up to 89 feet (27 meters) by…

Throughout the Yangtze River Delta, a region in southern China famed for its widespread rice production, farmers grow belts of slender green stalks. Before they reach several feet tall and turn golden brown, the grassy plants soak in muddy, waterlogged fields for months. Along the rows of submerged plants, levees…

As climate change pushes montane species upslope in a bid to escape warming temperatures, species, including birds, occupying the highest altitudes could be left with nowhere to go, making them the most prone to extinction...Read More

As Albanese and Dutton fought it out, these were the questions they couldn’t answer Prime Minister Anthony Albanese couldn’t say when power prices would become cheaper. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said it wasn’t for him to say if climate change was making weather events worse. Neither could say how they…

When it comes to reforestation, planting a diversity of tree species could have a plethora of positive effects on forest health and resilience, climate mitigation and biodiversity. That’s based on research from the world’s largest tree-planting experiment, in China, and the world’s longest-running tropical forest planting experiment...Read More