Climate Change

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The ongoing dusty weather that has impacted vast parts of northern China will continue in the coming months, one of the country’s top meteorological officials said, noting that climate change had contributed to the acceleration of such severe and frequent weather patterns. Zhang Bihui, an official at the China Meteorological…

Could become a much more significant driver of food inflation than climate change itself On April 1, the carbon tax will be set at $65 per metric tonne. We are slowly marching towards a carbon tax of $170 per metric tonne by 2030, more than double what it is today.…

Research shows that airplane turbulence could be increasing because of climate change and become three times as common by 2050 to 2080.There have been several cases of severe turbulence in recent years.Flight attendants are calling for "lap babies" to be banned on flights following a recent incident.Research into the issue…

MADRID (AP) — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone-dry conditions. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised full support to those who had fled their homes. “We’re…

A lone polar bear navigating sea ice, which this species uses to traverse vast distances in the Arctic to find food. A rapid loss of sea ice in northern latitudes has driven many polar bears onto land and into human settlements to scavenge. Credit: Kathy Crane/NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory…

In this episode of “Protecting the Planet,” CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explores how animals are being affected by climate change and human-created pollution in their habitats. Read More

Updated March 24, 2023 at 6:23 PM Published March 24, 2023 at 5:29 PM GENEVA/BRUSSELS – Citizens affected by climate change are suing the governments of more than 30 European countries in three separate cases before the European Court of Human Rights, alleging that state inaction has violated their human…

World Bank and Egypt Agree on a New $7 Billion Five-Year Plan to Support Egypt’s Development A woman shops at a vegetable market in Cairo, Egypt. Photo Credit | Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The World Bank announced on Wednesday that it has approved a new USD 7 billion (EGP 216…

Potentially deadly infections from a type of flesh-eating bacterium could significantly increase in the decades ahead as climate change causes oceans to warm and helps the organisms spread into new coastal areas. A study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports found that infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus along the eastern…