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Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it
An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach drawing international tourists to float in the world-famous waters of the Dead Sea.
Climate change made ferocious LA wildfires more likely: study
Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds, according to an analysis published Tuesday.
Power cuts and transport chaos as Storm Eowyn hits Ireland and UK
Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.
WWF blasts Sweden, Finland over logging practices
Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Thursday.
Global green energy push likely to continue despite Trump climate retreat: UN
Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement should not slow the global momentum towards renewable energy investments that the deal created, the UN said Wednesday.
Rare snow socks New Orleans as Arctic blast chills much of US
Bitter Arctic air plunged more than half the United States into a deep freeze Tuesday, including New Orleans, where the heaviest snow in decades brought dangerous conditions to the famously festive Gulf Coast city.
Trump's climate retreat will have 'significant impact' on COP30: Brazil
Brazil warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement would have a major impact on COP30 talks to be held in the Amazon in November.
Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices
Brazilian coffee producer Moacir Donizetti first smelled the smoke, and then watched in desperation as a blaze consumed his family coffee plantation last year.
Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuels
President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.
2024 saw fastest-ever annual rise in CO2 levels: UK weather service
The UK weather service said Friday that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in 2024 grew at the fastest annual rate on record, exceeding their own projections by some margin.
US braces for freezing weather fueled by polar vortex
Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with Donald Trump's inauguration expected to be the coldest in 40 years.
Global road transport emissions to peak in 2025: study
CO2 emissions from road transport could peak worldwide this year thanks to rapid growth in electric vehicles and stricter new regulations, a German think tank said Tuesday.
Cyclone-battered region sees storm Dikeledi leave Mayotte for Mozambique
Tropical storm Dikeledi barrelled towards Mozambique on Monday after leaving three dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte, less than a month after the cyclone-battered region was hit by Chido.
Fueling the Los Angeles fires: the Santa Ana winds
Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known to dry out "the hills and the nerves to flash point."
'Fragile' Mayotte still on high alert as storm moves away
A tropical storm still presented a threat to the French territory of Mayotte, officials said Sunday, even though it was moving away after bringing torrential rains and flooding, and after killing three people in Madagascar.
Storm moves away from Mayotte, three dead in Madagascar
A tropical storm was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday after causing torrential rains and flash floods that killed three people in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar.
Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on high alert as new storm approaches
Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.
Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert for new storm
Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.
Dutch police detain hundreds at climate protest
Dutch police on Saturday detained hundreds of climate activists and used two water cannons to break up a protest that blocked off a main highway into the city for several hours.
2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limit
The last two years saw average temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time, Europe's climate monitor said Friday, as the UN demanded "trail-blazing" climate action.
2024 warmest year on record for mainland US: agency
Last year set a record for high temperatures across the mainland United States, with the nation also pummeled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Friday.
Uruguay bucks 2024 global warming trend
The world experienced its hottest year in 2024 since records began, but in the small South American country of Uruguay, global warming was counteracted by bouts of "near-historic" cold.
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday.
US emissions stagnated in 2024, challenging climate goals: study
US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels.
Rubber tappers forge sustainable future in Amazon
As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees.
Antarctic sea ice rebounds from record lows: US scientists
Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation that Earth's frozen continent could be undergoing a permanent change.
Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
As snowflakes gently settled on his balcony solar panels on a cold winter's day, Berliner Jens Sax checked his smartphone to see how much electricity they were generating.
Brazil gears up for first climate conference in Amazon
After serving a customer a bowl of acai with fried fish in Belem's market, Sandra da Costa wipes her hands excitedly.
Frigid temps hit US behind major winter storm
Frigid temperatures across a large US area complicated efforts Tuesday at restoring power and clearing roads after a major winter storm plowed through the central plains to the Atlantic coast.
Winter storm leaves large US region blanketed in snow, ice
A major storm system that blanketed a large swathe of the central and eastern United States in snow and ice -- disrupting travel for millions and contributing to at least five deaths -- was headed offshore Monday night, forecasters said.
Eastern US hunkers down in major winter storm
A deadly storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain across the eastern United States on Monday, killing five people and disrupting travel for millions of Americans from the central plains to the capital Washington.
Eastern US digs in as major winter storm wreaks havoc
A massive storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on large swaths of the eastern United States Monday, disrupting travel and work for millions of Americans from the Ohio Valley to the capital Washington.