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'Water shortages should be reclassified as unwise water use,' expert says

Asia / Pacific

Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

Asia / Pacific

Europe faced record number of 'extreme heat stress' days in 2023, say climate monitors

Europe

'Human-induced' climate change caused deadly Sahel heatwave, says study

Africa

Temperatures soar in southern Spain amid Spring heatwave

Europe

March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Europe

Red Cross and USAID urge global action on threat from extreme heat

Europe

Planet 'on the brink' as UN agency warns new heat records are likely in 2024

Environment

Climate activists disrupt Rome marathon to 'sound alarm' on looming disasters

Europe

'We need to make sure clean energy transitions are just and are for everyone, countries and people'

'Unchartered territory': Scientific community unsure if 'change of climate has become irreversible'

In pictures: Chile battles devastating wildfires as death toll soars

'TRAGEDY OF VERY GREAT MAGNITUDE'
Americas

Chile begins two days of mourning after wildfires kill more than 120 people

Americas

Chile declares state of emergency over deadly forest fires

Americas

2023 was hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5°C threshold

Europe

'Honorable mention': Cop28 was not 'breakthrough', will countries honor their commitments?

130 countries 'agree with science' to phase out fossil fuels, lack 'clear direction & urgent action'

COP28 deal 'small step in right direction': Time for 'transition from fossil fuels very short'

Climate justice 'cornerstone' of COP28 agreement, taking Global South concerns 'into account'

UAE pulls off modest half billion dollar 'coup' to aid poorer nations hit hardest by climate change

EU climate monitor says 2023 will be hottest year in recorded history

Europe

Is 400bn euro climate fund COP-out as less resilient poorer countries bear brunt of climate change?

'We need a green transition urgently and countries to be more ambitious' in plans to cut emissions

Brazil grapples with extreme weather as heatwave sweeps nation

Americas

Extreme heat will likely kill nearly five times more people by 2050

Europe

Brazil's Pantanal wetlands face roaring fires amid severe drought

Paris at 50°C: City prepares for extreme heatwaves of the future

France

Climate change: 2023 on track to become hottest year on record

September hottest on record by 'extraordinary' margin, says EU monitor

Europe

Portuguese youth bring ‘unprecedented’ climate case to European rights court

Environment

Australia now in El Nino climate pattern, increasing risk of severe wildfires and droughts

Asia / Pacific

Flooding death toll rises in Greece as rescue crews ferry residents to safety

Europe

Record summer heat supercharged by man-made climate change, study finds

Environment

Air conditioning: Welcome relief from climate change, but part of the problem

KEEPING COOL
Environment

Clear the air: UN & WHO take on air pollution, a silent killer & 'a leading cause of death globally'

‘Climate breakdown’: 2023 likely to be hottest year humanity has experienced

Environment

Battling climate change 'requires political will, leadership & commitment' to 'real action'

Burning Man revelers fiery over washout: 'Warmer world' leads to extreme weather 'patterns' globally

Extreme weather intensifying 'as we keep on pumping more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere'

600 firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft struggle to control wildfires in Greece

Patients evacuated onto ferry as wildfire rages near hospital in Greece

Europe endures another summer of wildfires, droughts amid scorching temperatures

Europe

Europe’s tourist numbers bounce back after Covid – for better or worse

TOURISTS IN TROUBLE
Europe

France issues rare ‘red alert’ for heatwave in south

Europe

France sizzles in late summer 'heat dome'

‘Intense and long-lasting’ heatwave hits France, record temperatures expected

Europe

‘Intense and long-lasting’ heatwave hits France, record temperatures expected

Thousands ordered to flee as heat, wind stoke fire on Spain’s Tenerife island

Europe

Rising temperatures in Canada are increasing lightning strikes and lengthening fire seasons

France faces heatwave with 40 degrees Celsius forecast for Toulouse, Lyon

Europe

Tenerife wildfire ‘most complex’ to hit Spain’s Canary Islands in 40 years

Europe

Government to hold crisis meeting as France heads into heatwave

France

'Out of control' wildfire erupts on Spain's holiday island of Tenerife

Europe

Portugal battles wildfires as temperatures soar, more than 1,000 evacuated

Europe

World emitting 37.5 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, record warming trend will continue

July was hottest month ever recorded says EU climate observatory

Europe

Wildifires in Europe: Hecters of land destroyed in Portugal, Spain

Europe
Europe

Winter heat wave in Chile offers 'window' to warmer world

UN says July to be hottest month in recorded history

Americas

Water of Florida hits hot tub levels, exceeding 37.8°C two days in a row

US
Americas

Mediterranean gripped by wildfires: Blazes spread in Croatia, Italy and Portugal

Europe
Europe

Hot-tub level: Florida ocean records 'unprecedent' temperatures

US
Americas

Intense summer heatwave brings death and wildfire to Mediterranean countries

Environment

Deadly wildfires rage across Algeria as temperatures soar

Africa

Man-made climate change 'overwhelming' contributor to July heatwaves, scientists say

Environment

'This is the new norm': As climate change increases severity of forest fires, 'prevention' is key

Algerian wildfires kill more than 30 people amid blistering heatwave

Africa

Greece wildfires: Fire still blazing on the Greek island of Rhodes

Greece
Europe

Climate change and tourism: Tourism reportedly dropped 10% in Mediterranean this year

Europe
Europe

Tens of thousands moved to safety on Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires rage

Europe

In pictures: Greece faces longest heatwave on record as wildfires force evacuations

SLIDESHOW
Europe

Wildfires in Greece burn for fifth consecutive day with no respite in sight

Europe