On this day in 1962: Cuban missile crisis
Sixty-three years ago, the world stood closer to nuclear annihilation than at any other moment in modern history. For thirteen ...
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Heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
A severe heatwave sweeping across the Middle East has brought nighttime temperatures to unprecedented levels, with some areas recording their ...
Climate-driven food price surge threatens world’s poorest, report warns
Rising global food prices, fuelled by the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, are placing unprecedented pressure on the world’s ...
Taxing AI and crypto could fund climate action, says former Paris envoy
Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency should be taxed to support climate adaptation and environmental investment, according to a former key architect ...
Patagonia glacier enters irreversible decline
Patagonia’s glaciers are now melting at such a rapid and persistent rate that scientists believe many could disappear entirely within ...
Texas floods expose climate fault lines as storms intensify
The catastrophic flooding that struck central Texas over the past week has left more than 80 dead and hundreds displaced, ...
Oceans sour as sea acidity surges in climate crisis warning
The world’s oceans are undergoing a profound and often overlooked transformation: they are becoming increasingly acidic. Scientists now warn that ...
Trump opens Alaskan wilderness to drilling in sweeping energy policy shift
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order opening millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness to oil and gas drilling, ...
How the world has responded to Trump’s Paris climate agreement withdrawal
From Europe to Africa and South America, countries reaffirm commitment to tackle crisis orld leaders, senior ministers and key figures ...
Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal
Laurence Tubiana, one of experts behind 2015 agreement, calls for taxes or charges on consumption Rich individuals in all countries ...