Focus on Climate
More than 10,000 hectares of Scottish peatland restored in a year
A record 10,360 hectares of peatlands in Scotland has been restored in the past year.
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea level
An island off the coast of Panama is being evacuated as sea levels rise.
Climate activist in Paris sticks protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’
An environmental campaigner stuck a protest sign on a famous Money painting at the Musée d'Orsay.
Delhi’s record 52.9C temperature last week ‘was wrong by 3 C’
The Indian government says the 52.9C reading in Delhi on Wednesday was overstated by 3C, but records were still broken.
Better preparation has shrunk climate-related deaths, says UN
A United Nations official says that better warnings, planning and resilience are saving lives when climate disasters strike.
Oregon regulator rejects PacifiCorp bid to limit wildfire liability
Oregon utility regulators say no to request from PacifiCorp to limit its liability over 2020 wildfires.
Spring rains welcome, but drought risk lingers in Western Canada
A wetter-than-expected spring has Western Canadian farmers breathing a sigh of relief, but the threat of drought remains.
UN biodiversity summit chief: Make peace with nature or risk more war
The head of the UN's next biodiversity says multilateral institutions are not equipped to deal with unprecedented challenges like climate change and must...
Solar power in Chile: Study explores short-term health benefits of rapid expansion
A new peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, quantifies the short-term health benefits of an explosion in new solar...
