Focus on Climate
Death toll from rains in Brazil rises, while hydro dam collapses
Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense authority says 69,000 displaced by Brazil's rain as death toll rises and infrastructure damaged.
Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat
Arizona Heat Awareness Week set to showcase solar-powered cooling centers, air conditioner schemes and a preparedness plan to avoid hundreds more deaths.
Distressed sawfish rescued in Florida Keys dies after aquarium treatment
Another potential factor is climate change, which superheated Florida waters last summer, causing other marine damage, such as coral bleaching and the deaths...
Public backs move to green home heating but more government support is needed, research shows
Members of the public are open to using alternative green heating, and are willing to tolerate the inconvenience of having it installed. But...
Kenya’s weather outlook ‘dire’ as cyclone nears, president says
Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over...
Kenyan schools to stay closed as flood-related deaths pass 200
Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools, as floods that have killed over 200 people continue.
Analysis: Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility singed by wildfires
PacifiCorp faces billions of dollars in potential liabilities from wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres in Oregon and California.
Carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
A study has found a gap of up to 3.2bn tonnes of CO2 between what is planned for removing carbon and what is...
Heatwave swells Asia’s appetite for air-conditioning
Forecasts suggest that higher temperatures could see the number of air-conditioning units in Southeast Asia jump to 300 million by 2040
