Focus on Climate
Debt costs mean climate spending could push nations near insolvency
The report found 47 developing countries would hit external debt thresholds, as defined by the IMF, in the next five years if they...
Russian governor calls on residents to evacuate as waters rise
Water level rises by 25cm in two hours while 14,000 houses across Russia hit by floods.
Iberians hit the beaches as temperatures in Spain rise 10C above normal
Temperatures more often experienced in summer months were being recorded in April, said Spain's state weather forecasting agency.
Level of Ural River in Russia’s Orenburg reaches 11.83 metres, say local authorities
Authorities call on thousands of residents to evacuate immediately due to rapidly rising floodwaters.
Water guns mark Thai New Year festivities despite heat wave worries
El Nino and climate change conspire to create record-high temperatures for three days of festivities meant to herald the rainy season, while hydropower...
What is happening to the sawfish? Biologists in Florida investigate why the ancient fish are dying
One potential factor is climate change, which superheated Florida waters last summer, causing other marine damage, such as coral bleaching and the deaths...
Climate targets group trustees seek to calm storm over supply chain carbon offset plan
Trustees of a climate targets verification group sought to assuage concern over their plan to allow offsetting of companies' supply chain emissions.
Canada’s PM Trudeau says he doesn’t understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support
Canada's NDP has recently shifted its position on the carbon price, saying it is not the "be-all, end-all" and encouraging premiers to come...
Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find
The animal's cause of death is of intense interest to many amid an ongoing controversy involving a belief by opponents of offshore wind...
Opinion: Europe has taken its energy destiny back into its own hands
Opinion: "While Europe came out stronger of the past winters, we also remain laser-focused on the lasting solutions to our energy dilemmas."
