Tag: climate change
‘Not the end of the world’, says data scientist on the big issues
PARIS: Humanity has made great strides in recent decades: air is cleaner; poverty, deforestation and childhood mortality have fallen; gasoline cars — and maybe coal…
King Charles, Taylor Swift and now Stonehenge: How ‘Just Stop Oil’ is escalating protests
NEW DELHI: In a bold display of climate activism, protesters targeted the historic Stonehenge monument, covering it with orange paint to draw attention to the…
techniche: Startups inventing cooling clothes for a hotter future
Every morning, thousands of construction workers in Qatar start their day by soaking their uniforms in water. The two-minute ritual kickstarts an important process: When…
Joe Biden is ‘music to my ears,’ gushes Brazil’s Lula da Silva
BRASILIA: US-Brazilian relations have hit some sour notes under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but the South American leader sang the praises of counterpart…
Fire destroys campsite and 500 hectares in south of France
PARIS: A fire burnt through 500 hectares of land and destroyed a campsite in the south of France, with 2,000 people evacuated during the night,…
Hawaii fire death toll nears 100, and anger grows
KHULUI: The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction…
Hawaii fire death toll nears 100, and anger grows
KHULUI: The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction…
European experts make it official. July was hottest month on record
BRUSSELS: Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organisation made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record…
Iran shuts down for two days because of ‘unprecedented heat’
DUBAI: Iran has announced that Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of “unprecedented heat” and told the elderly and people with…
Unesco for ‘heritage sites in danger’ tag for Venice
Unesco experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough…