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Iran's Khorasan forests burn for third time as climate crisis intensifies
Wildfires have ravaged North Khorasan province's forests for the third time in recent months, burning 25 hectares of natural areas in Haver region as climate change makes such extreme events increasingly common across Iran.
Iraq plans ten new dams as "El Niño" worsens water crisis
Iraq's water resources Minister Awn Dhiab Abdullah said that “El Niño's negative impact” on Iraq is increasing, with 12 provinces now relying exclusively on groundwater.
Melting icecaps will cause more and bigger volcanic eruptions – study
As the weight of melting ice is lifted off volcanos, eruptions will become more common and more violent, according to a new study of volcanos in Chile’s Patagonia region, reports the Smithsonian magazine.
Global warming may create a "permanent El Nino", changing the world's weather patterns
Scientists are warning that global warming is disrupting the natural rhythm of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), potentially creating the conditions for a “permanent El Niño”-like climate state, with significant weather consequences.
Climate change devastates global cocoa supplies as prices remain high
Cocoa prices have surged to unprecedented levels as climate change wreaks havoc on West African crops.
Syria battles major wildfires as UN allocates $625,000 for emergency response
Syrian firefighting crews extinguished two major forest fires in Hama countryside whilst continuing to battle devastating wildfires in Latakia province for the ninth consecutive day.
India’s smart metering push gains momentum
India’s ambitious smart metering programme is gathering pace as state-owned distribution companies (DISCOMs) and private partners ramp up deployments across the country.
Climate change trebled heat deaths in European heatwave
New research showed that 65% of estimated excess deaths resulted from climate change increasing temperatures by 1°C to 4°C.
Kiribati must slash spending to fund climate defences, IMF warns
Kiribati faces mounting pressure to implement drastic fiscal cuts to fund desperately needed climate adaptation measures.
Scientists find ocean and atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic cold blob
A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms, and scientists have found that both ocean and atmospheric factors contribute equally to this "cold blob" phenomenon.
Renewable energy surge puts Latin America on track for climate leadership
Latin America stands at a critical juncture in its energy evolution, with its largest economies showing both remarkable progress in renewable adoption and persistent challenges in weaning themselves off fossil fuels.
DN Agrar and BSOG Energy to build Romania's largest biomethane plant
Biomethane project is part of DN Agrar’s strategy to expand its green energy portfolio and support a circular agricultural model.
Global sea temperatures reach 21°C to set new all-time record high in June
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the global average sea surface temperature reached 20.96°C in June, the highest for the month since records began.
Massive landfill fire in Albania contained after blazing for eight days
Landfill fires are a hazard in the Western Balkans where investments in infrastructure have not kept up with the increase in waste generated.
Just 111 of the world’s biggest companies are causing $28 trillion worth of climate damage, says study
Just 111 of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies are collectively responsible for an estimated $28 trillion in climate-related economic damage, and just ten of those companies are responsible for half of that total.
Hungary faces renewed drought threat, jeopardising already fragile growth outlook
Conditions resemble the summer of 2022, when record drought coupled with heatwaves caused widespread crop damage and took a heavy toll on GDP.
Climate crisis hits critical tipping point as temperatures soar in the Middle East
Climate change is becoming increasingly damaging to urban populations that officials in the Middle East are now warning that entire cities could be in danger of mass water shortages.
Syria battles wildfires for fifth day as climate change worsens
For the fifth consecutive day, firefighting teams have been battling to contain the wildfires raging in northern Latakia’s countryside.
Air pollution hits hazardous levels as officials advise citizens to get used to dust
Tehran's air quality has plunged to a critical "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" state on July 7, with the city's Air Pollution Index (API) soaring past 300 in the last 24 hours.