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China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies
BEIJING/SINGAPORE - China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Fourth of July scorcher set for a quarter of the United States
A huge swath of the United States will experience dangerously high temperatures on Wednesday - just ahead of the long Fourth of July...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals
LONDON - Some of the world's biggest companies, finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
LONDON - Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Britain's Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters
LONDON - Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Britain's Stonehenge on Wednesday, with orange marks covering some of the stones of...
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Greece closes more ancient tourist sites as heatwave persists
ATHENS - Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Analysis-Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit
BONN - With just five months to go before this year's U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill...
Jun 13, 20244 min read
Swiss parliament considers snubbing European court climate ruling
BERN -The lower house of the Swiss parliament votes on Wednesday on a motion rejecting a landmark ruling ordering Switzerland to do more...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Canada forecasts hotter-than-average summer as peak wildfire season nears
Canada is expecting a hotter-than-usual summer with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said on...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell'
BRUSSELS/GENEVA -Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change...
Jun 6, 20243 min read
Explainer-Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know
Firefighters in western Canada are battling the first major wildfires of 2024 after unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought...
May 16, 20243 min read
World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April
BRUSSELS - The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a ...
May 8, 20242 min read
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