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India news: Vehicles major cause of Delhi pollution, top court says
India's Supreme Court called for responsible celebrations during festivals, particularly Diwali, as it addressed the issue of air pollution in Delhi. DW has more.
As COP31 comes to Turkey, satellites reveal a landfill methane problem
By Ali Kucukgocmen SEYMEN, Turkey, Nov 7 (Reuters) - In the countryside west of Istanbul, trucks line up to empty mixed household waste from the city of 16 million people onto a vast landscape of decomposing rubbish, where landfill gas is…
Delhi air pollution tracker: Why is winter haze so bad in India’s capital?
The city’s air quality is already in the ‘very poor’ category and is expected to worsen over the Diwali weekend
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?
Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progress It was a curious way of conducting negotiations. Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port of Belém…
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One of the year's most prolific meteor showers to light up the night sky this weekend
The Leonid meteor shower, known for its bright and fast meteors, will kick off this weekend and continue until the end of November.
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A US Senator’s Push to Fast-Track Pipelines Would Benefit His Former Company
Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma entered the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy in March with a clear priority: pass permitting reform that he argued was necessary based on his experience leading a major natural gas pipeline company. Now, as he…
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Global Campaign Seeks to Curb Emissions of World’s Most Potent Greenhouse Gas
The German government has launched an international initiative to curb emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, an exceptionally potent greenhouse gas that it says has long been overlooked in efforts to address climate change. Announced this week…
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Turkey COP31: What Can Revive the Stalled Global Climate Agenda? Live Q&A
Can COP31 put the world’s climate goals back on track? Live from Turkey on the opening day of the UN summit, Bloomberg journalists answer your questions in an interactive Live Q&A on Monday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. ET
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Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Are Pouring Into the Chicago River After Storms
This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. It has been republished with permission. Joe Gamble knows what to expect when he arrives at work at the Bridgeport Art Center after days of heavy rain. “There was raw sewage…
Guatemala faces a human rights court over violent evictions of Indigenous communities
Years after Indigenous communities in Guatemala were forcibly evicted from their ancestral land, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is asking a court to hold the government responsible and provide reparations. On Oct…
Florida dad makes final FaceTime call to wife before dying in flash flood
Joshua Bennett's wife described a frantic FaceTime call from her husband as floodwaters trapped his truck on a Brevard County road before the line went dead.
Democrats take control of Georgia’s powerful utility regulator
Swept in on the blue wave, new commissioners plan to tackle power bills, clean energy, and data center accountability.
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Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental…
Peru’s drive for critical minerals threatens a disappearing glacier
Like many in the community of Phinaya, in southeastern Peru, Donato Bermúdez makes his living from alpacas. His flock of 500 roams the slopes beneath the vast Quelccaya glacier, the site of the second-largest tropical ice cap in the world…
‘Blue COP31’ set to spotlight need for ocean protections amid record heat
A block of over 100 countries has pushed for a plan on ocean measures at COP31, as an extreme El Niño breaks temperature records at sea The post ‘Blue COP31’ set to spotlight need for ocean protections amid record heat appeared first on…
As loggerhead turtles spread west, Mediterranean beach resorts learn to share the sand
ASCEA and CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy, and BARCELONA, Spain — In the early hours of a warm July day, regular rows of still-folded sun umbrellas stand along the shores of Castel Volturno, a coastal town in the Italian region of Campania, located…
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How Mayor-Elect Nithya Raman Plans to Hold LA Accountable on Climate
The democratic socialist’s agenda includes phasing out pension funds’ fossil-fuel investments, pausing data center construction and electrifying city buildings.
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How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods
Rising global temperatures mean extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense.
BBC NEWS — SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT
A really simple guide to climate change
Human activities are causing the world to heat up, posing serious threats to people and nature.
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What is the Paris Agreement and why does 1.5C matter?
The 2015 pact is at the heart of the international commitment to tackle rising global temperatures.
BBC NEWS — SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT
What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it?
Reaching net zero carbon emissions worldwide is essential to limit global warming, UN scientists say.
Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds
As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving. They’ll need to act quickly…
Ten days of elections around the world may shape future of climate debate
From the US to Brazil, Israel and Serbia, the far right have been delivered a number of mammoth blows