Extreme heat scorches large parts of South America as winter ends
CNN — This weekend may have marked the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere, but it felt like the peak of summer across several countries in South America, where…
Bangladesh dengue: More than 1,000 people killed in country’s worst outbreak on record
CNN — More than 1,000 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh’s worst outbreak on record, official data shows, with rising temperatures due to the climate crisis driving the ongoing…
Ukraine counteroffensive: Winter is coming to Ukraine, but Kyiv is adapting its tactics
CNN — Ukraine will soon face its second winter at war, and the bold campaigns of a year ago that saw significant gains in Kharkiv and Kherson seem a distant…
Hoang Thi Minh Hong: US condemns Vietnam’s jailing of prominent climate activist on tax charges
CNN — The US State Department has condemned the jailing of one of Vietnam’s most prominent environmental activists for tax fraud in a ruling human rights activists claimed was a…
Six young people take 32 countries to court over wildfires and heat waves
CNN — The European Court of Human Rights will hear an “unprecedented” lawsuit on Wednesday, brought by six young people against 32 European countries accusing them of failing to tackle…
Climate change threatens Hong Kong’s luxury cliffside mansions
Hong Kong CNN — Until recently, the upscale homes of the Redhill Peninsula seemed like an oasis for rich Hong Kongers aspiring to a tranquil lifestyle in an otherwise notoriously…
Island states seek climate protection from Law of the Sea
CNN — The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany,…
Amazon: Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in ‘historic’ referendum
CNN — Ecuadorians have voted to ban oil drilling in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, the Yasuní National Park, situated in the Amazon rainforest. With more…
Bangladesh’s worst ever dengue outbreak a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate crisis, WHO expert warns
CNN — Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as…
Quebec, Canada wildfires made twice as likely through climate change
CNN — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and sent plumes of hazardous air into the US – were made more likely…