Author: ALJAZEERA

ExxonMobil predicted climate change while downplaying risk

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Jan 14, 2023 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 1

US-based oil company’s own scientists accurately predicted global warming as far back as the...

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NASA to run first global water survey from space

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Dec 15, 2022 | Climate, WATER | 0

Mission will conduct a comprehensive survey that aims to shed new light on mechanics and...

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COP27: Are India’s climate pledges a lot of hot air?

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Nov 26, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

While many have praised the Modi-led government’s commitment to cut greenhouse emissions, some...

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Photos: Climate change puts Cuba’s agriculture under threat

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

The climate crisis is causing longer droughts, more intense storms, and higher sea levels in the...

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Pitted against profits, Spain’s biodiversity haven collapses

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Oct 19, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 1

Overexploited aquifer, coupled with too many dry years, sends Doñana National Park’s biodiversity...

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Bhutan holds high-altitude race to highlight climate dangers

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Oct 15, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

Bhutan has forests covering 70 percent of its land, which absorb nearly three times more...

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‘Red alert’ in China as drought dries up country’s biggest lake

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Sep 24, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 1

Water levels on Poyang Lake have plunged after three months of drought with forecasters warning...

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Climate change is hurting India’s rice crop

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Sep 10, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

With extreme weather events affecting cropping patterns, growers need to be equipped with new...

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Pakistan’s tourism industry rocked by climate change

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Jun 7, 2022 | Climate, NATURE | 0

With temperatures 9°C above normal, Lahore’s tourism sector – accustomed to foreign visitors until...

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Global plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060: OECD

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Jun 4, 2022 | Climate, POLLUTION | 0

Even with aggressive action to cut demand, plastic production would almost double in less than 40...

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India bans wheat exports, cites food security and soaring prices

Posted by ALJAZEERA | May 17, 2022 | CURRENT ISSUES, Urban Stories | 0

Agriculture ministers from the G7 industrialised nations immediately condemned India’s ban on...

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Smuggled kangaroos leave Indian forestry officials mystified

Posted by ALJAZEERA | May 6, 2022 | Climate, NATURE | 0

Wildlife trafficking gangs have a new commodity to smuggle through India – kangaroos, confounding...

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Scorching weather forces India to face climate change head on

Posted by ALJAZEERA | May 4, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

New Delhi, India – Construction worker Gujral Singh tears up as he voices his concerns about...

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Australia’s forest fires fanned by climate crisis: Study

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Apr 30, 2022 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

National science agency says climate ‘overwhelming factor’ in driving fires, with fire seasons...

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Climate emergency: The most extreme weather events of 2021

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Dec 30, 2021 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

Major climate disasters this year struck many countries around the world, including the United...

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The young Vietnamese helping tackle the illegal wildlife trade

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Nov 12, 2021 | Climate, NATURE | 0

Trang Nguyen is a rarity in Vietnam where civil society is viewed with scepticism and most young...

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Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Oct 22, 2021 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

The deadly February 7 flash flood in Uttarakhand should not be blamed on ‘nature’s fury’...

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UN can’t rule on climate case brought by Greta Thunberg

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Oct 13, 2021 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

Youth climate activists argued before the United Nations that inaction on climate change violates...

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Melting glaciers, rising seas: Approaching climate tipping points

Posted by ALJAZEERA | May 21, 2021 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

Glaciers have shrunk at high speed during the last 30 years, raising fears of future land loss and...

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Carbon in the sky and climate change: Earth Day by the numbers

Posted by ALJAZEERA | Apr 26, 2021 | Climate, CLIMATE CHANGE | 0

Since Earth Day – the annual day for the environment – started being observed, global warming has...

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