NICOSIA: The European Union’s climate commissioner on Friday announced a continentwide force of 300 firefighters to battle wildfires, after Europe faced its worst year for wildfires in 2025, which a recent study said was intensified by climate change. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said Friday the “rapid reaction force” will be made up of firefighters…
PARIS: In an ironic twist, lower air pollution during Covid lockdowns fuelled an unprecedented surge in the powerful greenhouse gas methane in the early 2020s, a study said Thursday.Methane levels rose at a record pace in the wake of the pandemic as the super pollutant’s main natural “cleaning agent” weakened during that period, the research…
Peacocks at 6,000ft spark concerns over climate change impact KULLU: A pair of peacocks were spotted in a snow-covered forest of Jagatsukh village at an altitude of over 6000ft (approx 1,800m) near Himachal Pradesh’s Manali — the rare sighting triggering concerns about the impact of climate change on this fragile ecosystem.Commonly found in warmer regions,…
A local resident watches on as the remaining area of the Harcourt fire burns in the background on January 12, 2026 near Harcourt, Australia. Jesse Thompson | Getty Images News | Getty Images The catastrophe bond market shattered a host of records in 2025 — and many expect another banner year as investors flock to…
The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters’ anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state’s top Democratic candidates for governor on Wednesday. The Democrats questioned the economic impact Californians could face because of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal to have the state…
The Economic Survey also highlighted the necessity to integrate adaptation with the development plans for the country. A focus on adaptation leads to reduction of losses from impacts, stabilisation of incomes and safeguarding of investments, according to the survey. Towards this end, the report lamented the lack of adequate finance for taking adaptation measures, especially…
The past three years have been the world’s . In 2025, Earth was  than the long-term average, perilously close to breaching the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C. This warming is fuelling Australia’s current . Other consequences are visible globally, from Iran’s  to  and  in the United States to  hitting southern Asia. We know what to do to tackle the climate crisis: Replace…
For centuries, Earth’s seasons were assumed to follow a shared, predictable rhythm. Spring arrived, summer peaked, autumn faded, and winter reset the cycle. But two decades of satellite observations now show that this assumption is breaking down. Using long-term global datasets, scientists have found that the timing of seasons is becoming increasingly uneven, fragmented, and…
The countries experiencing the most significant changes in CDD were predominantly developing nations in Africa and South America. The Central African Republic, Nigeria, South Sudan, Laos and Brazil were seeing the most significant increases in dangerously hot temperatures, according to the report. There will be a significant rise in area-weighted mean CDDs per country, increasing…
PARIS: Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said Monday.Demand for cooling will “drastically” increase in giant countries like Brazil, Indonesia and Nigeria, where hundreds of millions of people lack air conditioning or other means of…