Pakistan receives over $9bn in aid after devastating floods
As nations pledge support, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urges world leaders to join a ‘new coalition of the willing’ to help his country
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Climate activists gather to defend western Germany village from coal mine expansion
Prominent campaigners have rallied support to defend the village from destruction, citing the impact that climate change is already having on Germany and beyond.
Hundreds airlifted to safety by military helicopters as northwest Australia sees ‘once in a century’ floods
Authorities evacuate 233 people from desert town of Fitzroy Crossing
World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets US government approval
Vaccine is incorporated into the royal jelly by worker bees who feed it to the queen bee
Satellite images of Alps show dramatic drop in snowfall over year amid record temperatures
Photos taken just months apart reveal how much snow has melted, leaving mountain tops green
Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe
January’s warm weather spell fits into the longer-term trend of rising temperatures due to human-caused climate change
Tobacco companies to foot the bill for cigarette butts in Spain
The new rules are part of a broader set of initiatives designed to combat waste and increase rates of recycling in Spain
Europe Experiencing A Historic Winter Warm Spell
Washington Post: Thousands of records shattered in historic winter warm spell in Europe As 2022 turned to 2023, an exceptionally strong wintertime heat dome pounced on much of Europe, producing unprecedented warmth for January. As temperatur…
‘The most extreme heat wave ever seen in Europe’: Warm January topples records
Record temperatures being set across Europe as the year kicks off with unusually warm January
New York becomes sixth state to legalise composting of human remains
Process releases less greenhouse gasses than cremation