‘We are praying it rains soon’ – Nairobi on severe water rations
Four months of water rations and a prolonged drought have left residents of the Kenyan capital Nairobi grappling with dry taps in their homes and offices. Since 1...
Boko Haram terrorists thriving on climate crisis: report
Chronic drought around Lake Chad is reinforcing terrorist group Boko Haram’s stronghold on the region, a report commissioned by the German government has warned.Some...
Rain stopped play: Cricket ignores its climate threat
Cricket’s global administrators love a board meeting – all mahogany chairs, glass tables and endless supplies of upmarket coffee. There is much to...
Trump advisors meet on Paris climate deal – who’s in, who’s out?
On Tuesday seven White House powerbrokers will sit down to discuss the US’ ongoing participation in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.President Donald Trump has criticised...
Brazilian MPs bid to un-protect one million hectares of forest
A committee of Brazil’s Congress has approved proposals to roll back protections on 1.1 million hectares of forest and national park.Lawmakers with links to mining...
EPA boss: US should exit Paris climate agreement
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) boss Scott Pruitt has said the US should withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.Speaking to Fox and Friends on Thursday...
Weekly wrap: Carmichael curveball and subsidy-free offshore wind
Remember the time the yakka skink got in the way of Australia’s biggest planned coal mine?The victory for green groups in 2015 was short-lived. Despite numerous...
Decommission North Sea oil rigs? Here’s a better idea
As many North Sea oil and gas fields are now coming to the end of their productive lives, the industry is facing the massive,...
Supreme Court loss creates new problem for Adani’s Australian mine
In a potential blow to Adani Group’s Australian mining ambitions, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that its power plants cannot pass on to consumers escalations in...
Each degree of warming thaws India-sized area of permafrost – study
Permafrost, the layer of permanently frozen ground that lies just beneath the Earth’s surface in the polar regions, has been found to be more...
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