The ‘world’s biggest iceberg’, “A23a iceberg“, which is more than twice the size of London, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, raising concerns among scientists that it could disrupt the feeding patterns of young penguins and seals.The massive ice block is slowly moving from Antarctica and could collide with South Georgia, a vital wildlife breeding…
US President Biden wandering in Amazon Forest (Image Credit: X) Joe Biden, became the first sitting US president who went to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday.During his landmark visit to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, Biden unveiled a series of significant climate initiatives, including a pledge of $50 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund.A small clip…
Chris Wright (Picture credit: X) US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and a campaign donor, to serve as energy secretary in his second administration.Appointing Wright, a proponent of oil and gas development, including fracking, aligns with Trump’s goal of achieving US “energy dominance.”The department of energy oversees a wide…
BAKU: Amid reports on how COP officials are facilitating discussions on fossil fuel deals, a group of prominent scientists, advocates, and policy leaders – including former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, former head of the UN climate change body Christiana Figueres, and former Ireland President Mary Robinson – have called for an urgent overhaul of the…
A beached whale installation on display as COP29 started in Baku BAKU: Days after predicting that the year 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) here on Monday, the first day of the UN climate conference (CO), came out with a stark warning: Jan-Sept global mean surface…
Former US President Donald Trump once again dismissed the scientific consensus on climate change and mocked the rising sea levels at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday. Viewing the concept of global warming as overstated, he argued that nuclear warming, not climate change, poses the most significant threat.“I will terminate the green new…
It’s the worst flooding Spain has seen in decades and people weren’t prepared. Eastern Spain is grappling with its deadliest flooding disaster in modern history, as flash floods in the Valencia region have claimed over 205 lives, local authorities reported on Friday. The tragedy’s toll has reached record levels for a single European country since…
NEW DELHI: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9% loss in GDP by 2070 across the Asia and Pacific region, with India projected to suffer a 24.7% GDP loss, according to a new report. Rising sea levels and decreasing labour productivity would drive the most significant losses, with lower-income and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Russia for the Brics Summit in Kazan on Tuesday, focusing on economic cooperation and other key issues within the Brics framework. Indian Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, highlighted India’s commitment to this cooperation, noting its foundational role. Kumar said that the summit’s agenda includes expanding…
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday stressed upon the need for reaching a common point between India and Pakistan, especially on climate change and terrorism. Amid the ongoing SCO meet, Bhutto said that the two nations should learn from the success of Shanghai Cooperation Organization and initiate talks.“A conversation is necessary, whether today or tomorrow, both…
