BENGALURU, India (AP) Tense negotiations at final meeting on a loss and damage fund An international fund to help poor countries hit hard by global warming concluded Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years. The United States and several developing countries … Read more
The weekend debate left almost everyone unsatisfied, including the United States. It’s a take-it-or-leave-it text, said Outi Honkatukia, a Finnish negotiator who co-chairs the 24-nation committee tasked with designing the climate fund. The document provides recommendations on the structure of the climate fund for poorer countries facing inevitable damage from rising seas, intensified floods and … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Northern New Mexico or a failure appears to be the case of at least one Mexican gray wolf determined to wander beyond the limits set for the management of the most common gray wolf subspecies rare from North America. Federal and state wildlife managers confirmed Thursday that the endangered wolf wolf had … Read more
After record wind speeds, heavy rainfall, huge hailstones and tornadoes in northern Europe, we asked climate experts what impact climate change is having on these extreme weather conditions. ADVERTISEMENT Storm Ciarn has hit northern Europe with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving millions without power. The Channel Islands experienced the peak of the storm on … Read more
Global health bodies are calling on international governments to urgently phase out fossil fuels and accelerate renewable energy, as medical professionals see more patients suffering from the damage caused by climate change. The world’s leading GPs and health organizations, representing more than three million healthcare professionals worldwide, will publish an open letter on Saturday calling … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) A new climate report, led by researchers at Oregon State University, says life on Earth is “under siege” as the planet’s health declines. The BioScience report was co-authored by scientists from around the world who say Earth’s vital signs have deteriorated beyond anything humans have yet seen, to the point where life … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point where a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on a stable footing for the next few years. . The U.S. Department of the Interior said in … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories To safeguard In the midst of what is destined to be the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, several climate data points have been catapulted to staggering extremes. Temperature records were not only broken, but also exceeded previous records by unprecedented margins on land and sea. … Read more
Damage caused by the global climate crisis has generated costs amounting to $391 million per day over the past two decades, according to a report. Extreme events attributable to climate change caused costs on average of more than $143 billion per year between 2000 and 2019, according to a study. The majority of this figure … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply register at Climate change myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. A major UN COP27 climate summit deal fell into disarray after talks to create a fund to help countries suffering the devastating effects of global warming collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning. The clash between … Read more