GENEVE, Switzerland -- The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a ski resort said Thursday. A picture taken on July 30, 2022 shows crevasses on the Fee Glacier (German: Feegletscher) above the Swiss alpine...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Sea levels are increasing around Britain at a far faster rate than a century ago, while the country is warming slightly more than the global average, leading meteorologists said on Thursday. Their latest annual State of the UK Climate study -- compiled by the country's...
Major economies such as India, Brazil and Russia face "cascading" crises driven by climate change such as food insecurity, energy shortages and civil unrest, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Firefighters try to control a forest fire in Louchats, south-western France, on July 17, 2022. THIBAUD...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Polar bears face an existential threat from the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice, which they rely on as platforms to hunt seals. But in a new study, scientists have identified an isolated subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland that instead make use of...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday. Global warming caused by humans, particularly...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover -- a process called "greening" that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said Thursday. The research, published in Science, was based on 38 years of satellite...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday. An aerial view shows dust from a tractor working on a dry field near...
An expert, on Saturday, April 30, urged the public to partake in addressing the worsening climate crisis, adding that there is no other better time to act than now. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Scientist I Dr. Marcelino Villafuerte warned...
Like insurgency, terrorism, and maritime disputes, the national government should address environmental challenges with the same intensity as solving security issues to ease its worsening impact on the lives of the Filipinos, a think tank has disclosed. (File photo) Stratbase ADR Institute...
President Duterte has appealed for "climate justice" for the Philippines during the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS), which was attended by United States (US) President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Competition for domination is a futile...
With all the negative effects of climate change in different parts of the world such as sea levels rising, flooding, droughts, wildfire, strong natural disasters, among others, the future of our children is definitely at risk. Without a doubt, climate change threatens the young generation’s life,...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Pedestrians trudging along city streets knee-deep in water. Cars floating down roads like ships on a river. Basements overflowing with water. Floodwater surrounds vehicles following heavy rain on an expressway in Brooklyn, New York early on September 2, 2021, as flash...
