Climate

    Saudi Arabia sends assistance to help Algeria grapple effects of deadly fires
    29 Aug 2021

    Saudi Arabia has set up an air bridge to Algeria carrying urgent humanitarian aid to help the north African country “alleviate the effects” of deadly wildfires that swept across several cities, Arab News reports. The move has been directed by King Salman, who spoke to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune over the phone on last week […]

    Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine
    28 Aug 2021

    According to the United Nations, Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world’s first “climate change famine,” which says tens of thousands of people are already suffering “catastrophic” levels of hunger and food insecurity after four years without rain. The drought – the worst in four decades – has devastated isolated farming communities in […]

    How Saudi Arabia is aiding global action on climate change
    28 Aug 2021

    It is now indisputable: the planet is getting hotter, and unless governments take immediate action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, dramatic changes to the climate will become irreversible. That was the verdict of the world’s foremost climate scientists in a report published earlier in August. Dubbed “code red for humanity” by UN chief Antonio Guterres, […]

    Flash floods and unusual thunderstorms in Oman dampen Eid Al Adha spirit
    26 Aug 2021

    Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit several areas of Oman on Thursday causing floods, ruining crops and disrupting electricity supply a day before the start of the Eid Al Adha holidays, according to state-run Oman TV and The National News. Farmers in the northern Al Dakhaliya governorate said heavy rain have swept away their crops. “I […]

    Climate crisis made deadly German floods ‘up to nine times more likely’
    26 Aug 2021

    The record-shattering rainfall that caused deadly flooding across Germany and Belgium in July was made up to nine times more likely by the climate crisis, according to research cited by The Guardian. The study reinforces the hard evidence that carbon emissions are the leading cause of worsening extreme weather. The study also showed that human-caused […]

    The climate crisis in Athens is exacerbated by urban planning mistakes
    25 Aug 2021

    This summer, Greece experienced a record heatwave when temperatures in Athens reached 44 degrees Celsius. Urban planning mistakes exacerbated the climate crisis in Athens and suffered from large-scale forest fires. Concrete rivers, chaotic buildings, and a love of cars prevent the city from resisting climate change, the New York Times states. Let’s check how strong […]

    Party to Paris accord, can Iraq stop climate change turning fields into deserts?
    25 Aug 2021

    Let’s check the Rudaw story about the Garmiyan area in Iraq. It’s on the brink of an environmental disaster, desert eating away at what was once a rich agricultural region. Driving south through Sulaimani province, the snow-capped Zagros Mountains recede in the rear view mirror, and the hills subside into undulating rolls, lush green with […]

    For the first time in the history of scientific observations, it rained in the mountains of Greenland
    22 Aug 2021

    For the first time, rain was recorded on top of the giant ice cover of Greenland. This has not happened in the entire history of observations, namely – since 1950, The Guardian states. This was so unexpected that the researchers did not even have the measuring equipment. On a mountain with a height of 3 […]

    Weather has gone mad: South Africa residents wake up to a white winters day, icy temperatures
    22 Aug 2021

    Everything in climate on a planetary scale is not as before. While there was a deadly heat in Canada, winter came to South Africa. The temperature was low, in some places the temperature has dropped to -14° C! Locals are not used to such conditions, so the body perceives the cold very sensitively. Snow has […]

    As Turkey burns, we can no longer ignore climate change warnings
    19 Aug 2021

    For the past week, Turkey has been experiencing the worst and most painful wildfire crisis in the country’s history. At least nine people have died in blazes that have destroyed forests on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, which are major tourist hot spots. Homes have been destroyed, animals killed, and large sections of the country’s […]