Camels are a miserable canary in the coal mine of Syria, which is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years, Al-Monitor states. Let’s get to know about the tough situation in the war-torn country. *** A baby camel moans in anguish as it sits in a muddy manger, its forelegs folded under its emaciated frame. […]
Months before the harvest began in November, Greek olive oil farmer Michalis Antonopoulos knew it would not be a good year. First, his trees did not fully blossom because last winter was not cold and wet enough. In the spring, temperatures soared to 38 degrees celsius, damaging the flowers that were to grow into olives. […]
Middle East Eye takes a look at some of the produce that has already been impacted by climate change in the region. Let’s check it. *** Many of the world’s most important food-growing countries are facing the consequences of climate change, and states in the Middle East and North Africa are no exception. Rising temperatures […]
Germany’s new government passed a supplementary budget on December 12 to supercharge its climate and transformation fund with a debt-financed injection of €60 billion ($68 billion) to allow more investments in the shift towards a green economy, Reuters reports. The supplementary budget, passed unanimously by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet, will channel €60 billion of unused […]
A storm took the roof off Binta Bah’s house before torrential rain destroyed her family’s belongings. This is the exposition of The Guardian story about how poverty combines with the climate crisis to wreak havoc on Africa’s smallest mainland country. The windstorm arrived in Jalambang late in the evening, when Binta Bah and her family […]
The governments of Jordan, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates signed a landmark declaration of intent in November to build renewable electricity and water desalination capacity and address the threat posed by climate change on energy and water security in the region. The signing at the UAE Leadership Pavilion at Dubai Expo was witnessed by […]
Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN security council resolution casting the climate crisis as a threat to international peace and security. Associated Press in New York reports that this vote sank a years-long effort to make global heating more central to decision-making in the UN’s most powerful body. The resolution proposed that the climate crisis […]
One year from now, the COP27 climate change conference will be held in Egypt, providing an opportunity for the Egyptian state to acquire balanced knowledge of one of the most important issues of our times, which – notwithstanding its extreme importance – is the subject of deep-seated differences between major countries. Let’s check the article […]
At least 50 tornadoes hit the US states of Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee over the weekend. In these regions, power lines were cut off, residential and public buildings were destroyed. According to preliminary data, more than 100 people died. The city of Mayfield (Kentucky) was almost completely destroyed, CNN reports. […]
Let’s read the story that first appeared in Common Dreams. The described method to stop a coal port does highlight the fact that this port exports 158 million tonnes of coal a year. This action also shows how vulnerable the industrial system is. It can be stopped when two people have the courage to throw […]
