Keywords: Climate change


Toxic wildfire smoke linked to 100,000 additional deaths each year, UN warns

Toxic smoke from wildfires may have contributed to around 100,000 additional deaths each year between 2010 and 2018, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency. The report highlights the growing impact of wildfires on air quality, warning that the......

Azov Sea salinity reaches historic levels as freshwater inflows decline

The salinity of the Azov Sea has reached a historic high, according to data from the Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, highlighting significant changes in the marine environment over the past two decades. Scientists reported that the average salinity of the sea rose by around......

Italy records hottest summer temperatures since 1950

Italy experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, according to an analysis by the Institute of Bioeconomics of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-IBE), highlighting the country’s exposure to increasingly intense heat. Researchers reported that the average temperature measured two......

Wildfires and heatwaves threaten air quality and public health, UN warns

Wildfires and extreme heat are creating a growing threat to air quality and public health, with microscopic pollutants released into the atmosphere capable of affecting people and ecosystems far beyond the areas directly hit by fires, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. In its latest......

Drought forces new restrictions on the Panama Canal and threatens global trade

The Panama Canal is facing renewed pressure from water shortages as drought and declining rainfall levels force authorities to introduce additional measures aimed at preserving the water resources needed to keep the strategic waterway operating. The Panama Canal Authority has moved to reduce the number......

UN urges action to limit the impact of crossing the 1.5°C climate threshold

The United Nations has issued a renewed warning over the accelerating pace of global warming, urging governments to focus on limiting the scale and duration of any breach of the critical 1.5°C temperature threshold above pre-industrial levels. According to the latest assessment from the United Nations......

Greenland: Ursula von der Leyen Shows Europe's Support Against American Ambitions

Seven months after the crisis triggered by Donald Trump's ambitions regarding Greenland, Ursula von der Leyen visits the vast Arctic territory to reaffirm the European Union's support. This highly political visit aims to strengthen ties between Brussels, Nuuk, and Copenhagen. The European message is......

Three Hurricanes Simultaneously in the Pacific: El Niño Triggers an Exceptional Weather Situation

The tropical Pacific is experiencing a particularly unusual weather pattern. Three cyclonic systems are simultaneously evolving in the basin, including a new hurricane formed off the coast of Mexico. Scientists highlight the abnormally high sea temperatures, linked to an exceptional El Niño episode,......

UN warns global warming threshold could be breached by 2030

The United Nations has warned that keeping global warming within the 1.5°C limit set against pre-industrial levels is becoming increasingly difficult, with current trends suggesting that the threshold could be exceeded as early as 2030. Global temperatures are already around 1.4°C above pre-industrial......