Climate change is triggering more earthquakes. Big Oil’s interests are a factor – Euronews

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. On Monday, earthquakes in my country Turkey and neighbouring Syria left a trail of unprecedented devastation and…

2022’s biggest climate disasters – and why we must remember them – The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Wildfires tearing through the London suburbs. One-third of Pakistan underwater. Drought-linked famine looming for tens of millions of people in…

Most expensive disaster in 2022: Hurricane Ian caused losses and damages worth $100bn, says report

Floods in Pakistan, west and southern Africa and drought in Europe also feature in the list of 2022’s most expensive disasters

Warming Worsened West Africa Floods That Killed 800 People – Scientific American

Extreme rainfall in Nigeria triggered catastrophic floods this summer that killed hundreds and displaced more than a million people. A new study finds that the influence of global warming made the downpours 80 times more probable. It’s the latest report…

Climate change in Africa: 39% business affected by floods over the last year, shows survey

Drought second-most reported physical climate event, with agricultural companies worst hit  

Climate Change: African lawmakers meet ahead of COP27, seek to present common position – Premium Times

Lawmakers from Nigeria, the Gambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Liberia on Wednesday met to discuss Africa’s position on Climate Change ahead of the COP27 conference in Egypt. The lawmakers met virtually at a meeting convened by the Parliamentarians Call for…

Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million

Nigeria’s minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, blamed the scale of the disaster on the failure by branches of government other than her own to take action. “There was enough warning and information about the 2022 flood, but states,…

King Charles’ Environmentalism May Test Relations With Truss – TIME

For more than half a century, the late Queen’s son Prince Charles—now King Charles III—has beaten the environmental drum with increasing intensity. In his early twenties, he gave prescient speeches on pollution. In his middle age, he founded high profile…

Study on underwater methane release raises climate fears – The Washington Post

Listen 9 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article A group of scientists this week said they have discovered new evidence of how methane deposits stored deep in the seafloor can break free — and they are now trying…

City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than We Thought

Researchers found that trees and soils on the outermost edge of forests and city parks may play a greater role in fighting climate change than previously imagined. They may not have lungs like we do, but the soil and trees are breathing in and out all of the time. Trees take in carbon dioxide (CO2) […]

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