Environment

Rising Arctic shipping threatens fragile ecosystem
Istanbul University researchers say rising Arctic traffic since 2013 has increased greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions, urging urgent policies as climate change worsens
Rising Arctic shipping threatens fragile ecosystem
Istanbul University researchers say rising Arctic traffic since 2013 has increased greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions, urging urgent policies as climate change worsens

Study links tropical deforestation to 28,000 heat-related deaths annually
Study examines forest loss between 2001 and 2020, finds that deforestation exposed 345M people to hotter conditions

EU car CO2 targets ‘no longer feasible,’ industry warns
Auto leaders say battery-electric vehicle market share ‘still far from where it needs to be’

Deluge of disasters: Scientists warn climate crisis fueling more frequent, deadlier floods
As deadly floods surge across the world, experts warn inaction could lead to such disasters becoming a defining global crisis of the 21st century

Massive dust storm hits Phoenix in US, causes damage, power outages
Dust storm, known meteorologically as haboob, reduced visibility to near-zero, and 112.7 kilometers per hour winds tore apart connector bridge at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, reports media

‘No longer rare disasters’: Experts urge shift from relief to adaptation as floods ravage Pakistan
Recent flash floods have killed hundreds and uprooted thousands of lives in northern Pakistan, which ranks among the world’s 10 most climate-vulnerable countries