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Spain Between Droughts and Floods – A Mirror of Climate Change

Unfortunately, troubling news is coming from Spain – the country has experienced one of the worst floods in recent history, with at least 95 fatalities, dozens missing, and massive material damage. Images...

Facing Floods and Landslides, Afghans Turn to Nature for Protection

Amir Beg Khusrawi still has vivid memories of a flash flood that swept through his village in Afghanistan’s rugged northeast a decade ago. “ destroyed around 20 houses, claimed livestock, and damaged our...

Climate change made floods in Western Europe more likely

Climate change has made extreme rainfall events similar to those that led to last month’s floods in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg between 1,2 and 9 times more likely to happen,...

Australia can Expect More Floods, Droughts and Fires

According to the recent IPCC report, Australia can look forward to more floods, more droughts, more fires, and worse — drier conditions, which means more droughts, more fires, and when it does rain, more floods....

In Cameroon, plastic pollution is making floods even deadlier

My name is Nathalie Wamja and I am a Greenpeace volunteer based in Douala, Cameroon. I would like to tell you how plastic pollution is wreaking havoc in my community, and causing a...

Environmental Campaign Floods Uk Royal Mail with Empty Potato Chip Bags

The U.K. postal service has implored its public to stop mailing empty potato chip bags addressed without an envelope after a surge in chip bag mailings was encountered by its courier offices....

World’s Largest River Floods Five Times More Often Than It Used to

Extreme floods have become more frequent in the Amazon Basin in just the last two to three decades, according to a new study. After analyzing 113 years of Amazon River levels in Port...

Typhoons, Floods, Heat Waves Batter Asia

From flash floods in Vietnam to a blistering heat wave in Japan, countries across Asia are suffering from extreme weather, CNN reported Sunday.The events come nearly two months into the continent's annual...

Historic Floods in Japan Kill More Than 100, Force Millions to Flee

At least 109 people have died in Japan following historic flooding and mudslides over the weekend that prompted evacuation orders covering about five million people, The Guardian reported Monday. The flooding was prompted...

Floods, Food Security and Wildlife Loss Top Public’s Climate Change Concerns

Nearly two thirds of British adults accept climate change is happening and is primarily due to human activity, according to a major new poll that detects a "discernible shift" in the public's...

The Future Is Green – Japan’s Climate Goals

In light of increasingly urgent global challenges – from climate change and the preservation of natural resources to the ongoing energy transition – Japan stands out as a country that successfully balances...

After Glacier Collapse, Swiss Village of Blatten Faces Risk of Further Flooding

The Swiss village of Blatten experienced a major disaster this week after part of the Birch Glacier collapsed, triggering a mudslide of ice, mud, and rocks that buried a significant portion of...

Human Health is Directly Dependent on the Health of Nature

Atypical cancers, endocrine disorders, neurological impairments, allergies, and vector-borne diseases are a common denominator, whether we are talking about climate change or excessive plastic pollution as their cause. The ability of the...

Circular Economy – An Investment In The Future

The circular economy is becoming an increasingly important concept in global efforts towards sustainable development, and its implementation in Serbia could bring numerous economic, environmental, and social benefits. To explore how the...

Climate Crisis and Social Injustice: Who Really Pays the Price?

As climate change becomes increasingly visible and intense, it is clear that it does not affect everyone equally. Those who have contributed the least to the ecological crisis often bear its heaviest...

World Wetlands Day – Wetlands Are More Important Than We Think

World Wetlands Day is observed on February 2, marking the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, signed in 1971. Every year on this day, the importance of these ecosystems is highlighted....

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