Tag: climate crisis

Climate change played a role in the severity of the rains and floods, but other factors also contributed to the damage

Global food systems are responsible for 80 percent of deforestation and 70 percent of freshwater use, said a new UN report

The event called on the government and businesses to step up climate change action to save the planet from a "climate catastrophe"

Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain

That daunting task is still — only just — possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises

Due to human activity, populations of wild animals have more than halved since 1970 while the human population has doubled

Forests should be valued for the direct benefits they offer to local communities

Strong weather disturbances are no longer aberrations, but are the “new normal” as the country faces the climate crisis

Falling technology costs, labor shortages are driving popularity of digital tools to improve crop yields, farm incomes in Asia

Severe climate impacts -- once seen as a problem on the horizon -- have become a here-and-now reality