April 2024 remained the hottest on record
Tag: Environment
India: 83 cities named in IQAir’s list of top 100 cities with poor air quality
India’s 83 cities are on list of top 100 nations with poor air quality.
World Meteorological Organization data shows January was the hottest month on record
January was the hottest month on record.
Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires: Study
Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to severe storms, floods, megadroughts and bushfires, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The findings are outlined in a new report released today by the Global Water Monitor Consortium and led by ANU researchers. Lead author Professor Albert […]
Tsunami waves hit coastal Japan after 7.5 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Monday (January 1, 2024), triggering tsunami waves, which hit the northern coast of central Japan. The city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, observed a tsunami of more than 1.2 meters at 4:21 p.m. on Monday, following a major quake that hit the region, NHK reported. […]
COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved earlier on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas. Reacting to the adoption of the outcome document, UN chief António […]
