Tag: Climate

PORTLAND, Ore. — The body of a sedan sat crumpled under a fallen power line on a January afternoon. Inside, three people were dead. The cause was not the collis

A major winter storm swept through Portland, Oregon, on January 17, 2024, bringing with it a tragic reminder of the devastating power of nature. Three people lo

Sultan Al Jaber’s dismissal of fossil fuel phase-out proposals at COP28 was not a surprise. It was the logical endpoint of a pattern stretching back years. As h

At least 21 people have been killed by flooding in the Dominican Republic, a devastating reminder of the power of nature and the need for sustainable practices

Iceland has declared a state of emergency following a series of earthquakes near the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Southern Peninsula, prompting concerns of a p

The economic cost of Hurricane Otis is still being counted. But one number already stands out: it is now the most expensive tropical cyclone ever to hit Mexico,

Two people are dead. More than five buildings are gone. Forty-plus bushfires still burn out of control across Queensland’s Darling Downs. That is the raw tally.

A devastating fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in Pingtung County, Taiwan, have left six people dead, more than 100 others injured, and thr

Torrential rains in Tajikistan have resulted in a significant loss of life, with the death toll increasing to 21 as of August 30. The severe weather has caused

The Gulf of Mexico’s tenth named storm of the season now has a name: Idalia. Formed on August 27, the tropical storm sits in a basin that is no stranger to viol

Five villages sit empty tonight along Greece’s northeastern border with Turkey. Their residents have fled. A wildfire, still burning out of control, drove them

Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in San Quintín, Baja California, on August 20, 2023, bringing with it a trail of destruction and disruption to the region. T

The evacuees from Kelowna’s burning neighborhoods are streaming into reception centers tonight with little more than the clothes on their backs. The state of em

A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, British Columbia, as wildfires sweep through parts of the city and surrounding area, forcing evacuations and

Hawaii sits in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, more than 2,000 miles from the nearest continent. That isolation, a source of its beauty, now compounds a catast

A devastating fire broke out on the cargo ship "Fremantle Highway" near Ameland, Netherlands, on July 26, 2023, resulting in the loss of one life and injuring 2

The fire-escape boats are pulling away from the northern Corfu shoreline, but the trouble is only beginning for the people left behind. Hundreds of residents an

Forty-two dead whales and a question that haunts marine science NORTH TOLSTA, Outer Hebrides — The pod did not scatter. That is what makes this incident differ

The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan has reached 55. Eight of the dead are children. The rains that caused these deaths are part of the South Asian

A significant increase in seismic activity around Reykjavík has prompted the Icelandic Meteorological Office to issue a volcano warning, signaling a potential i

More than 10,000 people have been forced from their homes in Sept-Îles, Quebec, as wildfires push into the eastern Canadian town. The evacuation is massive. The

The storm that battered Freetown on the night of May 24, 2023, did not just tear branches from trees. It uprooted a living monument. The Cotton Tree, a kapok tr

Typhoon Mawar is barreling toward Guam with sustained winds of 282 km/h. That is 175 mph. Category 5 strength. The island, a U.S. territory of 168,801 people, s

A single piece of plastic, smaller than a lentil, is at the heart of the X-Press Pearl disaster. The United Nations report on the incident, released in 2021, pu