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German court bans McDonald's from making climate claim

A German court said Tuesday it had banned McDonald's from claiming in advertising in the country that it will be climate neutral from 2050 after activists took legal action.

Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures

Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula have reached a record-breaking high of 15.4C for June, and ice is melting at abnormal rates during the current winter, climate scientists told AFP on Thursday.

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Merz says climate policy must not 'endanger' German industry

Germany's Friedrich Merz addressed a major climate policy gathering on Wednesday by stressing the need to unshackle industry from harmful regulations, including by reworking the EU's carbon trading scheme.

Renewables key to buffer fossil fuel energy shock: COP31 co-hosts

COP31 co-hosts Australia and Turkey said Tuesday that a major energy crisis ignited by the Middle East war underscored the urgency of reducing fossil fuel dependency and investing in renewable alternatives.

'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heatwave days

Blistering temperatures rising to 40C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan, the weather agency said Friday, as heatwave days become increasingly frequent in the region.

Global warming causes Colombian glacier to disappear

Where once there was ice, only rock remains.

Greece's ancient sites get climate-change checkup

Worsening wildfires, soaring heatwaves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take a closer look at protecting priceless archaeological sites that draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Nigeria sweats in heatwave as Iran war drives up costs to stay cool

Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and arms.

Slow boat to Ilulissat: long nights on Greenland's last ferry

It's Friday night and the port in Nuuk is a hive of activity. Passengers loaded down with heavy bags hurry aboard a rusty red and white ship -- Greenland's last ferry.

At 'Davos of energy', AI looks to gas to power its rapid expansion

Natural gas took center stage this week at the world's largest energy conference, as major market players discussed how to power the rise of artificial intelligence.

Tech-equipped Indigenous firefighters protect Thai forests

In the dry-season heat of northern Thailand, Hmong villagers zip through forested slopes, blasting tinder with leaf blowers and cutting through brush with machetes, while others scan for smoke on live feeds from their phones.

Lagos secures flood insurance for 4 million at-risk Nigerians

Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods linked to climate change.

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.

Storms, warm seas drove sudden drop in Antarctic ice: study

Unusually strong winds and warm ocean water likely drove a rapid plunge in Antarctic sea ice in recent years, scientists said on Wednesday, shedding new light on a puzzling event.

Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial

A Belgian court Wednesday adjourned a case pitting TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for climate-change damage, pending the outcome of a separate trial against the French energy giant in Paris.

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

France warned Monday it could block the disbursement of climate funds to India under a recent trade deal with the EU if New Delhi does not up its game in fighting global warming.

Courchevel super-G cancelled due to snow and fog

The men's world cup super-G event at Courchevel has been cancelled due to heavy snow and fog, the International Ski Federation said on Saturday.

Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data

Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.

Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists

Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.

Kenya flash floods death toll rises to 45

Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday.

Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 40

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 27 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 40.

Hope fades in search for missing after deadly Brazil rains

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 33 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 36.

Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: researchers

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said Wednesday.

Winter storm blankets US northeast as travel bans imposed

More than 40 million people were under weather warnings in the northeastern United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban.

US winter storm brings rare hush to snowy New York

New York's typically bustling streets were almost deserted Monday after a huge snowstorm carpeted the city, where a nonessential travel ban inconvenienced some but offered a fun day out for others.

Snowstorm blankets US northeast as New York sees travel ban

More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings in the northeast United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban.

New York orders citywide travel ban as major storm hits US

New York ordered drivers off the road and shut down schools on Monday, while residents braced for a massive snowstorm hitting the United States northeast.

New York mayor orders citywide travel ban as major storm hits US

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States.

US threatens to leave IEA if net zero focus remains

The United States stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, giving it a year to do so or risk Washington exiting the organisation.

US renews threat to leave IEA

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright renewed his threat Thursday to pull out of the International Energy Agency, warning that Washington would push over the next year for the organisation to abandon the net-zero "agenda".

Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community.

Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record

Greenland's capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January -- beating a record that stood for 109 years -- as temperatures soared across the Arctic island's west coast, the Danish Meteorological Institute said Monday.

Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59

Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday.

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