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Megafires in France and Spain force hundreds of thousands to evacuate, leaving widespread devastation

Gigantic wildfires in France’s Gironde region and near Madrid, Spain, have devastated tens of thousands of hectares of vegetation.

How a “super” El Niño could send food prices soaring through 2028

According to analysts, the emergence of a “super” El Niño could trigger a global food price shock, adding to inflationary pressures already fuelled by the conflict with Iran.

A group of Malawian citizens takes British multinational ABF to court

Residents of Kanseche, Malawi, accuse ABF of contributing to the devastating 2022 floods through its subsidiary, Illovo Sugar.

After the heatwaves, fires multiply in Mediterranean Europe

France, Spain, Portugal and Greece are fighting wildfires, some of which are still out of control.

The African heatwave affecting Europe is not an anomaly, but the face of the new Mediterranean summer

Much of Western Europe is already dealing with temperatures that in many cities are approaching or exceeding 35°C.

Rosebank would breach UK’s climate targets, new analysis reveales

Rosebank and other fields would push the UK’s oil and gas industry almost 40 percent past its carbon budget

UN Secretary-General warns of the “era of global boiling”

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived.”

The UN General Assembly adopts climate justice resolution

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, adopted a resolution seeking the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s chief judicial organ, which is also referred to as the World Court, for an advisory opinion on the duties of States concerning climate change. This decision marks the first time the World Court