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Reef fish swim above recovering coral colonies on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia 25 October 2019. Reuters/Lucas Jackson

Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction: Report

Oceans have absorbed around 90% of the excess heat in the atmosphere due to the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

COP29: Why are countries fighting over climate finance?

A general view of debris and sludge filled Barranco del Poyo ravine as it passes through the town of Catarroja, which was seriously affected due to severe flooding, in Valencia, Spain, November 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eva Manez

Spanish flood-hit towns brace for another storm

A drone view shows forest fire devastation amid smoke in the Amazon, in Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil September 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Phot

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024: report

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus speaks at a discussion on ‘Access to Finance for Small-Scale Farmers’ in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12 November. Photo: TBS

Changing people's habits essential to combat effects of climate change: Yunus

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 UN Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12 November 2024. Photo: AFP

'Pay up or humanity will pay the price', Guterres warns world leaders at COP29 climate summit

The conference, running from November 11-22, is expected to focus on the urgent need for funding to combat the intensifying climate crisis marked by record-breaking heatwaves, floods, cyclones and other extreme weather events. Photo: AP

COP29: Bangladesh to advocate for action, increased financial commitments

Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus addresses the members of the National Defence Course and Armed Forces War Course of the National Defence College during an event at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka on Sunday, 3 November, 2024. Photo: PID

Bangladesh willing to work with 'Climate Club' to catalyse int'l cooperation: CA

People visit the Turkey's pavilion at the Green Zone, near the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Trump worries and leader absences cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Attendees at COP29 on 11 November 2024. Photo: Courtesy

'Can’t stop climate crisis by spending less on climate finance than we spend on ice cream': ActionAid at COP29

A view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Cristobal Martinez, an 87-year-old resident of the flood-hit eastern Spanish town of Paiporta who also witnessed a devastating flash flood in 1957, is assisted by his grandson as he walks amid mud and debris near his house in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain November 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Nacho Doce

How slow warnings, poor defences left Spain exposed to deadly floods

A view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan