Climate crisis

Climate crisis

Over 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by the oceans, making up 80% of the world’s biodiversity. Photo: Reuters

World's oceans set new surface temperature record: EU monitor

General view shows the Atlantic ocean near the road between Saint-Jean-De-Luz and Hendaye, in Socoa, France, February 2, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

N Atlantic ocean temperature sets record high

A construction worker drinks a cold beverage during a heat wave where temperatures rise over 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 27 consecutive days, in Scottsdale, at the Phoenix metro area, Arizona, U.S., July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Scorching heat wave bakes US as heat index soars past 100 F

Smoke and steam billows from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, at night near Belchatow, Poland December 5, 2018/ Reuters

G20 environment ministers race to reach climate consensus

Flying embers cross over the hill sides from a wind-driven wildfire in Sylmar, California, US, October 11, 2019. Reuters/Gene Blevins

UN chief warns Earth in 'era of global boiling'

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How the US and China can work together on climate

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kandyli, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Greece facing 40C weekend while record US heat wave set to expand

A sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heat

A sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heat

A view of the Batagaika crater, as permafrost thaws causing a megaslump in the eroding landscape, in Russia's Sakha Republic in this still image from video taken July 11 or 12, 2023. Reuters TV via REUTERS

World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms

Rescue workers take part in a search and rescue operation near an underpass that has been submerged by a flooded river caused by torrential rain in Cheongju, South Korea, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji

Which countries are paying their 'fair share' to fight climate change?

A man is seen with a towel tied around his head to escape hot weather as a heat wave hits Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 10, 2017. Picture taken July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Climate change: Which countries will foot the bill?

Photo: UNICEF Cambodia/2019/Fani

July likely to be warmest month on record: NASA scientist

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kandyli, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Europe battles heat and fires; sweltering temperatures scorch China, US