Climate

Earth News

Why Thailand's flood defences are leaving some villages underwater

As climate change causes more frequent and severe flooding, could cities in Europe face the same tough choices?

15 October 2026

World News

Germans among those airlifted to safety as storms kill five in Mexico

Heavy rain and strong winds have caused serious damage in Baja California and Guerrero, where authorities seek six missing and deploy thousands of rescue workers amid further flood risk.

13 October 2026

Earth Series

Making every drop of water count

In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

From desalination in the UAE to modernising irrigation systems in Uzbekistan, countries facing water pressure are finding ways to secure supplies and reduce losses.

6 October 2026

Climate

Could underwater umbrellas help corals survive hotter seas?

Underwater shades could help corals survive extreme heat, but researchers stress that they’re not a catch-all solution.

5 October 2026

Earth News

Palermo, first coffee grown and harvested in Italy: warmer climate is changing farming

Rising temperatures now allow coffee to be grown in Italy. In Sicily, the Morettino family has completed its first harvest, showing how climate change is reshaping crops worldwide.

1 October 2026

Earth News

Fat Bear Week returns as Alaska's biggest bears compete for the crown

Online voting has opened for Fat Bear Week, the annual competition celebrating the brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve as they prepare for winter hibernation.

26 September 2026

Climate

Autumn begins but summer heat lingers in Portugal, catching tourists off guard

Autumn has arrived in Portugal, but the summer heat is still being felt. In Lisbon, 36 degrees surprised tourists who did not expect such atypical temperatures for this time of year.

24 September 2026

Earth News

Water and food shortages are directly linked to climate change- expert

Emmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens.

22 September 2026

Azerbaijan

Two years after COP29, Azerbaijan turns pledges into investment

The country has committed €540 million to climate-resilient irrigation and launched an AI-based farmer-scoring system, developed with the FAO, to channel subsidies to smallholders who adopt water-saving and soil-regenerating techniques.

15 September 2026

Europe News

August 2026 was world’s joint hottest month on record

The global average air temperature in August was 1.65°C above the pre-industrial reference value. With prolonged and early heatwaves, Western Europe broke the summer temperature record set in 2003.

10 September 2026

Europe News

UK records hottest summer on record, Met Office says

According to a study carried out by Met Office scientists, the record-breaking season was made roughly 130 times more likely due to "human-induced climate change."

1 September 2026

Europe News

Fossils and a shipwreck unveiled along Danube following drought

On a stretch of the river in Bulgaria, archaeologists have been able to study the foundations of a bridge, thought to have been built in the year 328.

26 August 2026

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Huge climate protest in Sweden ahead of elections

Around 10,000 people marched through Stockholm on Sunday demanding stronger climate action, a month before Sweden's general election.

24 August 2026

Earth News

World's oceans hit hottest temperature ever recorded in August

The average global sea surface temperature outside polar regions reached 21.1°C on Saturday.

24 August 2026

Europe News

Brussels asked to make green criteria mandatory in procurement rules

A broad coalition of business and civil society groups is urging the European Commission to introduce mandatory purchasing criteria to create demand for low-carbon products, effectively making procurement part of Europe's industrial strategy.

18 August 2026

Food and Drink

Brazilian restaurant adapts menus to climate challenges

One of the first restaurants in Latin America to earn three Michelin stars adapts its menus to seasonal produce, using practical, inventive solutions to cope with the growing climate volatility.

18 August 2026