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Former federal workers bring back climate portal killed by Trump
Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 First came orders to scrub references to how climate change disproportionately harms marginalized communities. Then demands to erase mentions of the "Gulf of Mexico." By early summer, the climate.gov front page no longer existed - the federal portal once billed as a "one-stop shop" for the public to understand global warming had become another casualty of President Donald Trump's war on science. Now, a group of former employees is working to bring it back to life. Helping coordinate the eff ... read more |
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Drought hit over half of Europe in mid-August: EU dataParis (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in mid-August, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Union's climate monitor. ... more 
EU 'positive' on striking 2040 climate target deal before COP30Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 The EU's climate chief said Tuesday he was "positive" the bloc could agree on its 2040 climate plans before a key UN summit in November, despite divisions among states. ... more
Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean citySeoul (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 An unprecedented drought has led a South Korean coastal city to significantly restrict water use in many people's homes, close public restrooms and scrap sports events, officials said Friday, underscoring the country's climate woes. ... more
'Sleep under the stars': hotel mess in Brazil ahead of UN meetBelem, Brazil (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 With two months to go, the "COP30 Hotel," spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference due to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, has zero bookings. ... more |
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Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought since AprilParis (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data. ... more 
Promise less, act more: Host Brazil's climate summit vowParis (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 Ahead of the first UN climate summit in the Amazon, its president has defended the choice of Belem to host the conference where scarce affordable accomodation could exclude the very people Brazil says it wants to bring into the heart of the debate. ... more
Brazil COP30 climate summit lodging too pricey for some nationsParis (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 High prices for lodging may force small island states to slash the size of their delegations to the November COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a representative said Friday. ... more
Hungarians protest with camels to raise alarm over droughtBudapest (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 A camel-led caravan of farmers, scientists and environmentalists marched through central Budapest on Thursday to raise awareness of desertification and demand that the government take action. ... more 
US to rewrite its past national climate reportsWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report - its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming. ... more |
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Summer 2025 already a cavalcade of climate extremes
Paris Aug 5, 2025 Record heat, massive fires, deadly floods... August has barely begun, but the summer of 2025 is already marked by a cascade of destructive and deadly weather in the northern hemisphere. "Extreme temperatures and precipitation have become more intense and more frequent on a global scale," says Sonia Seneviratne, a professor at ETH Zurich and member of the UN-mandated climate science advisory panel, the IPCC. "We are in the midst of climate change," Fred Hattermann, a scientist at the Potsdam Inst ... read more
Italy fines fast-fashion giant Shein for 'green' claimsRome (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Italy's competition watchdog said Monday it has fined the company responsible for Shein's websites in Europe one million euros ($1.15 million) for false and confusing claims about the e-commerce giant's efforts to be environmentally "green". ... more |
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US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations Washington (AFP) July 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change. ... more
Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmfulWashington (AFP) July 25, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determination about the harms of greenhouse gases that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change. ... more
World court climate ruling: non-binding but game changingParis (AFP) July 25, 2025 The world's top court may not be able to compel polluting states to halt planet-warming emissions, but experts say its momentous climate decision gives potent legal and political firepower to countries and campaigners on the frontlines. ... more
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit IraqHilla, Iraq (AFP) July 25, 2025 Hundreds of Iraqis protested Friday against severe water shortages exacerbated by the summer's sweltering heat in the central province of Babylon, an AFP correspondent said. ... more 
ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinionThe Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences. ... more |
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