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Ancient climate shifts reveal warning signs for modern drought risks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Climate scientists at Syracuse University have uncovered new evidence linking ancient atmospheric changes to modern drought patterns, shedding light on how future climate change could intensify global water crises. Led by Ph.D. candidate Claire Rubbelke and Professor Tripti Bhattacharya of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES), the research team analyzed organic molecules preserved in ocean sediments off South Africa's coast. These compounds retain hydrogen isotopes from ancient ... read more |
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Morocco set for sheepless Eid as drought persistsKhemisset, Morocco (AFP) June 5, 2025 As the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha approaches, Fatima Kharraz can't seem to find the usual sense of celebration after drought-stricken Morocco urged people to forego the traditional sheep sacrifice this year. ... more 
Scientists long ago envisioned the end of climate cooperationParis (AFP) June 4, 2025 They warned it could happen: a world of surging nationalism, stalling economic development and the unravelling of decades of international cooperation on climate change and other global challenges. ... more 
UN says strong chance average warming will top 1.5C in next 4 yearsGeneva (AFP) May 28, 2025 The United Nations warned on Wednesday that there is a 70 percent chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 would exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius international benchmark. ... more 
German court sets climate precedent but rejects Peruvian farmer's claimHamm, Germany (AFP) May 28, 2025 A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions. ... more |
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England sees driest spring since 1956: government agencyLondon (AFP) May 14, 2025 England has seen the driest start to spring for 69 years, the UK government's environment agency said, amid concerns over possible drought in coming months. ... more 
Major US Cities Sinking Due to Groundwater Extraction and Other FactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 A comprehensive study of the 28 largest U.S. cities has found that all are experiencing subsidence to varying degrees. This phenomenon affects not just coastal cities, where relative sea levels pose ... more 
Ancient Climate Shifts and Their Impact on North American LandscapesBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2025 New research from the University of Helsinki provides fresh insights into the prolonged and severe droughts that affected North America thousands of years ago during the Holocene, a period that foll ... more 
COP30 can be a turning point in climate fight, says presidentParis (AFP) May 8, 2025 Brazil's UN COP30 president on Thursday said he wanted this year's conference to mark a new era of global progress on climate change and was hopeful that countries would deliver more ambitious carbon-cutting plans. ... more
Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April: EU monitorParis (AFP) May 8, 2025 Global temperatures were stuck at near-record highs in April, the EU's climate monitor said on Thursday, extending an unprecedented heat streak and raising questions about how quickly the world might be warming. ... more |
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Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara
Oualata, Mauritania (AFP) June 6, 2025 From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. "It's a magnificent, extraordinary town," said Sidiya, who is battling to preserve the place known as the "Shore of Eternity". Oualata is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns or "ksour", which in their heyday were trading and religious centres and now hold jewels dating back to the Middle Ages. Doors crafted from acaci ... read more
Scientists team up to publish climate assessment gutted by TrumpWashington DC (UPI) May 3, 2025 Two private nonprofit organizations announced that they would team up to publish climate-related research to further a congressionally mandated assessment that had been gutted by the Trump administration. ... more |
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UK 'not ready' for effects of climate change, experts warn London (AFP) April 29, 2025 Britain is not properly prepared for the disastrous effects of climate change from severe floods to unprecedented heatwaves, a group of experts tasked with advising the government warned Wednesday. ... more
US climate assessment thrown into doubt as Trump dismisses authorsWashington (AFP) April 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Monday disbanded the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a critical assessment mandated by Congress and vital to the nation's preparedness against global warming. ... more 
US climate assessment in doubt as Trump dismisses authorsWashington (AFP) April 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has fired the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a key assessment vital to preparing for global warming. ... more
Trump scraps US office on climate diplomacyWashington (AFP) April 25, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has abolished the office that runs US climate diplomacy, potentially meaning the world's largest economy will be a no-show at November's COP30 summit in Brazil. ... more
Don't make 'disappointing' retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EUParis (AFP) April 25, 2025 Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere, the CEO of November's COP30 summit in Brazil told AFP. ... more |
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