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December 16, 2025
US agency wipes climate change facts from website: reports

Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 10, 2025
The US federal agency tasked with protecting the environment has deleted facts from its website about how human activity drives climate change, media outlets reported Tuesday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tweaked its pages to focus on the "natural processes" driving climate change - like volcano eruptions and variation in solar activity - in October, the Washington Post reported. A webpage titled "Causes of Climate Change" and another that tracks global warming impacts in the US w ... read more
Rain in Tehran brings relief from nationwide drought
Tehran (AFP) Dec 11, 2025
Tehran's first rains of the autumn, rare so late in the year, have brought relief to inhabitants suffering from a nationwide drought that has caused water shortages and degraded air quality. ... more
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chief
Saint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025
With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more
Spire soil data to support conflict early warning in Ethiopias Somali Region
London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Spire Global has been selected by GIST Research to supply satellite-derived Soil Moisture Insights for a project that links climate conditions to pastoralist movements and conflict risks in Ethiopia ... more
Uzbek Muslims pray for rain amid severe drought
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (AFP) Nov 28, 2025
Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain Friday as the Central Asian country suffers severe droughts associated with climate change. ... more
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Global coastal settlements shift inland as climate risks rise
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
A global analysis of satellite nightlight data shows that more than half of the world's coastal settlements have moved inland over the past three decades as exposure to climate-related coastal hazar ... more
Mountain climate changes outpace predictions as review highlights billions at risk
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
A global review of mountain regions over the last four decades finds accelerated shifts in temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Researchers report that over one billion people rely on these regions ... more
Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 24, 2025
Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the la ... more
Erdogan hails Australia deal as Turkey to host COP31 summit
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 22, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday hailed a deal to share responsibility with Australia for next year's UN climate summit, which will take place in southern Turkey with Canberra overseeing the formal negotiations. ... more
Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a much weaker hand. ... more
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Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthrough
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
COP30 hosts Brazil on Monday extended negotiations into the night at the UN climate talks as they pushed for a rapid compromise among countries very much at deep odds. ... more
'In it to win it': Australia doubles down on climate hosting bid
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Australia's Climate Minister Chris Bowen launched a last-ditch blitz Monday to host next year's UN climate summit, saying his country was "fighting hard" to beat a rival bid from Turkey. ... more
Iran begins cloud seeding operations as people pray for rain in Tehran
Tehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. ... more
Brazil Sees Massive Climate Protests as COP30 Hits Halfway Mark
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years. ... more
Turkey seeks to host next COP as co-presidency plans falter
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Turkey wants to host next year's UN climate change talks and is ready to organise the event alone if there is no agreement on sharing the event, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP Sunday. ... more
Satellites and AI equip policymakers to assess global climate adaptation progress

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
A study led by the University of Galway's Ryan Institute details how satellite-based Earth observation and artificial intelligence enable objective monitoring of climate adaptation in the global agrifood sector. Researchers analyzed how Earth observation data can be linked to indicators in the Global Goal on Adaptation, a Paris Agreement initiative to reduce climate vulnerability. Their work, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science and coordinated by the European Space Agency, found that ... read more
AI Earth System Model integrates climate and environmental simulations for enhanced forecasting
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology researchers are developing an artificial intelligence world model that unifies global climate, weather, and environmental simulations. The WOW project aims to advan ... more

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China hopes US will 'some day' return to climate fold
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
China believes the United States eventually will return to climate talks, the head of Beijing's delegation told AFP Wednesday at the COP30 climate summit, adding the world must show that the green transition "cannot be reversed." ... more
Ethiopia set to host UN's 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecided
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year's UN climate conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there's little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse. ... more
Brazil tries to avoid climate bust up at COP30 summit
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
COP30 hosts Brazil will seek to land a compromise on Wednesday as some nations seek to put ambitious climate action and financial obligations on the summit agenda - flashpoints that have stalled past negotiations. ... more
Four Brazilians to watch at COP30
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 9, 2025
Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks starting Monday in the Amazon. ... more
ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 08, 2025
As the United Nations COP30 climate change conference convenes in Belem, Brazil, the world's attention will turn to the heart of the Amazon rainforest - a region that symbolises both hope and concer ... more
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