Heat wave poised to hit Greenland
During the 1970s and the 1980s, Greenland lost an average of 50 billion tons (45 billion metric tons) of ice each year. From 2010 to 2018, that figure shot up…
Unprecedented heat waves in Europe
in July 2019, an all-time record was set in France a few weeks ago, sparking wildfires across the continent in a week of searing temperatures which set record highs. Meanwhile Belgium,…
Unprecedented heat waves in India
In June 2019, nearly the entire India remained under a heat-wave warning Wednesday, with severe warnings for a swath of north and central India, including the states of Rajasthan and…
France declares Climate Emergency
In the midst of the heat wave, the French parliament has declared the “climate emergency”. The deputies of the Paris National Assembly took a majority on Thursday, a submission by…
Canada declares Climate Emergency
17th June 2019: The House of Commons passed a motion to declare a national climate emergency in Canada on Monday night. The motion was put forward by Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, and…
Unprecedented heat waves in Middle East
In June 2019, unprecedented heat waves hit the Middke East. As one of the hottest countries in the world, with around half of its terrain covered in desert, Iraq is…
Ireland declares Climate Emergency
In May 2019, Ireland became the 2nd country to declare a Climate Emergency. The Republic of Ireland has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency. A Fianna Fáil amendment to the…
UK declares historic Climate Emergency
In May 2019 the parliaments of Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England declared a historic climate emergency. This makes United Kingdom the first country in the world to do so. Why…
Unprecedented heat waves in Australia and Latin America
In January and February 2019, temperature records have been set in Australia, Chile and Argentina, sparking wildfires and exacerbating droughts. In Australia, the heat was so intense it caused bats…