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Five things to know about 'forest COP' host city Belem

The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday.

Japan deploys troops after wave of deadly bear attacks

Japan began deploying soldiers on Wednesday to a northern region hit by a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record levels this year.

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Typhoon Ragasa hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan

Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China and Hong Kong on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa churned toward millions of people in Guangdong Province after killing at least 15 in Taiwan.

No pause for food delivery riders during Pakistan's monsoon

Abdullah Abbas waded through Lahore's flooded streets, struggling to push his motorcycle and deliver a food order on time.

14 killed by lake burst in Taiwan as Typhoon Ragasa wreaks havoc

Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan.

'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN

He mocked renewables as a "joke," praised "clean, beautiful coal" and declared climate change the "greatest con job ever."

Schools shut, flights axed as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong, south China

Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.

Cities face risk of water shortages in coming decades: study

Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America, as climate change intensifies droughts, a new study said Tuesday.

Schools shut, flights axed as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong, southern China

Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground to a halt on Tuesday evening as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with high winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.

Singapore firm rejects paying $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages

A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.

Schools shut, flights cancelled as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong

Hong Kong shut schools and cancelled flights on Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa was set to slam into the financial centre with a force that officials warned would be among the most destructive in the city's recent history.

Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages

A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.

China may strengthen climate role amid US fossil fuel push

All eyes are on China this week, as the world's biggest polluter readies a new emissions-cutting plan -- reinforcing its role as a steadfast defender of global climate diplomacy while Europe stalls and the United States doubles down on fossil fuels.

Canada wildlife decline 'most severe' in decades: WWF

Biodiversity in Canada has plunged 10 percent over the last half century, with hundreds of species facing extinction, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Monday.

Hong Kong prepares for 'serious threat' from Super Typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a "serious threat" comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city's recent history.

China prepares to evacuate 400,000 as super typhoon makes landfall in Philippines

The Chinese city of Shenzhen began preparing to evacuate 400,000 people while residents of the northern Philippines sought shelter from gale-force winds Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa continued on a collision course with southern China.

Thousands evacuated in Philippines as super typhoon nears land

More than 10,000 evacuees sheltered in schools and evacuation centres in the Philippines on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the country's far north.

Super Typhoon ploughs towards Philippines, Taiwan

The Philippines and Taiwan hunkered down Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa delivered punishing winds and intense rainfall while lumbering east towards an eventual collision with southern China.

Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shift

Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo's green-energy strategy begins.

Sri Lanka tries to hook anglers on invasive fish species

Sri Lanka urged people on Saturday to catch and cook invasive fish species, including the giant snakehead and piranhas, that threaten fragile freshwater ecosystems and are now banned.

Gaza, Palestinian future to dominate UN gathering

More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza.

Progress stalled on Canada's pollution reduction goal

The Canadian Climate Institute said Thursday the country's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions "flatlined" in 2024, and it may not meet its 2030 climate goals.

Australia unveils 'anti-climactic' new emissions cuts

Australia pledged Thursday to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, a target activists warned was not ambitious enough.

Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist

Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalised thousands of precious Australian butterfly specimens, scientists are still untangling his web of deception.

12-million-year-old porpoise fossil found in Peru

Peruvian paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled the 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric porpoise found near the country's Pacific coast.

Chimps ingest alcohol daily: study

Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of at least one alcoholic drink per day as they eat ripe, fermenting fruit, says a study out Wednesday that addresses one possible reason why humans are drawn to booze.

Only 40% of countries have booked lodging for Amazon climate meet

Less than two months before the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil, only 40 percent of nations have booked accommodation in the Amazon city of Belem, where prices have soared, organizers said Wednesday.

Ostrich and emu ancestor could fly, scientists discover

How did the ostrich cross the ocean?

Sri Lanka to ban predatory pet fish to protect ecosystems

Sri Lanka will ban four species of predatory ornamental fish including Piranhas that have escaped into rivers and lakes, devastating native species and threatening fragile freshwater ecosystems, the fisheries minister said Wednesday.

2025 summer was Spain's warmest on record: weather agency

Spain sweltered through its hottest summer ever recorded this year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Tuesday, the latest in a string of global temperature records.

Brazil's Amazon lost area the size of Spain in 40 years: study

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to monitoring data released Monday.

Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report

Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050 while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country's releasing its emission reduction targets this week.

US moves to scrap emissions reporting by polluters

The United States moved on Friday to dismantle a "burdensome" federal program that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across the US economy, the latest step by President Donald Trump's administration to undercut efforts against climate change.

'We don't want to become a memory': minister of endangered Tuvalu

Climate action is a "moral responsibility" for wealthy polluting nations, Tuvalu's climate minister told AFP Friday, as the low-lying island nation pursues UN recognition for its heritage threatened by rising seas.

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