Africa, which has about 30 percent of the world's critical minerals reserves but attracts only three percent of global energy investments each year, wants to rely on that wealth to fund climate action...
Among the poorest countries in the world after decades of war, Afghanistan is particularly exposed to the effects of the climate crisis, which scientists say is spurring extreme weather.
National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said flooding triggered a landslide that buried two houses and a cafe in the Petungkriyono resort area.
Ferocious flames are devouring hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to more than 9,400 acres in just a few hours, officials say.
Heavy seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile floodplains.
Humanitarian aid organisations have said over 7,000 people have been affected and relief efforts are underway.
Trump’s climate policies risk undermining global efforts to combat climate change and lock the US into a fossil fuel-dependent future.
Trump’s scepticism about global warming, which he has called a hoax, fits in with his broader agenda to unfetter US oil and gas drillers from regulation so they can maximize output.
The initiative aims to position Australia as a leader in low-emission metals production while transitioning its energy grid to renewables.
The National Weather Service warns of a "dangerous situation" for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to low humidity and damaging winds.
Despite local authorities urging the evacuation of 3,000 residents from six villages in eastern country, many remain, saying they are accustomed to Mount Ibu's frequent eruptions.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated the funds will address child nutrition, clean energy, and education.
"Life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds are already here," LA city Fire Chief Kristin Crowley says.
The AccuWeather's estimate surpasses the $225 billion to $250 billion losses from Hurricane Helene in 2024 and the $13 billion to $16 billion damages from the Maui wildfires in 2023.
The National Weather Service issue red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday, with sustained winds of 80 kph and gusts in mountains reaching 113 kph.
Officials say they expect the figure of fatalities to rise as cadaver dogs search levelled neighbourhoods and crews assess the devastation.
Multiple fires that have erupted around Los Angeles have laid waste to vast areas reducing homes businesses cars and vegetation to ash.
Five separate fires have so far burned almost 150 square kilometres and destroyed around 12,000 structures, the California's fire agency, CAL FIRE, reports.
Since the spill, thousands of emergency workers and volunteers have been working to clear tonnes of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait.
The world incurred $140 billion in climate-related disaster losses last year — third highest on record — with North America especially hard hit.
The report says the amount includes insured losses exceeding $20 billion, a figure that could rise if the fires are not brought under control.
Devastating wildfires in California kill five, displace 100,000, and destroy entire neighbourhoods. Residents fight back with shovels and resilience as winds fuel the blaze.
Up to 1,500 buildings have been burned as authorities say the death toll is likely to increase.
US authorities say that the fires at higher elevations are preventing utility crews from getting water to refill tanks.
The Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina are on high alert as authorities warn the rough weather will continue for several days.
Officials say at least 1,262 acres of the Pacific Palisades area between Santa Monica and Malibu had burned.
A powerful storm, the highest for any storm in more than 30 years, caused widespread power outages, leaving over 330,000 homes and businesses in the central and southern US without power, with frigid temperatures expected to linger all week.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says The Electoral Count Act requires the certification in Congress to be on January 6 at 1 pm, saying they will be in the chamber to make sure it's done regardless of the weather.
A powerful winter storm is sweeping across the eastern United States, bringing blizzard conditions, heavy snow, ice, and dangerously low temperatures to millions of people.
Globally, the United Nations' climate and weather agency has said 2024 is set to be the warmest ever seen across the planet, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activity.
Despite leaving the alliance, the bank said it will continue its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
China vows to peak emissions by 2030 and hit net zero by 2060.
Japan's major airlines cancelled flights due to heavy snow in the country's north, leaving thousands of passengers stranded as they tried to return home for the New Year.
2024 is on track to become the hottest year ever recorded, shattering climate records and intensifying the global crisis.
