This is Beirut, 24/05 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Climate Climate Change
The United Arab Emirates breached its May temperature record for the second day in a row, hitting 51.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to the National Center of Meteorology. "The highest temperature recorded over the country today is 51.6C in Sweihan (Al Ain) at 13:45 UAE local time (0945 GMT)," the office said in a post on X, ...
This is Beirut, 23/04 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Snow leopards Conservation Climate change Habitat Nepal
Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Habitat loss, climate change, and poaching have greatly impacted snow leopard populations across Asia, listed as a "vulnerable" species by the International Union for ...
Karl Hajj Moussa, 11/04 20:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon, a country where forests cover only 13.6% of its total land area, is confronting a severe environmental crisis. Recent estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture (2021), the CNRS and FAO show that Lebanon has approximately 137,000 hectares of natural forests. Yet, this crucial forest cover continues to diminish due to illegal logging, ...
This is Beirut, 27/03 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fungi Climate Change The International Union for Conservation of Nature
Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, warned the International Union for Conservation of Nature on Thursday. At least 411 fungi face extinction out of the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the ...
This is Beirut, 06/02 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe Climate Change Copernicus
Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial times, extending a persistent run of history-making highs ...
This is Beirut, 10/01 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Europe Climate Change Heat
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday. This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 12:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Climate change COP29 Azerbaijan
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday, but poorer nations, most at the mercy of worsening disasters, dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations pushed through the contentious finance pact ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA Joe Biden Brazil climate change
US President Joe Biden on Sunday touted his administration's "clean energy revolution" during a visit to the Amazon in Brazil, adding, in reference to President-elect Donald Trump, that "nobody can reverse it." "It's true—some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America. But nobody—nobody—can reverse ...
Alain E. Andrea, 2024-11-04 23:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The 2024 Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change reveals that global warming poses an increasingly significant threat to public health. Compiled annually by researchers from various universities and UN agencies, the study highlights the multiple dangers facing the global population. “Data in this year’s report show that people all ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-15 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In the heart of the Baltic Sea, bordered by nine Northern European countries, an alarming phenomenon is unfolding: the gradual disappearance of fish, a direct consequence of oxygen depletion. This ecological disaster, leading to an invaluable loss of biodiversity, has prompted two startups and European researchers to unite in an effort to restore ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-12 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hurricane Milton United States Florida Climate change
The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said Friday, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together. More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the monster storm's path ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Milton Climate change
The rainfall from Hurricane Milton, which resulted in the deaths of at least 16 people in the United States, is estimated to be 20% to 30% higher due to climate change, while the hurricane's winds were approximately 10% stronger. These findings come from a preliminary analysis by the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA), published on ...