Climate Change

Japan: Evacuation of 60,000 Residents Amid Deadly Floods

par This Is Beirut, 21/09 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Climate Change flood Japan

One person has died and at least seven others are missing in Japan, where the authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 60,000 residents in the centre of the country on Saturday due to flooding caused by heavy rain. A dozen rivers in the region, on the west coast of central Japan, had burst their banks by 11:00 am (0200 GMT), land ministry ...

Climate Change: Oceans 'Boil' in Crescendo

30/09 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Climate Change Crescendo

The accelerated warming of the oceans, which has nearly doubled since 2005, is leading to increasingly frequent marine heatwaves, destabilizing marine ecosystems, according to a scientific report. The pace of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005, with more than one-fifth of the world's ocean surface experiencing severe heatwaves in 2023, ...

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