Beirut, an Endless Summer
Yara Germany, 31/10 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut Fall Summer Sun Climate Change
In Beirut, autumn shines like summer. By the sea or on a terrace, 25 degrees make you forget the season, but not climate change.
Climate Change
UN Warns of Increasingly Erratic Global Water Cycle
This is Beirut, 18/09 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
World Meteorological Organization Water Climate change Science
Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought across the world, the United Nations warned on Thursday. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said in a report that the world's water cycle was becoming ever more unpredictable, with shrinking glaciers, droughts, unbalanced river basins, and severe ...
Egyptian Jasmine, Precious Essence Threatened by Global Warming
This is Beirut, 25/08 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Jasmine Egypt Perfume Climate change Nile Delta Flowers
In the Nile Delta, jasmine is becoming scarce, and its fragrance is fading under the impact of climate change.
Iraq Electricity Gradually Back after Nationwide Outage
This is Beirut, 12/08 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq Electricity Heatwave Climate Change
Electricity supply returned to all of Iraq's provinces on Tuesday, a government official told AFP, expecting the grid's full recovery within a day after a nationwide power outage. Electricity shortages are a frequent complaint in Iraq, which suffers from endemic corruption and dilapidated public infrastructure. Most households rely on private ...
Child Dies in Italy as European Heatwave Sets Records and Sparks Wildfires
This is Beirut, 11/08 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe Climate Change Spain Italy France
A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cities saw record temperatures, as a heatwave baked Europe on Monday. The four-year-old Romanian boy died days after being found unconscious in the family's car in Sardinia. The boy was airlifted to a Rome hospital but died of irreversible brain ...
Iraq Announces Nationwide Power Outage amid 'Record' Heat
This is Beirut, 11/08 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Power was out on Monday across Iraq as scorching summer temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels, authorities said. The electricity ministry said the grid suffered a "total outage" as heat reached 48-50°C in Baghdad and central and southern regions. It said two transmission lines were shut down "due to a record ...
Tradition, Temperature, and the Parisian Home: The A/C Dilemma
This is Beirut, 09/08 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Climate A/C Health Climate Change France Culture
As summer temperatures rise, many Parisians are warming to the idea of installing air conditioning in their apartments, ending a longstanding resistance to what is considered a basic comfort in many capitals elsewhere. Although commonplace in the French capital's modern office buildings and large stores, air conditioning has never been the norm ...
Third-Hottest July on Record Wreaks Climate Havoc
This is Beirut, 07/08 06:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures last month, but many regions were still devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday. Heavy rains flooded Pakistan and northern China; Canada, Scotland and Greece struggled to tame wildfires ...
Turkey's Glaciers Rapidly Shrink Under Climate Pressure
This is Beirut, 29/07 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
turkey mountain cilo climate change
Climate change is rapidly shrinking Turkey’s glaciers, bringing record heat, drought and new risks in the Hakkari mountains.
Shifting Jellyfish Season in Lebanon Linked to Climate Change
Vanessa Kallas, 27/07 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Jellyfish Lebanon Climate change Sting Beach Summer
Climate change is shifting jellyfish populations off Lebanon’s coast, causing unpredictable seasons and the rise of invasive and venomous species.
Climate and International Law: Five Key Questions Posed to the ICJ
This is Beirut, 23/07 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law. Judges have waded through tens of thousands of pages of written submissions and heard two weeks of oral arguments during the ICJ's biggest-ever case. Its own "advisory opinion" is expected ...
Wildfire Rages in Spain
This is Beirut, 18/07 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute
wildfires spain Madrid climate change
A thick cloud of smoke just blanketed Madrid as wildfires rage near the city. With rising heatwaves and dry conditions, Spain is facing yet another brutal wildfire season. Climate change is no longer a warning — it’s happening now.