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What is greenwashing?

May 21, 2024
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Reports & Analysis

A girl stands on a pile of debris next to a damaged car buried in mud in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in Kenya in 2024

The race to fix Africa's poor weather forecasting

The race to fix Africa's poor weather forecasting

Most of Africa's 1.3 billion people have little advance knowledge of the weather. Knowing the forecast could save lives.
AfricaMay 15, 2024
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Heat wave scorches parts of Asia

Heat wave scorches parts of Asia

Soaring spring temperatures are hitting those with limited means in South and Southeast Asia hard.
AsiaMay 3, 202401:55 min
A view of three Dhaka residents offering special prayers for rain

Bangladesh battles searing heatwave

Bangladesh battles searing heatwave

Temperatures in the Asian country continue to soar. Scientists have linked the severity of heatwaves to climate change.
BangladeshApril 29, 202402:08 min
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Ecuador: Climate change threatening local butterflies, and therefore humans too

Ecuador: Climate change threatening local butterflies, and therefore humans too

Researchers are studying butterflies in the Amazon region. Their findings are neither surprising nor encouraging.
EcuadorApril 28, 20248 images
Residents of Nairobi's Mathare neighborhood are seen in a flooded street after heavy rains as they try to evacuate the area with their belongings

El Nino climate pattern intensifies in East Africa

El Nino climate pattern intensifies in East Africa

Millions have been displaced due to widespread flooding, with entire areas in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania under water.
AfricaApril 26, 2024
Commuters use their hands to block the rays of the sun as they wait for a ride along a busy street in Quezon city, Philippines.

El Nino exacerbates hot season in South and Southeast Asia

El Nino exacerbates hot season in South and Southeast Asia

Extreme temperatures have led to school closures, power outages and heat-related deaths.
BangladeshApril 26, 202402:15 min
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A closer look

Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves, extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

Rescue workers are on the banks of the Elbe on May 20, 2024.

Germany: Lightning strike in Dresden injures 10

Germany: Lightning strike in Dresden injures 10

Three women and seven men were injured and were taken to nearby hospitals after lightning hit the banks of the Elbe.
GermanyMay 21, 2024
A half-sunken fire engine paves its way through the flood in Rußhütte, a district of the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland

Scholz visits flooded southwest Germany

Scholz visits flooded southwest Germany

In the southwestern German state of Saarland, heavy rainfall has triggered the worst flooding in three decades.
GermanyMay 18, 202401:28 min
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Saarland Premier Anke Rehlinger visit a flooded area after heavy rains flooded the region in Kleinblittersdorf, near Saarbruecken, Germany, May 18, 2024.

Germany: Scholz visits Saarland amid flooding

Germany: Scholz visits Saarland amid flooding

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged federal "solidarity" after the western state of Saarland was hit by flooding.
GermanyMay 18, 2024
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Tech and tradition: The future of farming - Eco India

From India to Europe, farmers are angry about high costs and low crop prices. High-tech can help — but is that enough?
May 16, 202426:05 min
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Children playing in dry paddy fields and cracked soil in Ketangi village, Purworejo, Central Java

Climate phenomena: What are El Nino and La Nina?

Originating in the Pacific, the El Nino cycle has intensified drought in Africa and Asia. Here's what makes that happen.
AfricaApril 26, 2024
A man points at an image of an airplane caught in extreme rainfall that is captioned "Dubai experiencing massive flooding after cloud seeding". The image is marked "False"

Fact check: Did cloud seeding cause the Dubai floods?

Are cloud seeding and climate change to blame for the deluge in large parts of the Arabian Peninsula?
United Arab EmiratesApril 19, 2024
Cars are stuck on a flooded road after a rainstorm hit Dubai.

Floods in the United Arab Emirates: Dubai sinks into chaos

Heavy rainfall has flooded the countries bordering the Persian Gulf. Dubai is particularly affected.
United Arab EmiratesApril 18, 20247 images