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EUROPEAN DROUGHT OBSERVATORY
Saudi eyes collaboration with Rajasthan on climate challengesUNCCD is the global voice for land and one of the three major UN treaties known as the Rio Conventions, alongside climate and biodiversity.
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?Wildfires in Greece have intensified, destroying vast forest areas around Athens. The government plans to replant trees, but experts debate...
Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaksWater shortages hit Naxos and Thasos amid tourism and drought. Months without rain and record winter temperatures worsen portable desalinat...
Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years: StudyThe August report of the European Drought Observatory (EDO), overseen by the European Commission, said 47% of Europe is under warning condi...
European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels cropsThere has been no significant rainfall for almost two months in Western, Central and Southern Europe. And the dry period is expected to con...
Here’s how climate change is viewed around the worldIn many countries, climate and the environment has become a political battlefield on which elections are increasingly being fought.
El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseEl Nino is a periodic climate event that causes waters to warm up in east-central Pacific Ocean, which in turn causes huge changes in wind ...
El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseHot weather and drought caused extensive wildfires in south-east Asia, while drought in the Amazon rainforest stunted plant growth, reducin...
El-Niño phenomenon: Lessons government can take from failings of Victorian predecessorsThe understanding is what can change our experience of ENSO today. Knowing that it is coming makes it all the more important to be prepared.
- Rich nations must bear bulk of carbon adjustment costs: Stern
We need to cut down the total amount of carbon emissions by half by 2050.