UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs (Pic credit: AP) NEW YORK: The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing…
Motorcyclists drive in the rain caused by tropical storm Wipha in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Picture credit: AP) HANOI: Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country’s north and central regions.The storm came ashore at 10 am with sustained winds of 64-102 kilometres per…
BRUSSELS: In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet’s changing climate.Trapped inside the cylindrical icicles are tiny air bubbles that can provide a snapshot of what the earth’s atmosphere looked like back then.“We want…
Climate change could double summer rainfall in the Alps (Picture credit: AFP) GENEVA: Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Lausanne (UNIL).Researchers said that in a scenario where temperatures rise…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. LONDON: The UK could experience more frequent extreme and prolonged heat due to climate change, its meteorological office said Wednesday, as the country braced for its first heatwave of the year.Met Office scientists said the island nation will see the “increased likelihood of extreme temperatures”…
The liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier Northern Pioneer of Northern Lights (Image credit: AFP) Norway on Tuesday launched a flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, a technology seen as crucial to curbing climate change but struggling to find a viable economic model.Bearing the English name for the Vikings’ wooden ships, the Longship project involves capturing…
Representative image (AI) The world experienced its second-warmest May on record, while the northern hemisphere saw its second-hottest spring (March to May), according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.The same agency reported that this April was also the second warmest on record, following the hottest March since global records began.In recent months, climate change has…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Iceland is experiencing one of its hottest summers, with temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius on May 15. According to the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA), this extreme heat is a result of global warming and has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to melt 17 times faster than the historical average.The Arctic region…
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait are witnessing temperatures soaring up to 50 degree celsius (Image credit: AFP) Human Rights Watch said Sunday that migrant workers in the Gulf were at risk from extreme heat, urging countries to extend protections for labourers exposed to soaring temperatures.The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, where…
Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: Study (Photo: AFP) Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new study found Friday.The findings underscore how the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming health and…
