Environment

Death toll jumps to 19 in Pakistan from heavy rains

Death toll jumps to 19 in Pakistan from heavy rains

More than 90 people were also injured in rain-related accidents in northeastern Punjab, northwestern Khyber Phaktunkhwa provinces

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Rain-triggered flooding affects 200,000 people in southern Philippines
20.05.2025

Rain-triggered flooding affects 200,000 people in southern Philippines

11 towns of southern Maguindanao del Sur province badly hit by flooding, with 890 people currently staying in evacuation centers, says National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Wildfires rage across US state of Arizona, with over 8,000 hectares burned
20.05.2025

Wildfires rage across US state of Arizona, with over 8,000 hectares burned

38% of affected area now under control, with over 700 personnel combating fires, says Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management

UN rights chief warns climate change could push 80M more into hunger by 2050
12.05.2025

UN rights chief warns climate change could push 80M more into hunger by 2050

'This isn't about lack of food—it’s about systems that make food inaccessible, unaffordable and unsustainable,' says Volker Turk

Global climate inaction: ‘Change will either happen by disaster or design’
08.05.2025

Global climate inaction: ‘Change will either happen by disaster or design’

Tackling environmental crises requires a fundamental shift from symptoms to root causes by altering societal values and structures, researchers say