Environment

German Olympic champion dies while climbing in northern Pakistan
Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was injured while attempting to scale Laila Peak in Karakoram mountain range on Monday, says official
German Olympic champion dies while climbing in northern Pakistan
Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was injured while attempting to scale Laila Peak in Karakoram mountain range on Monday, says official

Record heat scorches multiple regions across globe
Türkiye’s Silopi district hit 50.5C (122.9F), while parts of Greece reached 46C (114.8F), as extreme heat continues to rise across several countries

INTERVIEW – Paris Agreement under pressure as climate goals falter ahead of COP30: WWF climate chief
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal says geopolitical turmoil, broken finance promises threaten progress, urging major emitters to commit to fossil fuel phase-out before 2050

ICJ climate ruling, which holds states accountable, will shape future climate lawsuits, say experts
‘This is the first time that the world’s highest court—the International Court of Justice—addresses legal obligations of states with respect to climate change,’ says law professor at University of Oslo

Sri Lankan top court orders Singaporean firm to pay $1B in environmental damages
Singapore-flagged ship caught fire, sank in 2021, releasing plastic pellets, toxic chemicals along Sri Lanka's western coastline

2 dead, 26 injured in largest wildfire in 50 years in Greek Cyprus
Fires devastate rural areas of Limassol and Paphos provinces, as police launch investigation to determine possible cause of bushfires