Amphibian crisis: 41% of species deemed threatened with extinction 5/10/2023

Earth's amphibians - from the thorny spike-thumb frog to the red knobby newt, West African giant squeaker, ornate tree toad and fire salamander - are being pushed closer to the brink due to habitat destruction, disease and climate change, with 41% of species now threatened with extinction. ...more

Switzerland, US donate $8 million to Brazil's fund to fight Amazon deforestation 5/10/2023

Switzerland and the United States have donated $8.4 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to help stop deforestation and preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest, the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) that manages the fund said on Tuesday. ...more

Climate change and its human causes cannot be denied, papal document says 5/10/2023

Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed to climate change deniers and foot-dragging politicians to have a change of heart, saying they cannot gloss over its human causes or deride scientific facts while the planet "may be nearing the breaking point". ...more

US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network 5/10/2023

The US government has issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth. ...more

Tree-planting schemes threaten tropical biodiversity, ecologists say 5/10/2023

Monoculture tree-planting schemes are threatening tropical biodiversity while only offering modest climate benefit, ecologists have said, warning that ecosystems like the Amazon and Congo basin are being reduced to their carbon value. ...more

New solar park unit boosts Dubai’s clean energy supply by 200 megawatts 4/10/2023

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned the 200 megawatt (MW) second unit of the parabolic basin complex in the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. ...more

UAE's Jaber says oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonization at COP28 4/10/2023

More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN's COP28 climate summit, with more expected to join the group before the conference, its president said on Monday. ...more

Type of storm that drenched New York is up to 20% wetter due to climate crisis 4/10/2023

The unmistakable influence of the climate crisis helped cause New York City to be inundated by a month’s worth of rain within just a few hours on Friday, scientists have warned, amid concerns over how well the city is prepared for severe climate shocks. ...more

UK had joint-warmest September on record, says Met Office 4/10/2023

Britain last month experienced its joint-warmest September on record, facing temperatures that would have been "practically impossible" without human-induced climate change, its national weather forecaster said on Monday. ...more

Death of dolphins in Amazon linked to severe drought, heat 4/10/2023

The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River over the last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat. ...more