Typhoon Fung-wong slams Taiwan, triggering floods and mass evacuations
Typhoon Fung-wong battered Taiwan on Tuesday, unleashing torrential rains, powerful winds, and widespread flooding that forced thousands of people to evacuate from low-lying and coastal areas. The storm, one of the most severe to hit the island in recent years, disrupted transportation, cut power to more than 400,000 homes, and left several regions under emergency […]
Severe Flooding Hits Gilgit Baltistan,Displacing Hundreds
The floods in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan, have been a serious issue in recent years due to rising rainfall and glacial melt, which is exacerbated by climate change. The region, home to the mighty Karakoram and Himalayas, has been facing devastating floods, particularly in the summer months when monsoon rains combine with the rapid melting of […]
2024: The first year above 1.5ºC of global warming
In a historic and alarming milestone, 2024 marked the first year where global temperatures exceeded 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), this breach underscores the worsening trajectory of climate change. Every month in 2024 ranked as the warmest or second warmest since records began. The planet’s average […]
