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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also visited the site after declaring a state of emergency in the region on Monday, while stating that the damage caused by the landslides in the region might reach €2 billion

Landslide in Italy forces more than 1,500 residents to flee

January 29, 2026, 02:02 PM - 3 min read

The 4-kilometre-wide landslide prompted civil protection authorities to declare a 150-metre-wide “no-go zone”

Earth’s moving surface a major climate driver

January 22, 2026, 02:40 PM - 5 min read

Historically, it has been thought these volcanic arcs were the primary culprits of injecting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The new findings challenge that view. Instead, researchers suggest that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts have played a much more significant role in driving Earth’s carbon cycles throughout geological time.

Firefighters were struggling to extinguish the flames, but strong winds and scorching weather hampered their efforts Sunday with temperatures topping 38 degrees Celsius

Chile wildfires leave 18 dead; acres of forest destroyed

January 19, 2026, 11:55 AM - 3 min read

Authorities say at least 18 people have died as a result of the fires, which have been difficult for emergency crews to bring under control as the South American country swelters under a heat wave

Trump’s withdrawal symptoms

January 11, 2026, 03:09 PM - 7 min read

Amid the changing geopolitics marked by America’s growing isolation, India needs to enlarge the scope of its role in influencing the global policies, particularly those concerning the developing world.

The US’ withdrawal from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the latest effort by Trump and his allies to distance the US from international organisations that are focused on addressing climate change

US to withdraw support to 66 international organisations

January 8, 2026, 08:15 AM - 4 min read

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organisations, agencies and commissions, including those affiliated with the United Nations that focus on climate, labour and other issues

Rescue and relief teams had sprung into action as they attempted to locate the missing and rescue those in the midst of flooding in the island that has borne the worst brunt of extreme weather in recent times

16 dead in Indonesia’s flash floods

January 6, 2026, 12:39 PM - 2 min read

Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said Sitaro Islands Regency was flooded at around 2:30 a.m. local time on Monday, with torrents of water, mud, and rocks sweeping through residential areas and inundating and damaging homes and government offices while people were sleeping

Delivering India’s statement, Singh said New Delhi called for accessible finance, technology transfer and capacity building for developing countries

Environment solutions must be equitable: India at UN meet

December 12, 2025, 10:29 AM - 3 min read

India has stressed on the need for equitable, people-centric solutions to pressing environment problems at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, said Minister of State for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Thursday

Runaway buoy uncovers startling Antarctic secrets

December 7, 2025, 03:03 PM - 7 min read

What controls the fate of the Antarctic ice sheet–and therefore the rate of sea-level rise–is how much ocean heat reaches the base of the floating ice shelves. But the processes that cause melting in ice-shelf cavities are very challenging to observe.

The previous climate conference saw developed countries agree to provide $300 billion (€260 billion) a year in climate finance by 2035

COP30 fails to find consensus on fossil fuel phase-out

November 22, 2025, 12:41 PM - 2 min read

More than 80 nations, including Germany, are pushing for a plan to phase out fossil fuels, a move that received a major backlash from the oil-producing and consuming nations, including top economies like Russia, China, India, and Saudi Arabia

AI takes centrestage at COP30

November 21, 2025, 05:13 PM - 6 min read

Given the overarching concerns about environmental harms of AI, it is surprising to some that AI is front and centre at COP30.

People use fire extinguishers to put out a fire at the Pavilion of Countries in the Blue Zone at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem in Brazil on Thursday.

Fire disrupts proceedings at the COP30 climate summit

November 21, 2025, 09:48 AM - 2 min read

The blaze erupted at the Blue Zone, which houses meetings, negotiations, country pavilions, media centre and offices of high-profile dignitaries.

Climate summit: Widening north-south rift

November 14, 2025, 06:00 PM - 8 min read

At the crux of these arguments lies a broader North–South fault line over finance, control, and timing. Developed nations—already reluctant to scale up climate finance commitments—expressed concern about the budgetary implications of a new body, preferring to channel just transition work through existing institutions.