Intempéries

Het West-Afrikaanse land Burkina Faso staat voor de tweede keer bovenaan de lijst van meest vergeten humanitaire crises die elk jaar wordt samengesteld door de Noorse Vluchtelingenraad (NRC). De hele Centrale Sahelregio staat in de top vijf.

This year elections are taking place across the globe, covering almost half of the world’s population. It is also likely to be, yet again, the hottest year recorded as the climate crisis intensifies. The Guardian asked young climate activists around the world what they want from the elections and whether politics is working in the fight to halt global heating.

Winter downpours also made 20% wetter and will occur every three years without urgent carbon cuts, experts warn

Human-caused climate crisis brought soaring temperatures across Asia, from Gaza to Delhi to Manila

Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet

Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned

Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds

Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

Cost of environmental damage will be six times higher than price of limiting global heating to 2C, study finds

Milieuorganisaties vrezen dat de aandacht voor de klimaatcrisis in Europa helemaal is weggeëbd. Een gelekte nota van de Europese Raad toont vooral de militaire ambities aan. ‘Maar je kunt een bosbrand of overstroming niet neerschieten en bombarderen.’