The H5N1 avian flu virus, with a high mortality rate in humans although with a limited contagion rate for now, is rapidly expanding to continents such as the American continent due to factors such as climate changehighlighted this Wednesday an expert from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Climate change has impacted the routes of migratory […]
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More and more workers suffer health risks from climate change
More and more workers face health risks linked to climate change in the world, warned the UN on Monday, noting that existing regulations do not offer adequate protections. A report from the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) points out that climate change has affected the health and safety of workers around the world. “A shocking […]
Butterflies, the winged jewels for Ecuadorian biologists who measure climate change
Biologists and park rangers hold their breath as they uncover a fetid delicacy that attracts butterfliesthose winged jewels full of information to measure the effects of climate change in the Amazon of Ecuador. The smell of rotting fish fills part of the trail where the team has hung 32 baits in the middle of the […]
Latin America and the Caribbean build bridges to combat the water crisis
Finance Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean They expressed this Friday from Washington the need to increase financing in water, sanitation and hygiene to combat the crisis suffered by the region due to the climate change and extreme weather events. This was stated by the representatives who attended a meeting at the headquarters of […]
Torrential rains cause chaos and flooding in Dubai
The unusual rains torrential in Dubai provoked floods on modern highways and chaos in the airport Wednesday after a storm brought record rainfall. The 254 millimeters of rain, equivalent to the rainfall that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) receives in two years, generated a monumental traffic jam on the six-lane highways and a 70-year-old man […]
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, more threatened than ever
Anne Hoggett, who has been diving for decades near the Great Barrier in northeastern Australiaconfirms, with fury, the massive bleaching of corals caused by the climate change. “It makes me angry to know that we have the power to prevent it and we don’t do anything fast enough,” underlines this marine biologist who, for thirty-three […]
Fighting ocean warming, an urgent need according to experts
The rapid increase in ocean temperatures has triggered the concern of experts, who are trying to keep up with their research on a freak that gives no respite and whose consequences go far beyond the sea. “These changes occur so quickly that we are not being able to keep up with their impact and that […]
India: they project a hotter than usual summer and greater energy demand
The government of the India revealed special actions to address the expected increase in energy demand during the summer months, between April and June. These measures respond to higher temperatures than usual and coincide with the holding of general elections, in which the participation of 969 million voters is expected. “To help meet the country’s […]
The transition to electric vehicles faces numerous obstacles in Europe
He electric vehicle It is a key link in the European climate plan, but its generalization on the continent’s roads runs into significant obstacles a decade before the sale of new combustion cars is banned in 2035. Sales of rechargeable vehicles “zero emissions” in the European Union have stagnated, or even regressed, in recent months. […]
The courts, protagonists in the fight against climate change
It is increasingly common that the battle against climate change be fought in court, as governments, laws and companies are also being sued for their role in the crisis. On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Switzerland was not doing enough to address climate change, its first such ruling against a […]