Browsing: climate crisis

Aljazeera says at least 19 people were killed a day after torrential rains pounded villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Arab News says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he would attend the U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

A wildfire raging through southern California coastal mountains is threatening ranches and rural homes and keeping a major highway shut down.

The Independent says England must prepare itself for more floods and droughts, rising sea levels and greater pressure on water supplies due to climate change.

The Guardian says the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro must be held criminally responsible for a “ruthless” assault on the Amazon.

France24 says France will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in a bid to reduce plastic waste, the environment ministry said on Monday.

The Metro says the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William are all planning to attend the Cop26 summit next month.

BBC News says Home Secretary Priti Patel will announce new powers for courts to prevent people attending protests, in a speech to Conservative conference.

The Daily Express says activists from the group Insulate Britain targeted junction 30 of the M25 this morning.

The Daily Mirror says Climate change activists have once again defied a High Court injunction to storm the M25 and block traffic on the UK’s busiest road.