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October 21, 2024 8:34 PM

World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks

The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals. As nearly 200 nations meet on Monday for a two-week U.N. biodiversity su...

October 21, 2024 10:11 AM

COP16 kicks off in Colombia with opening ceremony

The two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicked off in Colombia on Sunday with an opening ceremony flanked by Colombian officials and representatives of indigenous peoples. During the summit, officials aim to halt the rapid destruction of nature which...

October 15, 2024 4:12 PM

AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster

When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been predicted by sophisticated forecasting systems enhanced with artificial intellige...

October 15, 2024 12:44 PM

La Nina is becoming less likely, Australia’s weather bureau says

The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak and short-lived. The development of La Nina and its opposite, El Nino, a...

October 15, 2024 12:08 PM

Heavy rain in Chennai causes waterlogging and traffic disruptions

Heavy rain continued to lash Chennai, disrupting normal life and leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion in the state capital on Tuesday morning. Visuals showed commuters clad in raincoats navigating roads filled with rainwater. Severe water...

October 15, 2024 11:11 AM

Colombia and Ecuador fight to save vital wetlands amid drought

Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles, as sharp water and energy rationing hit both nations. Colombia and Ecuador -- both largely dependent...

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