Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open

CALI, Colombia - The nearly 200 countries meeting in Colombia for the United Nations COP16 summit must act urgently to mobilize billions of dollars to stop rapid nature destruction,...

Colombia and Ecuador fight to save vital wetlands amid drought

GUATAVITA, Colombia/PALUGUILLO, Ecuador - Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles,...

Verde Island Passage, the ‘Amazon of the Ocean,’ eyes World Heritage Site status

The Verde Island Passage (VIP), known as the "Amazon of the Ocean" for its highest concentration of marine shorefish biodiversity, is now poised to...

Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says

WARSAW - Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur, a report...

World leaders call for investment in clean energy, developing nations seek help

NEW YORK - World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial...
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Solid waste management a top sustainability issue, ECCP says

by Patricia B. Mirasol, Producer Solid waste management is one of the challenges to sustainability that has repeatedly surfaced among discussions, according to Florian Gottein, executive...

China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge

BEIJING - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said...

COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals

LONDON - Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it...

As storm Bebinca approaches, Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths

TAIPEI - As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei are using a new...

Magmatic eruption looms for Kanlaon volcano amid rising activity- PHIVOLCS

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has issued a warning about the potential for a magmatic eruption of Kanlaon volcano. This warning...

Kanlaon alert level may be raised due to rising seismic activity

The Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest) currently in effect for Kanlaon Volcano may be raised due to heightened seismic activity recorded since Monday, according...

La Niña chances at 66% between September and November

La Niña has a 66% chance of occurring between September and November, with recent inclement weather serving as early warning signs, according to the...