COP31 climate talks open in Türkiye with a dispute over money for poorer nations
UN chief Antonio Guterres told leaders to cut emissions faster as the two-week summit in Antalya began without agreement on how climate finance would be discussed.
UN chief Antonio Guterres told leaders to cut emissions faster as the two-week summit in Antalya began without agreement on how climate finance would be discussed.
An unusually strong polar vortex made the hole over Antarctica big, but it was shallower than other large holes, and the long-term recovery is on track.
A ranking of the world’s worst-emitting waste sites, built from satellite data, includes at least two in Türkiye, which has put methane cuts at the top of its climate summit agenda.
A 2022 change in wildlife law allowed captive elephants to be moved for religious purposes. Critics say the rules meant to protect them are easy to get around.
The northeast monsoon has to make up the gap. Weather forecasters expect November rain to be below normal, and Karnataka has been asked to release far less Cauvery water than the State sought.
Expect a wet Deepavali. In Tiruvannamalai, water has been released from the Shenbagathoppu dam and people in four towns have been told not to cross the swollen river.