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Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds

Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds

Glacier melt is a major contributor to rising sea levels, a threat to coastal settlements worldwide.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades

Melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
Wed Apr 10 2024
More than 10,400 homes flooded across Russia

More than 10,400 homes flooded across Russia

Melting snow swelled some of Europe's biggest rivers, triggering record water levels in the Ural Mountains.
Mon Apr 08 2024
The danger as Antarctica's sea ice melts

The danger as Antarctica's sea ice melts

After years of stability, Antarctica's sea ice is suddenly melting. Scientists are out on the ocean to learn why.
Sun Jan 28 2024
Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers threaten floods

Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers threaten floods

When glacial lakes overfill or their banks become unsound, they burst, sparking deadly floods that wash out bridges and buildings.
Sun Nov 26 2023
Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986

Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986

Melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies and objects thought to be long-lost.
Fri Jul 28 2023
Greta Thunberg says Swedish politicians ignoring climate crisis as election nears

Greta Thunberg says Swedish politicians ignoring climate crisis as election nears

Thunberg said the issue had been "pretty much non-existent", during the campaign.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300

Pakistan struggles to avert danger as floods rise, death toll tops 1,300

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers have brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,314.
Mon Sep 05 2022
Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives

Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives

Abnormal heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers triggered floods that have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed at least 1,191 people.
Thu Sep 01 2022
Climate change: Thawing permafrost a triple-threat

Climate change: Thawing permafrost a triple-threat

Rising temperatures are not the only driver of accelerated melting.
Thu Jan 13 2022
Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record

Rain falls at Greenland ice summit for first time on record

Scientists says it is another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet already melting at an increasing rate.
Sat Aug 21 2021
Going, going... gone ? Europe's fast-vanishing glaciers

Going, going... gone ? Europe's fast-vanishing glaciers

As climate change drives global temperatures ever higher, the glacier risks melting away into the geological record books altogether.
Mon Aug 16 2021
Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - Study

Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter - Study

A swathe of the Greenland ice sheet may be nearing a "tipping point" into a new unstable state of melting that would be irreversible.
Tue May 18 2021
International pressure on Myanmar generals grows as two more killed in gunfire

International pressure on Myanmar generals grows as two more killed in gunfire

People have been gathering at night to hold up candles and protest banners and pose for photographs before melting away.
Sat Mar 20 2021
Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

In the Arctic, the warming rate has been more than twice the global average in the last 30 years.
Mon Jan 25 2021
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024