For days now, the European Union has been struggling to hammer out new climate change policies but the members have finally agreed on some targets. One of them is a ban on the sale of combustion engine vehicles from 2035. This will mean a hundred percent cut in CO2 emissions by new cars.

EU's news climate policies: Ban on cars with combustion engine by 2035

G7 has agreed on forming a 'Climate Club after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz managed to convince all the G7 countries to join the club. The idea behind this club is that the existing climate agreement is doing very little for a green future so the countries that are serious about change will form a club

G7 agrees on forming a 'Climate Club'

Temperatures in Europe are the highest that they have ever been. In the last week more than 200 monthly temperature records were broken across France. In Milan, authorities are turning off public fountains amid warnings of daytime water rationing as Italy battles one of its worst droughts in decades.

Italy's heat wave to get worse

Heavy rains meanwhile caused floods in Russia annexed Crimea and the city of Krasnodar in southern Russia. The equivalent of a month's rainfall fell overnight in Crimea and the river levels rose up by two meters.

Heavy rains cause floods in Russia-annexed Crimea

From flooding in South Asia to the heatwave in Europe, these are all reminders of the urgent need for climate action. Here are two scientists who are connecting the dots to tell how climate change and extreme weather are interlinked

Human-induced climate change causing erratic weather

Vietnam has imposed an indefinite ban on swimming and scuba diving at Hon Mun Islands. This comes as an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef.

Vietnam bans scuba diving at Hon Mun Islands | Ban imposed to evaluate Reef's health

In the South American nation of Suriname, heavy rainfall since January has led to overflowing rivers. In the first two months of this year, there was persistent heavy rainfall which is unusual for Suriname because February and March are the dry seasons.

Floods in Suriname damage crops, cuts off communities

Off the coast of Kenya, divers are going to the bottom of the Indian ocean in search of dislodged corals equipped with special protective structures. This is to help restore the coral reefs that have fallen prey to climate change and consequent coral bleaching.

Kenyan divers help restore Indian ocean coral reefs

After months of delaying a key conference on ocean protection, world leaders have finally come under the same roof. The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres started the conference on Ocean protection in Lisbon by saying that the world is facing an ocean emergency and we need to work towards ocean protection.

UN Climate conference on Ocean protection seeks solution

Before Russia-Ukraine war, climate change was meant to be the main focus of this year's G7 Summit but a crippling food and energy shortage eclipsed climate priority. However, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised climate action at G7 Summit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promises climate action at G7 Summit

Iraq is struggling to cope with droughts sandstorms and desertification. Temperatures in the city of Basrah have soared to about 45 degrees Celsius bringing misery to residents already plagued by chronic power cuts

Power cuts worsen heat wave effect in Iraq

Human consumption is threatening frog extinction. Meanwhile, Indonesia is the largest exporter of frogs and as per the reports, the French consume 4,000 tonnes of frog legs annually.

Europe's voracious appetite for frogs: Human consumption is threatening frog extinction

Decades ago, the united states imported four Asian species of fish to help control algae growth in lagoons and fish farms and now these foreign species have infested the Mississippi river.

Illinois finds a solution to its Copi fish infestation

Martinique's Precheur village in France has become a symbol of rising sea levels eating away at the coastline. According to the latest figures from the intergovernmental panel on climate change, sea levels are rising by an average of 3.5 millimeters per year in Martinique compared to 2.5 millimeters a decade ago.

Climate change threatens Precheur village in France

The Pearl River Delta in Southern China has risen to its highest level in almost a century. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from the worst hit parts of this region which includes the Guangdong Province

Record floods threaten Southern China

Thousands of Dutch farmers are rallying against the government on their tractors traffic in Central Netherlands and around Amsterdam coming to a standstill. They protested government’s plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia

Farmers protest against Dutch government's plan to cut nitrogen emission

Firefighters and other personnel have been intervening by land and air to control a wildfire that broke out overnight in a forest in the Marmaris district of Southern Turkiye. The cause of the fire which started on Tuesday remains unclear as the blaze spread through a forest in the sparsely populated area

Massive wildfire in Southern Turkiye

South Asia has been witnessing climate extremes and hitting weather records especially this year. People faced extreme temperatures of almost 50 degrees Celsius during the heat wave and now erratic and early rains triggering unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and Northeastern India.

Millions affected by deadly floods in South Asia

The Arctic is warming at a faster rate than other regions in the world the summer sea ice could disappear entirely as early as 2035. Now a French environmental organization has announced the deployment of a polar station, a drifting laboratory of sorts, its mission will be to collect and share its findings

Tara foundation unveils its Arctic Polar Station

As heatwaves continues to sweep through Europe, water levels of Rome's historic river Tiber have gotten so low that the remains of a bridge built under ancient roman emperor Nero have now become visible

Water levels of Rome's historic river Tiber very low

An algae sample known as "snow blood" is a phenomenon that accelerates Alpine thaw. It is believed to thrive in cold water and ice. Scientists probe link between 'Snow Blood' & Climate Change.

Scientists probe link between 'Snow Blood' & Climate Change

The effects of climate change can be seen in Mexico as more than half of the country is now facing moderate to severe drought due to below average rainfall.

Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading a campaign to plant six billion trees across the country this year. This is a part of his 'Green Legacy' project to promote ecotourism and tackle climate change. The initiative emphasizes his focus on the environment ahead of the elections

Ethiopian PM plants trees for 'Green Legacy' project

Torrential rain and catastrophic floods are wreaking havoc. In Bangladesh, 69 people lost their lives, relief operations and evacuations on our underway. Currently 9.5 million people are stranded without any basic commodities. Authorities have ramped up efforts to deliver food and drinking water to the region but constant rain is now hampering the process.

Climate change made flooding worse in South Asia

A report by the Intergovernmental panel on climate change has revealed that climate change is affecting your mental health. This could happen in two ways, directly which means that extreme temperatures could cause stress and impact your day-to-day life and indirectly sometimes climate change can lead to job loss or force people to move, these life altering changes can be hard to adapt to.

WHO policy on Mental Health & Climate Change

For Iraqis, another unbearable summer has now begun. While the Iraqi port city of Basrah is used to scorching summers, this year it started sooner than expected bringing misery to residents in a city which is also plagued by frequent electricity cuts

Sweltering summer 'roasts' Iraq | Temperatures in Baghdad topped 50°C

Bangladesh is facing its worst flooding in 20 years, at least 69 people have died so far and millions remain stranded. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina assesses flood aftermath.

Monsoon rains in Bangladesh cause record-breaking floods, millions displaced

Torrential rains continue to batter Southern China, record rainfall has led to severe floods and landslides. Close to half a million people have been displaced. Rescue operations continue in China

Close to half a million people displaced as Rainstorms, floods batter Southern China

Climate change is not only affecting our surroundings but also our body. It is the biggest threat to human health. To know more about some of the impacts of climate change on our body, watch this report.

Effects of climate change lead to food shortage | Air Pollution can cause infertility

Near Johannesburg in South Africa, a hospital takes custody of pangolins seized during police operations. They are treated and rehabilitated to be released back into the wild one day.

Johannesburg hospital gives Pangolins new lease on life

Firefighters are battling to bring several wildfires under control as Spain remains in the grip of an exceptional heat wave that has seen temperatures reach 43 degrees celsius.

Heat wave results in hottest May in Spain, firefighters struggle to control fire