South African President Ramaphosa declared a national emergency and deployed the military to the flood-ravaged areas. As per reports, more than 440 people have been killed in floods in South Africa.

South Africa Floods: 'This is a humanitarian disaster,' says President Ramaphosa

The green belt project in Iraq aimed to safeguard the country from environmental disasters but lack of funding and reluctance from the government officials has left the project barren and incomplete.

Climate crisis a big threat for Iraq, funding for green belt project is halted

As the world faces a spike in temperature, experts have now made a grim prediction over the future of cacti survival in the future. According to new research, around 60% of the world's cactus species will end up in unideal climates over the coming decades.

Cactus species to be affected by increasing heat, says study

A ship carrying close to 3 mn litres of oil from Egypt to Malta sank in Tunisia's southeast coast. The incident has sparked a rush to avoid a spill. The environment ministry said the sinking was caused due to bad weather.

Ship carrying close to 3 mn litres of oil sinks off Tunisia's coast

Four consecutive years of drought have turned parts of southern Madagascar into a dust bowl. The once fertile region now has red sand blowing around. WION tells you more.

4 years of drought turn Southern Madagascar into a dust bowl

According to the latest Australia climate report - the year 2021 was the warmest year on record for the planet's oceans. the country's Great Barrier reef is reportedly facing a fourth mass bleaching of coral in just six years.

The Great Barrier Reef under threat, surveys show colonies of coral bleached

Cultivating truffles calls for an unarguably unique sense of taste, and finding them is also a very complex task. Truffle hunting has now made it to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

Truffle hunting on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage list

While climate change disrupts farming practices, a crop named false banana could be the answer to food scarcity issues. Scientists say that it has the potential to feed more than 100 million people. Watch the video to know more

A crop virtually unknown outside Ethiopia is the answer to food scarcity

It has been a week since a volcanic explosion engulfed the Pacific Island nation of Tonga. But residents here continue to struggle even now, with ash and the psychological fallout of the eruption along with the tsunami.

World rushes to tsunami hit Tonga's aid

Indian capital New Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in nearly 122 years. Indian capital received some 88.2 millimeters of rain in the first month of the year. This is the highest rainfall in the capital recorded since 1901.

Indian capital New Delhi receives highest January rainfall

According to the world meteorological organization, the years from 2015 to 2021 are on track to be the seven hottest on record. The UN agency has warned that the planet was heading into uncharted territory the global warming from greenhouse gas emissions threatens average temperatures.

UN agency says planet in heading into 'unchartered territory'

A heavy snowfall warning has been issued in japan's capital city Tokyo for the first time in four years. The first snowfall of the year for Japan turned into a bit of a scare after the Japan meteorological agency listed Tokyo and three surrounding districts under a heavy snow alert. Nearly two inches of snow had piled up in Tokyo while temperatures dropped to minus 0.4 degrees celsius.

Heavy snowfall warning in Japan's Tokyo, three surrounding areas under list

In Iran, flash floods have left at least eight people dead and 14 injured in the southern region of the country, according to the officials, the deluge is expected to last until later this week. The spokesman for the national rescue service has said that the floods and the rainfall reported in the past few days led to an increase in casualties and deaths.

Flash floods hit Iran's southern region, relief operations underway in 87 Iranian cities

In Indonesia, heavy flooding on Sumatra island has left two children dead. Some 24000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Torrential rainfall hammered the island for days.

Indonesia: Heavy flooding on Sumatra Island, about 24000 people have been forced to flee their homes

Deforestation has risen to its highest level since 2015, especially at the world's most species-rich and largest savannah called the Cerrado in Brazil. It is the bio-diversity hot spot of the planet. Watch this video to know more.

Deforestation jumps in world''s largest savanna Cerrado, Brazil

Winter has arrived in Washington DC full-throttle packing heavy snow and strong winds. As the thick winter snowstorm in gulf parts of the southeast and mid-Atlantic American states, residents of Washington were forced to hit pause as, was the president and other government officials.

Snow engulfs South-East and Mid-Atlantic US States

The Rufous necked Hornbill is a unique bird. Its reddish-brown neck and hair are hard to miss. It can be found in India and Sout East Asia. You could also see them in Nepal, but some 200 hundred years ago, Nepal's last Rufous Necked Hornbill was spotted in 1829. But now it is making a stunning return. Watch this report for more

The return of Rufous-Necked Hornbill to Nepal

Costa Rica's once dense forests were known for a healthy population of howler monkeys. However, with urbanization and commercial developmental projects, monkeys have been pushed out of the forests, onto rooftops and power lines where they face the risk of electrocution. Our report gets you the complete story.

Costa Rica: Howler monkeys pushed out of the forests on to power lines

In 2019 residents of Kinshasa witnessed the worst of climate change. Heavy rainfall and unexpected flooding claimed some 40 lives and two years later, the worst fears of the inhabitants are close to becoming a reality.

Kinshasa residents fear an all-encompassing erosion

The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile serves as a "natural reserve". But its fragile ecosystem is under threat, say, environmentalists, from a US$2.5-billion mining project on the nearby mainland.

Chile: Activists, locals oppose mining project near Humboldt Archipelago

Rising sea levels have posed a threat to the fragile ecosystem in France. It is one of the largest wetlands in Europe and a host to an extraordinary variety of wildlife and vegetation.

France: Rising sea level endanger the balance of the unique eco system

Researchers say global warming might be responsible for albatrosses, one of the most monogamous birds in the world, divorcing more often.

Climate change affects Albatross mating, leading to 'break-ups'

The idea of "The great green wall" was introduced in 2007 as an effort to limit the desertification and contain the Sahara desert. But with climate change in full swing, and with its rising temperatures and lack of rainfall millions of trees that were part of the green wall, died. Authorities now have to come up with alternatives.

The Great Green Wall suffers amid rising of temperatures

The use of gasoline and its impact on the environment has been studied at length, it happens to be a major contributor to air pollution. A Scottish biotech company claims to have found a sustainable low-cost alternative- whiskey- here's how!

Whiskey byproducts may fuel cars

With the global temperature rising Russia stands to pay a higher cost than most other nations, and the telltale signs are all too visible now.

15 million homes in Russia at risk due to ice melt

Indonesian officials and researchers are working to preserve a small pocket of forest on the heavily populated island of Java as the habitat of the Javan gibbon, which they say is endangered by climate change and human encroachment.

Indonesia races to preserve Java gibbon's home that aids in vegetation growth

Britain and the United States are among a few countries withholding support for a proposal brought at the United Nations that would recognise access to a safe and healthy environment as a human right.

UN seeks to declare clean environment a human right

They say one must adapt to changing times. And that is what our leading car-makers are doing. Amid mounting concerns over emissions- cars are going electric. WION tells you more.

Cars to go electric amid emission concerns; top auto firms bet on UK startup

The north sea oil was discovered off the coast of Norway in the 1960s. The findings changed the country's prospects- making it one of the world's largest oil exporters. More than 60 years later calls to shut down the industry have been growing. Can Norway's prominent petroleum industry survive this criticism?

Oil sector faces uncertain future as Norway heads to the polls

As the government allows the amazon to turn into the wild west, indigenous groups are taking matters into their own hands. WION tells you how indigenous people are protecting the world's largest rainforest.

Brazil's indigenous group battle against logging & mining in Amazon forest

Typhoon Chanthu unleashed powerful winds and heavy rain on eastern Taiwan on Sunday. Nearly 100 flights and ferries have been cancelled due to the typhoon.

Typhoon Chanthu brings heavy rainfall to Taiwan, over 100 flights cancelled