Simon Roach
The chance to meet climate targets almost gone, warns UN report
A landmark UN report warns that devastating climate change is already here, and the time to prevent more is running out.
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Kerala floods: At least 28 dead after heavy rains
At least 28 people have died after heavy rains triggered flooding in the state of Kerala in southern India.
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Hurricane Ida: At least 25 dead after flooding in New York and New Jersey
Record-shattering rainfall brought unprecedented flash flooding to New York City overnight, as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the east coast of the US.
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Unicef: One billion children at ‘extreme risk’ from climate change
When we talk about climate change, we often ask what kind of planet we want to leave our children.
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July becomes hottest month ever recorded according to American government scientists
July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to American government scientists. Both global land and ocean temperatures were 0.9 degrees centigrade above the 20th century average. Countries from Asia to Europe have been scorched by heatwaves and wildfires, while extreme weather of another form, flooding, has also left a trail of devastation. Symeon Brown…
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UK ‘not leading by example’ on climate change, Green MP says
We were joined by the Green MP and former party leader, Caroline Lucas.
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‘IPCC report is a wake-up call for countries’, says Alok Sharma
We spoke to Alok Sharma, the government minister who’s leading the COP26 summit, and began by asking him how big the risk is that the conference will fail to answer this “code red for humanity”.
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Some climate changes now irreversible, says stark UN report
The warnings could hardly be more stark. Changes to the world’s climate are inevitable and irreversible, and without immediate, radical action to reduce greenhouse gases the future is catastrophic.
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‘Europe is now experiencing extreme weather seen in the global south for years,’ says Mayor of Sierra Leone’s capital
On Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is expected to publish a new report showing global temperatures rising more quickly than anticipated, with government’s needing to go further and faster to prevent rising sea levels and more extreme weather events. Earlier we spoke to Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr – the mayor of Sierra Leone’s capital…
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Thousands forced to evacuate as Greece battles fifth day of wildfires
Thousands more people forced to flee their homes. Some rescued by boat to escape the advancing flames. Fires are raging across Greece for a fifth night running – fuelled by a combination of fierce winds and record high temperatures that’s created furnace like conditions which the emergency services are struggling to keep under control
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UK State of Climate Report demonstrates ‘how much our climate is changing’
More rain and more heat and more extreme weather events in the UK. Weather presenter Liam Dutton tells us what he made of the report.
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China floods: Death toll rises after record rainfall traps commuters in underground rail tunnels
Three days of rainfall have caused a level of flooding seen only “once in a thousand years” in China, with scientists blaming the intensity of the downpour on global warming.
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German floods: Merkel visits disaster zone, pledging to step up climate action
Angela Merkel has promised quick financial aid for the parts of western Germany devastated by flooding and has vowed to step up efforts to tackle climate change.
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Bootleg Fire continues to rip through Oregon damaging livelihoods and causing thousands to evacuate
Forecasters in the United States say that dry and windy weather will continue to fuel wildfires.
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German floods: As climate warms ‘these events will become more likely’, Dr Linda Speight, Hydrometeorologist
Well earlier I spoke to flood forecasting expert Dr Linda Speight and began by asking why the floods in Germany were so devastating.
