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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
9/14/2024 11:11:00 PM
This year’s 12th Coastal Environment Forum focused on leveraging the marine wonders of Egypt’s Red Sea while presenting innovative means for their preservation.
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World
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International
9/10/2024 9:47:01 PM
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll climbed to 127.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/7/2024 8:12:00 PM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) periodically issues warnings about the threat of malaria outbreaks in African countries, particularly those with swamp land near populated areas and that suffer from a lack of essential resources to combat the deadly disease.
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World
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International
9/4/2024 11:47:26 AM
Rising temperatures should trigger a global "red alert", the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.
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World
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International
9/3/2024 10:43:38 PM
The world saw record average temperatures in August for the second year running, according to preliminary data from the EU's climate monitor seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
9/2/2024 2:35:00 PM
Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Monday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/27/2024 5:07:33 PM
Adaptation is as important as mitigation in ensuring that vulnerable populations do not bear the brunt of the devastating effects of climate change, write Clemens Fuest and Maria Waldinger
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World
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International
8/26/2024 11:55:21 PM
Greece has seen 50 percent more summer wildfires this year than in 2023, a government spokesman said on Monday.
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World
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International
8/23/2024 1:19:34 PM
At least 13 people in Bangladesh have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains, the disaster management and relief ministry said Friday.
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World
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International
8/15/2024 12:02:36 PM
Climate activists demonstrated at four German airports on Thursday morning, gluing themselves to the tarmac and bringing air traffic to a halt at two, operators said.
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World
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Region
8/8/2024 6:02:13 PM
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Arab Gulf states of poorly protecting migrant workers exposed to severe heat stress as climate change threatens to make already-sizzling summers hotter and longer.
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World
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International
8/8/2024 6:00:49 PM
It is "increasingly likely" 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU's climate monitor said Thursday.
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Opinion
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8/7/2024 3:23:01 PM
No one doubts that many of the world’s biggest challenges – such as mitigating climate change, strengthening financial-market stability, and boosting economic growth in developing and emerging economies – are deeply intertwined.
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World
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Region
7/31/2024 6:30:57 PM
The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been "virtually impossible" in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
7/29/2024 5:58:00 PM
Potatoes are one of Egypt's strategic crops and a staple that Egyptians rely on, especially with the inflationary wave the country is experiencing and the low purchasing power resulting from local currency devaluation for the fourth time.
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Opinion
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7/29/2024 4:24:37 PM
Global efforts to combat climate change are primarily focused on phasing out fossil fuels and shifting to renewable energy.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/27/2024 3:01:23 PM
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
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World
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International
7/24/2024 1:55:40 PM
Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking heat on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as large parts of Europe, Asia and North America suffer blistering temperatures.
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World
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International
7/23/2024 8:13:50 PM
July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/13/2024 3:00:00 PM
Higher temperatures caused by climate change are threatening agricultural yields in Egypt, with further scientific research needed to secure them.
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