Environment

The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has announced that locally intense thunderstorms are expected across several northern provinces of Morocco on Saturday and Sunday. According to the weather alert issued at the orange vigilance level, rainfall amounts between 30 and 50 millimetres are forecast......

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit the northern Dutch province of Groningen early Friday, marking the strongest tremor in the region in several years, according to the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). The earthquake struck at 1:16 a.m. local time, with its epicenter near the village of......

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach a record 38.1 billion metric tons in 2025, marking a 1.1% increase from the previous year, according to a report by the Global Carbon Project. This alarming milestone coincides with the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil,......

Morocco’s Ait Khabbash community, part of the traditionally nomadic Amazigh pastoralists in the Draa-Tafilalet region, faces mounting challenges from climate change, compounded by historical marginalization. A recent study by the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, authored by researchers......

Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leïla Benali, spearheaded discussions on climate finance and strategic investment at the Climate Leaders Summit in Belém, Brazil, held ahead of COP30. Her efforts highlighted Morocco’s growing role in advancing......

Nearly one million people have been evacuated across the Philippines ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Fung-wong, which is bringing fierce winds and torrential rain to several regions of the country, authorities announced on Sunday. The storm, which has intensified into a “super typhoon,”......

Lawyers challenging Ineos’s €4bn Project One petrochemical plant in Antwerp claim that the facility’s pollution could lead to more deaths than the permanent jobs it promises to create. Court documents suggest that air pollution from the plant could cause 410 deaths, compared with the......

Typhoon Kalmaegi, the deadliest storm to hit the Philippines this year, has claimed at least 140 lives and is now moving toward Vietnam, where it is expected to make landfall Thursday night. Entire towns in the central province of Cebu were submerged under floodwaters, forcing residents to climb onto......

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight from Sunday to Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported, two months after a deadly quake hit the country’s east. The tremor occurred in Kholm, near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh......

At least 35 people have died and five others remain missing after record rainfall and severe flooding swept through central Vietnam this week, authorities said on Sunday. According to the Vietnam Disaster and Dike Management Authority (VDDMA), the victims were reported in the provinces of Hue, Da Nang,......

Brazil announced on Friday that only 57 heads of state and government have confirmed attendance at the COP30 climate summit, significantly fewer than the 75 leaders who participated in last year’s conference in Azerbaijan. The reduced turnout underscores the growing logistical and political challenges......

Torrential rain and powerful winds battered the Andalusian provinces of Seville and Huelva on Wednesday, flooding city streets, disrupting transport, and prompting hundreds of emergency calls. The storm struck on the anniversary of the deadly Valencia floods, underscoring Spain’s growing vulnerability......

Morocco’s 14th International Date Festival has opened in the southern city of Erfoud, bringing renewed attention to the challenges of water scarcity and the preservation of the country’s traditional oasis systems. Running from October 29 to November 2, this year’s edition focuses on......