After days of negotiations in Azerbaijan, rich countries agreed to raise their contribution from $250 billion to $300 billion a year by 2035
If successful, this would be the first time new international climate finance would flow into the arid, mountainous nation in three years.
The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 2pm but COP summits have a history of running long,
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday called on industrial countries to help Afghanistan in the fight against...
It was not immediately clear in what capacity the delegation would participate at COP29, but sources indicated it would have observer status
The amount of finance provided to developing countries to help them adapt to the impacts of climate change is far short of the $359 billion a...
The conference is scheduled to start on Monday and will be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned residents to leave the city and said those who stayed behind could face death
Weather experts say impacts ranging from a devastating storm surge to major flooding from rain, damaging wind gusts, pounding surf and tornadoes are expected in Florida
The death toll climbed to 224 and the injured to 158 while rescue efforts were still underway on Wednesday to look for 24 others
At least 3.5 million customers remained without power across five states, with authorities warning it could be several days before services were fully restored.
The exceptional heat increases the likelihood that 2024 will outrank 2023 as the planet's warmest on record.
Above-normal rainfall could damage summer-sown crops, such as rice, cotton, soybean, corn, and pulses, which are typically harvested from mid-September
Typhoon Gaemi's wind speeds were around 14 kph more intense and its rainfall up to 14% higher as a result of warmer sea temperatures
The death toll from the powerful Category 4 hurricane climbed to at least 10, but it is widely expected to rise further as communications come back...
Kandahar temperatures have also been sweltering. On Monday, the temperature in the provincial capital reached 50 degrees C.
Russia is the single country with the most high-valued area ripe for conservation with 138,436 square km identified in the study, an area the size of...
On Thursday, the ministry published a schedule of expected cuts across several parts of the country, after urging residents to ration consumption to ease the load...
Mullah Janan Saiq, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Natural Disasters, says that eight people have died, three people have been injured and 20 hectares of...
The United Arab Emirates and several charities at the U.N. climate summit on Sunday offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are...