Climate change

Bangladesh's 'Tiny Houses' Tackle Giant Flood Challenge

An award-winning architect in Bangladesh, one of the nations most at risk from flooding driven by climate change, has developed an ingenious two-floor housing solution to help people survive what scientists warn is a growing threat.

'Weak Tea': Climate Scientists Push Back Against COP28 Cheer

Humanity has between five and eight years of emissions at the current level before blowing through the "carbon budget" required to hold long term warming to the 1.5 degrees Celsius needed to avert the worst impacts of long term planetary heating, Michael Mann, a climatologist and geophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania, said.

Climate Change By Numbers

As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world.

COP28 Puts Out Welcome Mat To Lobbyists

Hosts the UAE were accused this week of using its role as COP28 hosts to discuss fossil fuel deals with other governments, according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC.

Indian Flood Toll Up To 77 As Waters Recede

At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the floods that hit India's northeast, authorities said Sunday, with destroyed roads and bridges leaving thousands more still cut off despite waters receding.

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