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At Climate Week, Elmo recalls a storm on Sesame Street: ‘Courage is when you still help others’

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:47 +0000

New York event hears about the red Muppet’s fears during a recent storm as climate crisis increasingly affects children

A generation of political leaders has failed to galvanize sufficient action on the climate crisis for so long now that it was perhaps little surprise that an audience in New York City turned to a three-and-a-half-year-old red furry monster for inspiration on Tuesday.

Alpabzug! Swiss mountain alpaca herding – in pictures

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:46 +0000

Each autumn the traditional alpabzug (descent of herds) sees farmers in Switzerland move their livestock from mountain pastures down to valley barns. In the Griesalp area above Kiental around 70 alpacas were herded down the valley, before being transported by truck to their winter farm at Aeschi, near Spiez, in the Bernese Oberland

The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:46 +0000

There is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030

Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end

As climate experts from around the world gather in New York for their annual week of talking through the world’s deepest dilemma, the vibes are mostly bad.

Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end | Open letter

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:45 +0000

As the UN gathers, signatories from Bernie Sanders to Yeb Saño issue an open letter calling for clean power for all

The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly

 We the undersigned write this letter out of great fear and great hope.

Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:45:12 +0000

Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’

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What is an El Niño and how could it cause the hottest year on record? – video

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:31:43 +0000

This year’s ‘super' El Niño currently heating up the planet has surpassed the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before it has even reached its expected peak. But what exactly is an El Niño and how do they work? Matilda Boseley explains

• Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months

Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:17 +0000

Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis

Fears are mounting that the next UN secretary general will downgrade the priority of the climate crisis, according to climate and civil society experts.

Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:15 +0000

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

More than 450,000 people are projected to die from the additional heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months, according to estimates by climate scientists.

Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:19:45 +0000

António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation

For one last time, António Guterres tried to fix the world’s gaze upon the dangerously escalating climate crisis. But the departing UN secretary general found world leaders still largely focused on other issues, even after a painful summer of stunning climate-driven disasters.

Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:46:15 +0000

The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away items

Hold on to your hats – Yellowstone national park staffers have removed a record-setting 20,100 pieces of trash from hydrothermal areas around the geyser-filled park so far this year

The most commonly found items include 280 hats, 54 camera lens caps, 47 hair ties, 42 pencils, 36 pairs of sunglasses, 20 hotel key cards and 17 baby pacifiers.