Climate Change

Published: 26 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A man has been found dead in floodwaters in Queensland as an unusual weather system brought days of torrential rain, powerful thunderstorms and widespread flooding to parts of eastern Australia, leaving rivers swollen, roads submerged and emergency crews working to rescue stranded residents and travellers. The man was discovered in Smothering Creek on Boompa Road, in the Fraser...

Published: 23 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A powerful magnitude-7 earthquake has struck a remote, high-altitude region in northern Tibet, claiming the lives of at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and leaving hundreds of homes in ruins across the rugged plateau. Search and rescue operations are currently under way under harsh climatic conditions as emergency response teams scramble to locate survivors trapped beneath collapsed structures...

Published: 21 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The world is facing an increasingly urgent climate challenge, with the United Nations warning that global greenhouse gas emissions must fall sharply over the next four years to prevent dangerous levels of global warming from becoming even more severe. According to a new assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), emissions need to decline by approximately 18...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Residents of Longyearbyen, a remote Norwegian town in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, have been warned not to drink tap water after tests revealed contamination by heavy metals linked by scientists to the thawing of permanently frozen ground. The crisis has raised concerns about the consequences of climate change for drinking water supplies and the future safety of...

Published: 15 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indonesia has begun testing an unconventional approach to tackling a devastating wildfire crisis, turning to dry ice in an attempt to reduce the thick, toxic haze that has engulfed parts of the country and spread across neighbouring nations. The experimental operation, planned over South Sumatra, comes after conventional firefighting measures, including cloud seeding, water bombing and the deployment...

Published: 14 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online UK consumers are being urged to reconsider their seafood choices after two popular alternatives to cod received lower sustainability ratings because of declining fish stocks and increasing pressure from fishing. The warning from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), an environmental charity, highlights growing concerns about the long-term health of marine populations and the need for consumers to make...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Argentina temporarily closed tourist access to the world-famous Iguazu Falls after exceptionally heavy rainfall caused the Iguazu River to swell to more than six times its normal flow, raising concerns that rapidly rising water levels could create dangerous conditions around one of South America’s most visited natural attractions. Officials at Iguazu National Park took the precautionary decision on...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At least five people have died after Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel battered Mexico’s Pacific coast, triggering flash floods, damaging infrastructure and leaving communities struggling to cope with dangerous weather conditions. Emergency services have launched rescue operations, using helicopters to evacuate stranded residents as floodwaters inundate homes, roads become impassable and electricity infrastructure suffers extensive damage. The...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia has rejected the prospect of importing Russian fuel despite a new agreement announced by US President Donald Trump to purchase diesel from Russia, as global energy markets face growing uncertainty amid conflict in the Middle East and continuing tensions over the war in Ukraine. Australian Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said Canberra had no need...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia’s conservative political movement has been rocked by a public clash between Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, exposing deep divisions over climate policy, immigration and the future of the country’s right-wing parties. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, Hanson dismissed Taylor as a “smarmy management...