Climate Change

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The death toll from floods across Southeast Asia has risen to at least 241 as authorities work tirelessly to rescue stranded citizens, restore power and communications, and coordinate recovery efforts while waters begin to recede. Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand have been hit by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain over the past week, with a rare tropical...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly announced agreement with Alberta to advance a long-debated oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast has already ignited significant controversy across the country. The deal, presented as a historic reset of relations between Alberta and Ottawa, marks the federal government’s strongest endorsement yet of a major energy project aimed at expanding access to...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Sri Lanka is reeling from one of its worst weather-related disasters in recent years, with at least 56 people dead and 21 missing after relentless rainfall triggered severe floods and landslides across the island. Entire towns have been inundated, key transport networks brought to a standstill, and thousands displaced as the country braces for even more extreme...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia is preparing the biggest overhaul of its environmental laws in decades, introducing sweeping reforms aimed at better protecting nature while supporting major projects in housing, renewable energy, and critical minerals. The Labor government reached a last-minute agreement with the Greens party after talks with the opposition stalled, allowing the changes to move forward. Key reforms include...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The toxic haze enveloping India’s capital, Delhi, is affecting millions, but it is the city’s children who are bearing the brunt of the escalating pollution crisis. Hospitals and clinics are reporting record numbers of young patients suffering from respiratory issues, leaving parents anxious and fearful for their children’s health. In Noida, a suburb near Delhi, the BBC...

Published: 26 November 2025 Wednesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Trump administration has taken a major step to roll back stricter limits on deadly soot pollution, a move that has drawn widespread criticism from environmental groups and public health advocates. The decision comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a court motion challenging air quality standards introduced under the Biden administration in 2024. According to...

Published: 26 November 2025 Wednesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For more than a week, vast parts of Southeast Asia have been engulfed by some of the most destructive floods in living memory. In Thailand, a country accustomed to seasonal monsoons, an extraordinary weather event has pushed communities to the brink of disaster. Ten southern provinces are now under water, and authorities have confirmed that at least...

Published: 25 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Top conservationists have warned that the government’s “blinkered” drive to accelerate building projects could push the natural world to the point of no return. Campaigners say that Labour’s push to speed up development, including amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, threatens wildlife, green spaces, and ecosystems that have already suffered decades of human pressure. The RSPB and...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Plans for a luxury holiday park on Eype Cliff, West Dorset, have sparked warnings it could destabilise the fragile Jurassic Coast. Construction is underway on twelve lodges valued up to £725,000 each, within a six-acre development that has drawn strong opposition from local residents and environmental campaigners. The Jurassic Coast, a designated National Landscape and part of the...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Central Vietnam is grappling with one of the deadliest flooding disasters in recent memory, as relentless rains and rising waters have claimed at least 41 lives since the weekend, with nine more people still missing, state media reported. The unprecedented downpour has submerged over 52,000 homes, leaving half a million households and businesses without electricity, while roads,...