Climate Crisis

ANALYSIS

‘Limit overshoot, peak, decline’: A new global goal for climate change?

The world agreed to limit temperature rises in 2015; that aim is proving impossible. Is it time for a course correction?

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Forest fires force evacuations near resorts in Antalya

Massive forest fires have broken out in Turkiye’s popular tourist province of Antalya.

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Flash floods fill the streets of a neighbourhood in central Morocco

Videos show floodwaters swamping homes, shops and streets in Azilal in central Morocco, after heavy thunderstorms.

Nepal holds day of mourning for more than 1,300 killed in floods

Nepal flags fly at half-mast to mark a day of mourning after catastrophic Himalayan floods kill more than 1,300.

Nepal flood survivors face overwhelming devastation

Soldiers rescue a worker from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district. [Nepal Army via AP Photo]

The flooding that authorities say was likely caused by a glacial collapse last month has killed at least 1,384 people and left more than 5,500 missing, among them about 800 foreigners. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]

Flash flood survivors rest in a relief shelter at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]

The United Nations has launched an appeal for $50m to help more than 84,000 people, saying the destruction makes delivering aid an immense challenge. [Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo]

Flash flood survivors collect aid from a temporary relief centre at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has highlighted how leading greenhouse gas emitters have a 'historical responsibility to compensate vulnerable nations like Nepal'. [Pedro Pardo / AFP]

He added that the government has officially filed a 'formal climate compensation claim letter' to international partners. [Pedro Pardo / AFP]

Salvaged belongings ins a flash flood-damaged house in Devighat in Nepal. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]

While the exact cause of the glacial collapse remains under investigation, experts say that the frequency and scale of glacier floods have increased as global temperatures have risen. [Pedro Pardo/AFP]