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Iranpress: UN chief urges G20 leaders to send strong message on climate change

UN chief urges G20 leaders to send strong message on climate change

Friday, 08 September 2023 23:09

UN Secretary-General on Friday urged the Group of 20 top economic powers, which are responsible for more than 80% of the emissions that cause global warming, to use their weekend summit to send a strong message on climate change.

Iranpress: Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Southern China

Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Southern China

Saturday, 02 September 2023 07:33

Typhoon Saola has made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macau, leaving at least one dead and a trail of destruction and flooding in many areas.

Iranpress: Greece wildfires: More than 200 fires blazing as devastation spreads to Turkey

Greece wildfires: More than 200 fires blazing as devastation spreads to Turkey

Wednesday, 23 August 2023 20:57

Wildfires continued to spread throughout Greece Wednesday—including near Athens—burning thousands of acres and prompting widespread evacuations in Greece that have now expanded into Turkey, the latest instance of devastation from wildfires seen around the world this summer amid the impacts of climate change.

Iranpress: Lahaina wildfire; total number of deaths remains elusive with 100s still missing

Lahaina wildfire; total number of deaths remains elusive with 100s still missing

Wednesday, 23 August 2023 19:24

Officials overseeing the effort to identify victims of the fire that destroyed the Hawaiian coastal town of Lahaina said that 1,000 to 1,100 people remained unaccounted for, and that some of the missing may never be found.

Iranpress: Hawaii wildfire death toll hits 67

Hawaii wildfire death toll hits 67

Saturday, 12 August 2023 08:46

The death toll from wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui has risen to 67 as search teams combed through the smoldering ruins of Lahaina town.

Iranpress: Maui wildfire death toll hits 53 and may rise

Maui wildfire death toll hits 53 and may rise

Friday, 11 August 2023 09:37

Maui's wildfires have killed at least 53 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild, Hawaiian officials said on Thursday.

Iranpress: South Korea raises heat alert to highest

South Korea raises heat alert to highest

Wednesday, 02 August 2023 07:50

South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four years, as parts of the country roasted in temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 F), the interior and safety ministry said on Wednesday.

Iranpress: Typhoon Doksuri deaths in Philippines rise to 25, 20 missing

Typhoon Doksuri deaths in Philippines rise to 25, 20 missing

Monday, 31 July 2023 22:04

The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by typhoon Doksuri climbed to 25, with at least 20 more missing, the Philippines' national disaster agency said on Monday.

Iranpress: Iran

Iran's representative joined Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Saturday, 29 July 2023 18:18

Tehran (IP) - Representative of the Iran Meteorological Organization joined The Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) after 15 years.

Iranpress: Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June

Friday, 21 July 2023 09:28

The increase over the last June’s record is “a considerably big jump,” because global monthly records are usually so broad-based they often jump by hundredths, not quarters, of a degree, said a NOAA climate scientist.

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