Climate Spotlight
Swiss parliament rejects ECHR ruling in blow to global climate action
Ruling by European Court of Human Rights said Swiss government was violating rights of senior citizens by not doing enough to tackle climate crisis
Ruling by European Court of Human Rights said Swiss government was violating rights of senior citizens by not doing enough to tackle climate crisis
Members of Senior Women for Climate Protection react after the ruling on their lawsuit " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A potentially historic heatwave is set to hit the northeast next week, with temperatures predicted to soar some 20 degrees higher than normal" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A worker harvests oranges on a farm in Mogi Guacu, Brazil" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Donald Trump speaks to reporters from Trump Tower on May 31. A proposed bill from a House Republican ally would rename coastal waters after him. " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
This aerial view taken from video shows a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
File image: A man retrieves belongings, which were they kept on the higher ground surrounded floodwaters, at a village in Sohbat Pur, Baluchistan following heavy rainfall in October last year. Forecasters are warning of above average rainfall this year " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Torrential rains have been swamping parts of South Florida this week " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A building burns in Odessa after a missile attack by Russian forces in April " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Eight climate protestors stormed Wednesday’s annual Congressional Baseball Game " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Tourists wait in line to get a ticket at the entrance to the archaeological site of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 12 June 2024" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
File image: Asian Tiger mosquito feeds from the blood from a person" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A jaguar rests in an area recently scorched by wildfires at the Encontro das Aguas park in the Pantanal wetlands " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
No river in England is classified as being in good health, due to the presence of toxic chemicals, with chemical cocktails found in more than 1,600 UK river and groundwater sites" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A man wearing a face mask walks in Honduras after the country returned to the use of masks due to severe air pollution in May " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A man sits beneath air conditioning units in Beijing. A record-breaking heatwave has been broiling parts of Asia" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
India heatwave 2024 " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Indian frog wedding" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Climate Panama Canal Rainfall" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
One million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction – it’s time to act" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
We considered look, feel and cost of these period pants, as well as how they washed, dried and fitted into our life" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Sleeping on the job, we tested each bamboo sheet by assessing its softness, breathability and overall comfort over the course of several nights. " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Only hygienic stainless steel, food-safe silicone and BPA-free plastic bottles made the grade" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Pandora’s lab grown alternatives start from £225 " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Recycling single-use cups isn’t straightforward, which is where reusable options come in " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
We tested these bottles in our car, at the gym, on trains and planes, and when dashing between meetings " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Common ingredients in chemical sunscreens have been found to be harmful to aquatic life" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels. Right and far-right parties were the big winners in elections this week " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A baboon inspects a frozen treat in its enclosure at the Chapultepec Zoo as staff work to keep the animals cool " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Girl shields herself from the sun as she walks to collect water from a leaking municipal pipe on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu city, India" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Several trees slammed into a structure at Rotary Park in Livonia, MIch., Wednesday, June 5, 2024 as a tornado tore through the western Wayne County community" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Passersby stand in a queue to receive a cup of cold drink distributed by an organisation as a heat wave grips the Indian capital " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
File. Monkeys jumped in a well in India to quench their thirst and drowned" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
People suffering from heat-related ailments crowd a hospital in Ballia in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
17m under severe heat warning as Death Valley set for 120F " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A voter helps his child to drink water while waiting to cast his vote on a hot summer day during the seventh and the last phase of general election, near Amritsar, India" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Sri Lankans wade through a flooded street in Malwana on the outskirts of Colombo " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A man walks out from a polling station after voting during the seventh and last phase of the general election, at a village in Firozpur district, Punjab, India, 1 June 2024" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A man teaches children to swim in the Ganges river on a hot summer afternoon in the northern city of Varanasi" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A roadside vendor sells iced lemonade in Delhi as the Indian capital grapples with a severe heatwave" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Daytime temperatures had already been soaring to nearly 50C in Delhi and other parts of north India this week" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
A prolonged and deadly heatwave that has killed at least 48 people in Mexico is headed for the US" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Rescue crews stand outside a collapsed home in Magnolia County, Texas on Tuesday" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
