Tag: Climate Change
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Record May temperatures in Europe as weather anomalies intensify
There are currently record temperatures in various parts of Europe, including France and Spain, where temperatures are reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius in some areas. The weather anomaly has also brought bursts of intense rain at random times, with some places even recording hail. The heat dome is unusual because it has arrived early,…
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Indian man walking for climate change is welcomed by Maltese diplomats: Indian Embassy turns him down
Jaydip Lahkankiya, a man from India who is walking from Europe to India to raise awareness about climate change and the environment, has arrived in Rome after starting his 13,000KM walk from Malta. While in Rome, Jaydip Lahkankiya visited Malta’s Embassy and was welcomed by the Ambassador to Italy, Daniel Azzopardi. Lahkankiya was also gifted…
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Temperatures in Europe and across the world continue to rise
According to the latest EU’s climate bulleting, the latest climate data for March confirms what has become an increasingly difficult trend to ignore: temperatures continue to rise, both globally and across Europe, with no sign of slowdown. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, March 2026 was the fourth warmest March ever recorded globally, with…
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Climate Change COP30 gathers under torrential rains and a torrent of failure
Ten years since the Paris Climate Change Agreement by COP21, the COP30 is meeting under torrential rain in the Amazonian Jungle, in the city of Belém, Brazil to discuss climate change targets. The conference hall was yesterday was stormed by protestors from the Tupinamba indigenous tribes in the Amazon who protested against the encroachment of…
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Heatwaves caused lower productivity and higher food prices: European Central Bank
In a recently published paper authored by the ECB’s senior lead economist, ECB research shows that productivity decreases by around 1.5% during a heatwave while food prices in Europe increased by 0.7% during the Summer heatwave of 2022. The ECB has raised concerns that ongoing climate changes in Europe that are raising the extremities of…
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Northwestern Mediterranean Sea temperature reaches 2023 high of 27.7°C
Temperatures of the Mediterranean Sea have reached a high of 27.7°C across the coast of Spain and France on the 3 July, just a bit short of the 2023 August high of 28°C. The temperatures are 6.21°C higher above the 1982-2015 mean. Rising sea temperatures pose a serious ecological threat, as they disrupt marine ecosystems…
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Turkey blocks Israeli President’s trip to COP29: Al-Monitor Reports
According to Al-Monitor, Turkey has refused permission for the Israeli President’s aircraft to enter its airspace, ultimately leading him to cancel his trip to COP29 in Azerbaijan. President Herzog was scheduled to fly to the climate change conference via Turkey, but Turkish authorities refused entry to his aircraft. Last week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced…
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Spanish Minister and Incoming EU Commissioner for Climate Change Teresa Ribera denied anti-flooding projects for Valencia: spent up to €42 million of public funds on advertising
The current Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, and incoming Commission Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, is being condemned by the Spanish press for consistently dismissing funding for anti-flooding projects in Valencia and other regions due to lack of funds. the Valencian region of Spain…
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EU pushes for stronger global climate finance and fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP29
On Monday evening, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety adopted its official position for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP29. With 54 votes in favor, 23 against, and four abstentions, the resolution calls for a new collective climate finance goal post-2025. MEPs emphasize the need for a socially…
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Climate crisis is here, but the government still has no plan
Last year, up to a dozen people died due to heat-induced deaths as the nation experienced a blackout, with the power grid literally melting from unprecedented heat levels. Since then, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli announced increased spending to improve the power grid and a new gas turbine that will be purchased from Shanghai Electric. Just…
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Do you feel the sea warming up?
Because it definitely is. This is also something I am sure most of us in Malta have experienced as we grew older. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Apocalyptic scenes from Libya
Up to 10,000 people are still missing and 3,000 dead reported so far in Libya after Storm Daniel hit the Eastern parts of the country. This event is catastrophic and another reason why we should panic about climate change and start acting about it. Is the Maltese government drawing a risk assessment and mitigation plan…
