Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shabhaz Shabarz Sharif has visited areas affected by record-breaking monsoon rainfall. Tens of thousands of people are currently at the mercy of an exceptional monsoon season, which has wreaked havoc across Pakistan. Hundreds of people have died and many more have been forced from their homes. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Pakistan #Floods #ShahbazSharif #Monsoon #ClimateChange #Climate #GlobalWarming
An estimated 66 rivers across 34 counties in southwestern region of Chongqing have dried up. China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze River basin. The former UN Environment Executive Director and the President of the Green Belt and Road Institute, Erik Solheim speaks to Al Jazeera about China’s heatwave and drought. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #ClimateChange #Climate #GlobalWarming #Chongqing #Heatwave #Drought
Heavy floods in New Zealand have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes. The city of Nelson has been hit the hardest. Further evacuations were ordered on Friday after 750mm of rain fell in three days. It could take years for New Zealand to recover from these floods. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hoda-Yan reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #NewZealand #Flood #Flooding #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Climate #Rain #Evacuation
An estimated 66 rivers across 34 counties in southwestern region of Chongqing have dried up, China state media reports. Parts of China are in the grips of a record-breaking heatwave that’s lasted more than two months, the longest since record began. Al Jazeera’s Patrick Fok reports from Chongqing, China. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #AlJazeera #China #Heatwave #Drought #Rivers #Lakes #ClimateChange #Climate #GlobalWarming
Leaders of Pacific island nations at risk from rising sea levels and extreme weather are urging immediate global action on climate change. They made the call on the final day of the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji’s capital. China’s growing influence in the region has been another key topic. Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Suva. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #PacificIslands #Fiji #ClimateChange
Rising temperatures are worsening the global food crises as the prices of wheat and other crops increase exponentially. Crops have not reached full harvest because of the heat and that is affecting farmers’ livelihoods. For Kenyans, severe drought is raising concerns about food security. People in northern Kenya’s Wajir county are waiting for cash payouts from the Kenyan government, to help them cope with rising food prices and a recurring drought. According to the United Nations, millions of people in east Africa are facing food shortages. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Kenya’s Wajir county. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us […]
In India’s capital, New Delhi, mountains of rubbish are on fire. Blazes are breaking out in slums, residents are suffering heat stroke and dehydration, and there are shortages of electricity and water. This is life when an extreme heatwave hits. New Delhi and parts of northwest India have been facing unprecedented heat, with temperatures up to 10 degrees hotter than normal. 101 East meets the residents bearing the brunt of India’s heatwave and the first responders desperately trying to put out the fires. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraEnglish #Documentary #India
Extreme drought conditions in Mexico are causing an historic water shortage in the state of Nuevo Leon. Reservoirs and rivers that supply water to some 5.3 million people in the Mexican city of Monterrey are about to run dry. The state governor says people are experiencing an “extreme climate crisis”. More than half of Mexico is currently facing moderate to severe drought conditions, according to CONAGUA, Mexico’s National Water Commission. City officials in Monterrey, which is regarded as Mexico’s industrial capital, have been limiting water access to six hours a day. The water shortage has led to growing public anger. Mexico’s president has placed part of the blame for the […]
At least 59 people are thought to have died in South Africa’s eastern coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal due to unusually heavy rainfall, according to media reports, while officials were still trying to assess the extent of the damage. Dozens more are missing across the port city of Durban, which is expecting more extreme weather. There are fears that numerous people have been injured while damage to property was extensive in the overnight rains. The military has been put on alert. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaFloods […]
A powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds has pummeled the United States East Coast, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights as severe weather alerts were sounded across the region of nearly 70 million people. With blizzard warnings in effect, cities including New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm on Saturday morning, but the far-reaching system also hit the mid-Atlantic. Freeze alerts were raised as far south as Florida, where the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of “scattered to isolated falling iguanas from trees” as plunging temperatures temporarily paralysed the large lizards, which can weigh up to 20 pounds (9kg). Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo […]
