A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern -- not climate change, scientists said on Thursday. Earlier this month, aid agency Oxfam said more than 20 million people faced hunger and malnutrition across southern Africa because of the drought.

Nature study predicts $38 trillion annual losses by 2050 from climate change. Global income to drop 19% by 2050 despite CO2 cuts. Urgent emission reductions needed to avert further economic losses.

BJP and Congress manifestos focus on climate change, lacking specific steps. Experts criticize symbolic promises and contradictory government approaches. Environmental issues need more priority in political discourse amid pressing concerns like air pollution and climate crisis.

Dubai's major international airport diverted scores of incoming flights on Tuesday as heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates, causing widespread flooding around the desert country. Earlier the airport, which had been expecting more than 100 flight arrivals on Tuesday evening, took the equally unusual step of briefly halting its operations in the chaos caused by the storm.

Former British PM Tony Blair stresses the importance of creating viable renewable energy projects in developing nations through public-private-philanthropic partnerships to attract significant private funds, as discussed at the Philanthropy Asia Summit.

As spring blooms in the Northern Hemisphere, certain parts of Asia are once again facing the yearly challenge of dust storms. Recently, regions like China's Inner Mongolia found themselves enveloped in a dense yellow haze. On March 27, 2024, residents of Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, observed their skies darkening as state media urged people to remain indoors.