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An oil tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil exploded near the Libyan coast, Bloomberg reported on 30 June....
Residents of the Mediterranean island of Sicily are grappling with a worsening water crisis, underscoring the urgency of global action on water security.
The Mediterranean Island of Sicily is facing a worsening water crisis, underscoring the urgency of global action on water security, as world leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29 to address the growing impacts of climate change.
Nested in the Nebrodi Mountains, the Ancipa Dam built to meet the needs of a large part of the Sicilian territory, is nearly depleted. It is projected to last only 2 and half months more.
The climate change-related crisis has left the dam, once serving 22 towns, a shadow of itself, providing water to just five. Residents now have limited access to water—once every seven days—leading to frustration and protests across the region.
President of the Movement for the Defence of the Territory and a Nicosia resident, Fabio Bruno, has raised concerns about the dam’s striking depletion from 26 million cubic meters to one million in just over a year.
Local officials are urgently searching for alternative solution to the water crisis to support the community. This has led to drilling in nearby Nicosia for underground aquifers and the construction of a new artesian well.
According to Nando Zabbia, the Councillor for Civil Protection in Nicosia, this well could provide temporary relief but emphasized that climate change has reduced the availability of traditional water sources.
Months of below-average rainfall in Sicily has led to the Italian government declaring a state of emergency, as the island continues to deal with temperatures as high as 48.8 degrees Celsius in 2021, a European heat record at the time.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign as political and economic tensions mount.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the disbursement of an additional $500 million to Ukraine, following the completion of its eighth review under the country’s $15.5 billion Extended Fund Facility.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday publicly criticized AT&T for technical issues that disrupted a national conference call with faith leaders, urging the company’s leadership to address the situation and suggesting his administration may turn to a different carrier in future communications.
France, Spain, Kenya, and several other nations announced on Monday a joint pledge to tax premium-class airline passengers and private jet users, in a move aimed at raising billions of dollars for climate action and sustainable development.
An oil tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil exploded near the Libyan coast, Bloomberg reported on 30 June.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the U.S. sanctions programme on Syria, the White House confirmed.
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