Environment
COP30 opened in Belém, Brazil, on Monday without U.S. presidential participation, as Brazil and U.N. officials urged urgent action and denounced climate denialism.
Scottish researchers found COP30’s official websites emitted above‑average CO₂ for their traffic, prompting renewed criticism that the climate conference’s digital footprint undercut its environmental goals.
At COP30 in Brazil, China showcased rapid clean-energy expansion and appeared to assume global climate leadership as U.S. influence waned, though experts warned challenges remained.
Analysts and forecasts found AI data-center demand would raise energy and water use, show U.S. site choices misaligned with need, and make major tech firms unlikely to meet net-zero targets.
Super-typhoon Fung-Wong struck the Philippines, displaced more than one million people and caused an uncertain number of deaths amid widespread flooding, landslides and power outages.
Iran faced its worst drought in decades, with 15 provinces receiving no autumn rain, reservoirs and groundwater plunging and more than 16 million people at risk of losing tap water.
Forecasters predicted a new unstable weather pattern across parts of Europe on Nov. 11, bringing storms and cooler air to Greece, persistent rain in Portugal and northwest France.
Lower Austria eased rules to permit "problem" wolves to be shot after first approaches to settlements or when they killed protected livestock.
High waves on Tenerife swept people off the coast, killing at least one and injuring multiple tourists — including Germans and French — authorities said.
