Climate & Environment: news & fact-checks

Powerful Earthquake in Tibet Kills at Least 16

• RTÉ: 16 dead, dozens injured in Tibet earthquake 14 h ago
• Hindustan Times: 16 dead, hundreds of homes collapse after powerful earthquake hits Tibet; rescue ops underway 14 h ago
• The Globe and Mail: Powerful earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16, collapses hundreds of homes 12 h ago
• Euronews: Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Tibet killing at least 16 people and destroying hundreds of homes 12 h ago
• CBS News: At least 16 people killed by powerful earthquake in Tibet 11 h ago
• BBC News: Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say 11 h ago
• +2 more outlets →

China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet

• ABC News (US): A magnitude 7 earthquake shakes China's Tibet 1 d ago
• Euronews: China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet 20 h ago
• Africanews: China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet 9 h ago

Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections

• Euronews: Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections 1 d ago
• Africanews: Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections 1 d ago
• DW: Serbia: Tens of thousands rally ahead of elections 13 h ago

Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region

• ABC News (US): Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region 7 h ago
• PBS NewsHour: Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China's Tibet region 2 h ago

Storm Austen batters France and UK with winds of up to 160 km/h

• Euronews: Storm Austen batters France and UK with winds of up to 160 km/h 3 h ago
• Africanews: Storm Austen batters France and UK with winds of up to 160 km/h 2 h ago

UN climate fund promises just $20 million for Nepal flood recovery

• The Hindu: UN climate damages fund earmarks $20 million to Nepal for August disaster 22 h ago
• ABC News (US): UN climate fund promises just $20 million for Nepal flood recovery 8 h ago

Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver

• Euronews: Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver 1 d ago
• Africanews: Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver 1 d ago

UK politics: Andy Burnham warns of ‘winter of greater flooding’ – as it happened

• The Guardian: UK politics: Andy Burnham warns of ‘winter of greater flooding’ – as it happened 1 h ago

Vance could be a major Category 3 hurricane Friday as it nears Mexico

• ABC News (US): Vance could be a major Category 3 hurricane Friday as it nears Mexico 1 h ago

Storm causes power outages and traffic disruptions in France and Britain

• The Straits Times: Storm causes power outages and traffic disruptions in France and Britain 3 h ago

China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert

• South China Morning Post: China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expert 4 h ago

What is the importance of the UN Loss and Damage Fund’s payout to Nepal? | Explained

• The Hindu: Nepal to receive first-ever loss and damage fund payout after devastating floods 10 h ago

Paper straws worse for the environment than plastic, South Korea study finds

• South China Morning Post: Paper straws worse for the environment than plastic, South Korea study finds 6 h ago

UN migration agency warns 874,000 Somalians at risk of displacement from flooding

• Africanews: UN migration agency warns 874,000 Somalians at risk of displacement from flooding 6 h ago

Flash floods swamp southeast Australia as record October rainfall forces school closures

• Euronews: Flash floods swamp southeast Australia as record October rainfall forces school closures 8 h ago

Hong Kong marks hottest ‘Frost’ solar term on record at 32.3 degrees Celsius

• South China Morning Post: Hong Kong marks hottest ‘Frost’ solar term on record at 32.3 degrees Celsius 8 h ago

Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

• NPR: Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths 8 h ago

New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought

• The Straits Times: New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought 8 h ago

Australian reporter says floodwater rescue 'terrifying'

• RTÉ: Australian reporter says floodwater rescue 'terrifying' 9 h ago

Tibet earthquake updates | Injuries in Tibet rise to 65 after 7.0 earthquake, death toll at 16

• The Hindu: Tibet earthquake updates | Injuries in Tibet rise to 65 after 7.0 earthquake, death toll at 16 9 h ago

Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi

• South China Morning Post: Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi 10 h ago

In 2025, Japan’s environment ministry showcased Fukushima cleanup soil reused in managed public works, with final disposal outside due by 2045

• Hindustan Times: In 2025, Japan’s environment ministry showcased Fukushima cleanup soil reused in managed public works, with final disposal outside due by 2045 10 h ago

EU ‘inviting disaster’ by imposing carbon tax on steel, says Piyush Goyal in Berlin

• The Hindu: EU ‘inviting disaster’ by imposing carbon tax on steel, says Piyush Goyal in Berlin 11 h ago

In 1933, a hurricane devastated Virginia’s Hog Island; 45 years later, conservationists found the sheep left there thriving and took them to safety

• Hindustan Times: In 1933, a hurricane devastated Virginia’s Hog Island; 45 years later, conservationists found the sheep left there thriving and took them to safety 11 h ago

Prebunk: Houses on Stilts Lift You Above Reality -- Flood of AI-Generated Hydraulic Escape Systems

Claim reviewed: Videos showing houses being lifted up on hydraulic stilts to avoid flood water are real — attributed by the checker to tiktok.com

Trump Officials Mislead About Electrical Grid Reliability

In partially repealing a Biden-era regulation that limited carbon emissions from power plants, Trump administration officials have misleadingly cast the prior administration’s policy as a threat to grid reliability. Experts say that’s…

YouTube and TikTok rarely act on climate misinformation, even when it breaks their own rules

A joint investigation by Science Feedback and Fundación Maldita.es reported more than 300 climate misinformation videos in French and Spanish. YouTube never answered, and TikTok restricted only a small minority of them and overturned none…

Fact Check: Video Shows Bhatghar Dam In Pune, not A Dam On The India-Nepal Border

Claim reviewed: Video of Gandak Barrage, due to which Bihar remained safe from Nepal floods. — attributed by the checker to Insta User- bharat_junction.in

From denial to exploitation: how the Kremlin has adapted its climate disinformation

In the latest wave of climate-related narratives spread by the Kremlin, climate change is a vehicle to reinforce familiar disinformation tropes: the alleged authoritarianism and hypocrisy of the EU, Europe's supposed self-inflicted decline…

2026’s El Niño may bring storms, heatwaves – and misinformation

Claim reviewed: El Niño is responsible for climate change — attributed by the checker to Viral social media post

What is RCP8.5? Unpacking misleading claims about climate scenarios

Claim reviewed: The United Nations has admitted its climate change projections are wrong — attributed by the checker to Donald Trump

Fossil fuels receive more government support than renewables

Moreover, fossil fuels are often to blame when energy prices rise, contrary to some claims that climate change is a 'scam'.

The International Federation of Journalists Webinar: How to spot and fight climate disinformation?

This webinar will equip participants with the tools to identify the mechanisms behind the ‘manufacturing of doubt’, deconstruct misleading narratives using real-world case studies, and develop the ability to verify information in the face…

Rivian R1S 2024 Review

Claim reviewed: Untitled Snippet contains facts