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![Pressure grows after World Bank chief dodges climate questions](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c2/18/12/Pressure-grows-after-World-Bank-chi-299963_small.jpg)
Pressure grows after World Bank chief dodges clima...
Climate groups called Wednesday for the World Bank's president to be removed after he refused multiple times to say if he believed...
![Spain grants personhood status to threatened lagoon](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/4d/df/97/Spain-grants-personhood-status-to-t-176668_small.jpg)
Spain grants personhood status to threatened lagoo...
Spain granted personhood status Wednesday to a large saltwater lagoon to give its threatened ecosystem better protection, the firs...
![Pacific atoll nations launch global plan to preserve heritage](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/21/0d/1c/Pacific-atoll-nations-launch-global-176676_small.jpg)
Pacific atoll nations launch global plan to preser...
Pacific atoll nations on Wednesday launched a new global partnership to preserve their sovereignty and heritage as their countries...
![Plentiful water offers relief in Vienna](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a1/ee/73/Plentiful-water-offers-relief-in-Vi-622812_small.jpg)
Plentiful water offers relief in Vienna
As Europe suffered its worst drought in centuries, residents in Austria's capital were feeling fortunate for their plentiful water...
![Looking for reasons to be cheerful about climate action](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/b3/79/96/Looking-for-reasons-to-be-cheerful--304444_small.jpg)
Looking for reasons to be cheerful about climate a...
With a sunny smile to the camera Alaina Wood delivers a burst of "good climate news" to her young TikTok audience, trying to reass...
![Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/94/b5/c1/Mass-stranding-kills-14-whales-in-A-216655_small.jpg)
Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia
Australian wildlife investigators were on Wednesday trying to piece together why more than a dozen young male sperm whales died in...
![Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests 'rampant': study](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/13/aa/38/Social-media-greenwashing-by-fossil-311671_small.jpg)
Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests...
A commercial plane photoshopped with the tail of a shark, hashtags that misleadingly evoke sustainability, tokenistic use of minor...
![Change in livestock food could feed a billion people: study](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/b9/89/e2/Change-in-livestock-food-could-feed-756639_small.jpg)
Change in livestock food could feed a billion peop...
Diverting grain and other feed for livestock to human consumption could boost food supply sufficiently to feed an additional billi...
![Ecuador launches floating islands to save stinky Guayaquil estuary](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/af/67/c1/Ecuador-launches-floating-islands-t-333389_small.jpg)
Ecuador launches floating islands to save stinky G...
On the banks of the dark and murky waters of the Guayaquil estuary, volunteers trudge through mud as they slide wooden platforms.
![Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/17/a5/9e/Plastic-garbage-covers-Central-Amer-896419_small.jpg)
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, la...
A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador.
![Climate-fueled hunger more than doubles in worst-hit countries: report](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/f3/3a/a7/Climate-fueled-hunger-more-than-dou-248698_small.jpg)
Climate-fueled hunger more than doubles in worst-h...
From record droughts to catastrophic floods, the world's worst climate hotspots are seeing a surge in acute hunger, according to a...
![Kerry urges rich-poor unity on climate effort ahead of UN talks](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/77/96/d1/Kerry-urges-rich-poor-unity-on-clim-866841_small.jpg)
Kerry urges rich-poor unity on climate effort ahea...
US climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday urged African countries to help overcome divisions between rich and poor nations at the up...
![Transylvanian village shines under new British king's patronage](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/81/27/a6/Transylvanian-village-shines-under--936121_small.jpg)
Transylvanian village shines under new British kin...
The Romanian village of Viscri, in the picturesque region of Transylvania, won the heart of the then prince Charles when he first...
![Biden tours Detroit Auto Show, highlighting electric vehicle push](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/18/56/aa/Biden-tours-Detroit-Auto-Show--high-966176_small.jpg)
Biden tours Detroit Auto Show, highlighting electr...
A revived Detroit Auto Show kicked off in earnest Wednesday, with US car giants showcasing a mix of gasoline and electric vehicles...
![Portugal awaits verdict in homicide trial, 5 years after worst wildfire](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/0f/2a/30/Portugal-awaits-verdict-in-homicide-400473_small.jpg)
Portugal awaits verdict in homicide trial, 5 years...
Five years after Portugal's deadliest wildfire, which claimed 63 lives, the country was due on Tuesday to hear the verdict in the...
![In Nigeria, finding value in waste recycling](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/78/aa/cb/In-Nigeria--finding-value-in-waste--131436_small.jpg)
In Nigeria, finding value in waste recycling
Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore.
![Indonesia, Norway ink deal to reward rainforest protection](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ce/54/8f/Indonesia--Norway-ink-deal-to-rewar-621222_small.jpg)
Indonesia, Norway ink deal to reward rainforest pr...
Indonesia and Norway signed a deal Monday to reward deforestation reduction months after the collapse of a similar $1-billion agre...
![Ethereum blockchain set for 'monumental' overhaul](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a5/5f/cc/Ethereum-blockchain-set-for--monume-668646_small.jpg)
Ethereum blockchain set for 'monumental' overhaul
An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the crypto secto...
!['Nobody knows where their village is': New inland sea swamps Pakistan](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ff/47/90/-Nobody-knows-where-their-village-i-762018_small.jpg)
'Nobody knows where their village is': New inland...
From a hastily erected embankment protecting Mehar city, mosque minarets and the price board of a gas station poke above a vast la...
![EU ministers fast-track 'unprecedented' energy plan](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a3/34/db/EU-ministers-fast-track--unpreceden-316116_small.jpg)
EU ministers fast-track 'unprecedented' energy pla...
The EU executive pledged Friday to come up with unprecedented measures in the coming days to solve an energy price shock triggered...
![UN chief slams climate change 'insanity' on Pakistan flood visit](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/97/a5/9d/UN-chief-slams-climate-change--insa-282102_small.jpg)
UN chief slams climate change 'insanity' on Pakist...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the lack of global attention to climate change "insanity" Friday as he vi...
![UN chief in Pakistan to boost flood aid for devastated millions](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/97/a5/9d/UN-chief-in-Pakistan-to-boost-flood-668861_small.jpg)
UN chief in Pakistan to boost flood aid for devast...
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global sup...
![EU ministers seek ways to face energy shock](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/12/23/8f/EU-ministers-seek-ways-to-face-ener-656628_small.jpg)
EU ministers seek ways to face energy shock
EU energy ministers on Friday will attempt to forge a united response to the energy shock from Russia's war on Ukraine that has se...
![Charles finally becomes king](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/31/ce/25/Charles-finally-becomes-king-736677_small.jpg)
Charles finally becomes king
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, has finally become king. But at 73, the focus of his reign will be his...
![Risk of climate tipping points escalates at 1.5C warming: study](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/4b/ec/75/Risk-of-climate-tipping-points-esca-626646_small.jpg)
Risk of climate tipping points escalates at 1.5C w...
Failing to achieve the Paris agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C could trigger multiple dangerous "tipping points" w...
![Egypt vows to champion climate finance for Africa at COP27](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/62/e3/00/Egypt-vows-to-champion-climate-fina-862246_small.jpg)
Egypt vows to champion climate finance for Africa...
When Egypt hosts a global climate summit in November, it will seek to represent Africa which shares little of the blame for global...
![American woman killed by shark while snorkeling in Bahamas](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/4a/c4/dc/American-woman-killed-by-shark-whil-845888_small.jpg)
American woman killed by shark while snorkeling in...
An American mother was killed by a shark while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas on a sideline excursion during their crui...
![Ukraine backs UN peacekeeping force at occupied nuclear plant](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/42/3d/aa/Ukraine-backs-UN-peacekeeping-force-166456_small.jpg)
Ukraine backs UN peacekeeping force at occupied nu...
Ukraine's nuclear operator said Wednesday it would support the deployment of UN peacekeepers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia...
![Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest as threats increase](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/5f/ce/98/Scientists-fight-to-protect-DR-Cong-577354_small.jpg)
Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest as...
A tower bristling with sensors juts above the canopy in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, measuring carbon dioxide emitted fr...
![Negev desert winemakers show way ahead in Israel's hot climate](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/51/1e/85/Negev-desert-winemakers-show-way-ah-131711_small.jpg)
Negev desert winemakers show way ahead in Israel's...
In Israel's Negev desert, winemakers are sharing their knowledge of growing vines in the blistering heat with European producers a...
![Heatwaves and wildfires to worsen air pollution: UN](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/06/7a/e6/Heatwaves-and-wildfires-to-worsen-a-565626_small.jpg)
Heatwaves and wildfires to worsen air pollution: U...
More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breath...
![Mercury pollution makes ducks more likely to get bird flu: study](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/f6/f8/f9/Mercury-pollution-makes-ducks-more--574625_small.jpg)
Mercury pollution makes ducks more likely to get b...
Ducks contaminated by mercury pollution are significantly more likely to get bird flu, a study found Wednesday, pointing towards a...