Nature and Environment
"I have never seen anything like this before, and I’ve been in and around this stuff for 20 years," the CEO of one environmental group reveals.
This is a change from last month when meteorologists confirmed that a new UK maximum temperature record for December was set in the Highlands.
With countries around the world continually beating their own records for both heat and rainfall year on year, extreme weather is becoming more common. Now, as the planet heats up, natural disasters are on the rise. We have seen events from wildfires to hurricanes increasing in frequency and intensity, but how exactly can our changing climate have an effect on natural disasters?
Taal volcano, one of the world’s smallest active volcanoes, has blasted ash into the air and caused volcanic lightning. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate across the country's capital of Manila, with some experts warning an eruption could happen at any time.
The last disastrous explosion of the Taal volcano was in 1965, when more than 200 people were killed.
These picture show the sheer scale of the unprecedented crisis, as flames and smoke continue to choke parts of the nation.
Dozens of similar demonstrations are set to take place around the globe to call for a more robust response to the crisis.
Harrowing scenes showing fleeing kangaroos, burnt koalas and dead birds have appeared on social media.
A father and son died defending their home in Cobargo during the worst wildfire season on record.
This decade we’ve seen the rise of climate change protests, led by the now internationally famous Greta Thunberg. The school strike for climate movement has been fuelled by a decade that has seen rising temperatures, loss of wildlife and calls from leading scientists to reduce our carbon emissions before it’s too late.