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UN Adopts First Global Declaration on Sea-Level Rise as 770 Million People Face the Tide
World

UN Adopts First Global Declaration on Sea-Level Rise as 770 Million People Face the Tide

Adopted on September 24, the declaration affirms that maritime boundaries stay legally stable and statehood continues even as coastlines shift — a legal lifeline for low-lying nations.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
The ‘Hybrid Storm’ Over America Is a Preview, Not a Freak Event
Opinion

The ‘Hybrid Storm’ Over America Is a Preview, Not a Freak Event

Polo’s remnants are merging with a western trough to threaten millions with flash flooding. The meteorology is dangerous; the pattern behind it is the real story.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
Record Drought Exposes Buried Roman City and Redraws the Map of Ancient Switzerland
History

Record Drought Exposes Buried Roman City and Redraws the Map of Ancient Switzerland

After Switzerland's hottest summer on record, drone surveys of parch-marked fields around Avenches revealed thermal baths, roads and a possible temple at Aventicum — the richest finds there in 50 years.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
'Grants, Not Loans': Nepal's PM Demands Climate Justice at the UN After Glacier Disaster
Climate & Environment

'Grants, Not Loans': Nepal's PM Demands Climate Justice at the UN After Glacier Disaster

A glacier collapse in late August triggered a flash flood that killed at least 1,450 people and left more than 6,000 missing. At the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Balendra Shah said vulnerable nations must not borrow their way out of climate catastrophe.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
At His Final Climate Summit, Guterres Demands Fossil-Fuel Exit Timelines
Climate & Environment

At His Final Climate Summit, Guterres Demands Fossil-Fuel Exit Timelines

World leaders met in New York on September 23 as scientists warned that breaching 1.5°C is now 'virtually inevitable' — and the outgoing UN chief told the G20 to lead the energy transition with clear deadlines.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Super El Niño: The Strongest on Record Is Coming — and Its Heat Could Kill 451,000
Climate & Environment

Super El Niño: The Strongest on Record Is Coming — and Its Heat Could Kill 451,000

China's meteorologists say this year's El Niño could be the strongest ever measured, with ocean temperatures peaking in November — while a new University of Chicago analysis warns that heat alone could claim 451,000 lives by February.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20269 min read