Environment
Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar, killing between nine and 31 people and leaving thousands homeless with dozens injured, authorities and media said.
Scientists warned the world was closer than previously thought to climate tipping points that could trigger self-reinforcing feedbacks and lock Earth into an irreversible hothouse state.
Storm Nils hit southwestern France and parts of Spain on Wednesday, prompting red alerts for violent winds and heavy rain in Gironde and Lot‑et‑Garonne and warnings of flooding.
The Catalan government suspended classes and non-urgent health services across Catalonia for Thursday, urged telework and avoidance of travel, citing forecasts of the strongest winds in 15 to 20 years.
Green steel development stalled worldwide last year, with only two new low‑carbon iron and steel projects announced while many were delayed or scrapped, Green Steel Tracker found.
Spain's meteorological agency Aemet warned that storm Nils would bring heavy rain, very strong winds, maritime storms and mountain snow across much of the country on Wednesday and Thursday.