UN - Climate changes

1. Moon Day focuses growing concerns around space junk

   Amid surging lunar exploration, the UN on Monday urged governments to ensure that humanity's return to the Moon does not come at the expense of planet Earth – or the long-term sustainability of space.

2. ‘Heat deaths are not inevitable’: WHO pushes Europe to heat‑proof its hospitals

   As Europe battles a deadly record-breaking heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidance on Thursday to help countries face scorching temperatures now and in the future.

3. Peak heat in Europe just broke historic 1970s records

   This year marks the hottest June recorded for Western Europe and the second warmest globally, according to the latest report from a climate tracking service released on Thursday.

4. Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months

   The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Tuesday.  

5. Venezuela quake: UN continues to scale up as damage estimate reaches $37 billion

   The UN and its partners are ramping up assistance for people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, working alongside the Government's response effort, as a new UN estimate puts direct physical damage at $37 billion.