Search Results for: Climate Change
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Analysis
Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it
The role of climate change in heightening the risk of wildfires cannot be ignored. Authors The Conversation The world is,…
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Environment and Climate Change
Climate change: life in ocean ‘twilight zone’ at risk from warming
Global warming could curtail life in the so-called twilight zone by as much as 40% by the end of the…
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Environment and Climate Change
‘I’m all for climate change’: Axel Springer CEO faces heat over leaked messages
Mathias Döpfner’s reported comments on climate, Muslims and east Germany – and his apparent political manoeuvring – create shock waves…
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Environment and Climate Change
Climate change: World’s top court to weigh in
The International Court of Justice will now prepare an advisory opinion that could be cited in climate court cases. Matt…
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Energy
ExxonMobil: Oil giant predicted climate change in 1970s – scientists
ExxonMobil’s private research predicted how burning fossil fuels would warm the planet but the company publicly denied the link, they…
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Africa
Climate change is leaving African elephants desperate for water
While this is largely due to European colonisation, poaching and habitat loss, these majestic animals now face another grave challenge. Authors…
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Analysis
Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
With a daily average consumption of 2.7 cups of coffee per person, coffee is now Canada’s most popular drink. Authors…
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Environment and Climate Change
Climate change: Five key takeaways from COP27
1: The biggest win on climate since Paris…? Matt McGrath BBC A new funding arrangement on loss and damage –…
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Africa
Climate change will force up to 113m people to relocate within Africa by 2050 – new report
Increasing climate risks mean that millions of Africans could be uprooted or trapped where they are due to climate change.…
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Africa
Climate change: Kilimanjaro’s and Africa’s last glaciers to go by 2050, says UN
Glaciers in a third of UN World Heritage sites will melt within three decades, a UNESCO report found. Patrick Hughes…
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Analysis
Triumph, tragedy and climate change: telling the stories of the Sherpas of Everest
This minority group, living across the high-Himalaya border between Tibet (China) and Nepal, has become famous for its many world-class…
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Activism
Facing the dual threat of climate change and human disturbance, Mumbai – and the world – should listen to its fishing communities
Rising sea levels, warmer seas and changes in rainfall patterns are together creating conditions that mean misery for coastal dwellers.…
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Analysis
Indonesia Is Ready to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
Few countries take the threat of climate change as seriously as Indonesia. Arsjad Rasjid The National Interest The fourth most-populous…
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Analysis
Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species – including some that already face other stresses. Dr. Jennie L.…
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Australasia
UN Human Rights Committee finds Australia violated Torres Strait Islanders’ rights by failing to protect them from climate change
The groundbreaking finding by the UN Human Rights Committee was made in response to a complaint filed in 2019 by eight…
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Environment and Climate Change
Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction
The authors say that the consequences of more extreme warming – still on the cards if no action is taken…
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