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Protesters outside IMF, World Bank meeting venues demand urgent climate action
Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington DC on Thursday, expressing opposition to funding of fossil fuels and demanding urgent action to tackle…
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Climate change: Greenland’s culture shifts as Arctic heats up
Icebergs bigger than city blocks loom through the mist as Kaleeraq Mathaeussen reels in halibut from the frigid waters one by one.
"Each season is not how it used to be," he says. It's become windier and more unpredictable.…
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Heatwaves will make entire regions uninhabitable within decades: UN, Red Cross
Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday.
Heatwaves are predicted to "exceed human physiological and…
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11th-century polymath was the first to recognise past climate change
An 11th-century polymath called Shen Kuo was the first to recognize that the climate has changed in the past, science communicator Simon Clark said in London on 8 October.
The history of the science of weather and climate is very…
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Heavy rains ease in Australia’s New South Wales, flood warnings remain in place
Rains eased in Australia’s New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be aware of rising flood waters, as days of rain in much of the most populous state has swollen rivers and caused flooding.
Emergency…
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US hurricane rebuilding rules must adapt to ‘era of climate change’: expert
After an extreme weather event, such as Hurricane Ian which devastated parts of Florida last month, most Americans choose to rebuild rather than move to less hazardous areas.
But as climate change increases the frequency and…
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EPA will center climate change response in Texas on sea level rise, floods, drought and severe…
The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will roll out a suite of new actions and communication strategies to help Texans adapt to the impacts of climate change — particularly flooding, severe storms and drought.
The plan for…
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Climate systems ‘breakdown’ looms as coal investments soar
The coal industry has backtracked on pledges to phase out existing plants and halt new investments, putting the planet on a trajectory that could lead to a "breakdown of our climate systems", according to a study led by non-profit Urgewald.…
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King Charles should attend climate summit, COP26 president says
King Charles should attend the upcoming climate change conference COP27, the president of last year's summit and member of Liz Truss's cabinet has said.
Alok Sharma was responding to a report which claimed the prime minister…
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Hurricane Orlene weakens into tropical depression over western Mexico
Hurricane Orlene weakened into a tropical depression as it crawled farther inland, dumping heavy rains across parts of western and central Mexico on Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said.
Orlene had made landfall…
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