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Record Surge In Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Europe, Says Health Agency
Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".
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Nepal Tests AI-Powered Early Warning System To Predict Landslides
Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions.
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Projections Of Future Global Warming Exaggerated: Trump-Vetted Scientists
A new report from the US Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked.
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Indian Cities Will Need Over $2.4 Trillion By 2050 To Tackle Climate Risk: Report
Indian cities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related risks and will require over 2.4 trillion US dollars in investments by 2050 to build resilient and low-carbon infrastructure.
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Children May Lose 1.5 Years Of Schooling Due To Climate Change: UN Report
Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report.
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No More Major Climate Change Reports On NASA Website: Trump Administration
Earlier this month, official government websites that hosted the national climate assessments went dark. Such sites told state and local governments and the public what to expect in their backyards from a warming world and how to best adapt to it.
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Earth's Spin Is Speeding Up, Making Your Days Shorter: Report
In the coming weeks, Earth will experience slightly shorter days due to changes in the moon's position.
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How South Korea Is Dealing With Viral "Lovebug" Invasion
K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
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13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report
India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.
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Snow Covers World's Driest Desert 'Atacama' After A Decade
Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its famous lunar landscape blanketed in snow.
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World May Exhaust 1.5 Degree Celsius Carbon Budget In 3 Years: Scientists
If the world continues to release carbon dioxide at the current rate, the carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will be exhausted in just over three years, according to an international group of scientists.
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Rise In Greenhouse Gas Release Causing More Extreme Weather, Scientists Warn
Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, according to a study to be released Thursday.
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Why Is The Historic Egyptian City Of Alexandria Crumbling? Study Explains
Between 2014 and 2020 alone, 86 buildings completely crumbled, and 201 partially collapsed across the 2,300-year-old city.
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Global Crises Disrupt Effort To Get Millions To Quit Smoking: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments' plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday.
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Video: Swiss Village Nearly Wiped Out After Glacier Collapse Causes Catastrophic Landslide
Swiss glaciologists attribute the accelerating glacier thaw to climate change, which has increased the risk of such disasters.
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Record Surge In Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Europe, Says Health Agency
Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".
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Nepal Tests AI-Powered Early Warning System To Predict Landslides
Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions.
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Projections Of Future Global Warming Exaggerated: Trump-Vetted Scientists
A new report from the US Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked.
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Indian Cities Will Need Over $2.4 Trillion By 2050 To Tackle Climate Risk: Report
Indian cities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related risks and will require over 2.4 trillion US dollars in investments by 2050 to build resilient and low-carbon infrastructure.
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Children May Lose 1.5 Years Of Schooling Due To Climate Change: UN Report
Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report.
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No More Major Climate Change Reports On NASA Website: Trump Administration
Earlier this month, official government websites that hosted the national climate assessments went dark. Such sites told state and local governments and the public what to expect in their backyards from a warming world and how to best adapt to it.
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Earth's Spin Is Speeding Up, Making Your Days Shorter: Report
In the coming weeks, Earth will experience slightly shorter days due to changes in the moon's position.
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How South Korea Is Dealing With Viral "Lovebug" Invasion
K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
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13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report
India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.
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Snow Covers World's Driest Desert 'Atacama' After A Decade
Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its famous lunar landscape blanketed in snow.
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World May Exhaust 1.5 Degree Celsius Carbon Budget In 3 Years: Scientists
If the world continues to release carbon dioxide at the current rate, the carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will be exhausted in just over three years, according to an international group of scientists.
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Rise In Greenhouse Gas Release Causing More Extreme Weather, Scientists Warn
Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, according to a study to be released Thursday.
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Why Is The Historic Egyptian City Of Alexandria Crumbling? Study Explains
Between 2014 and 2020 alone, 86 buildings completely crumbled, and 201 partially collapsed across the 2,300-year-old city.
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Global Crises Disrupt Effort To Get Millions To Quit Smoking: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments' plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday.
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Video: Swiss Village Nearly Wiped Out After Glacier Collapse Causes Catastrophic Landslide
Swiss glaciologists attribute the accelerating glacier thaw to climate change, which has increased the risk of such disasters.
