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World Body Says 70% Chance That 2025-2029 Warming Will Top 1.5 Degrees
UN says there's a 70 per cent chance that average global warming from 2025-2029 will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting economies, daily lives and the planet.
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Water Crisis In Afghan Capital Leaves Families Struggling For Survival
Afghanistan's capital Kabul is facing a water shortage, running out of ground water with families such as Bibi Jan's forced to choose between water and food. UNICEF warned last year that Kabul could be dry by 2030 if urgent action is not taken.
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5 Killed, Many Missing In Flash Floods In China, Disaster Alert Issued
China has a four-tier weather warning system with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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Opinion | Climate Crisis and The Threat of Irreversible Change
In our pursuit of material progress, we may have overlooked the need for a deeper alignment with ourselves and with the natural world.
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"Green Tech Alone Won't Save Us": Experts Warn Of Insufficient Progress Amid Climate Crisis
The rapid growth of green technology innovation may not be sufficient to address the escalating climate crisis and ecological scarcity.
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Global Warming A Security Challenge, Army Needs To Be Prepared: Experts
Concerns have grown that climate action is being sidelined as Europe beefs up defence and the US retreats from allies and its green commitments.
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Global Temperatures At Historic Highs, Europe Records Hottest March Ever
Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
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China's Glacial Area Shrinks 26% In 60 Years, 7,000 Glaciers Disappear
China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial count. As many as 7,000 glaciers have disappeared completely, with the pace of glacial retreat accelerating year-on-year.
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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record', 27 Dead
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said, as the deaths hit 27.
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Video: South Korea's "Worst Wildfires" Kill 18, Burn Historic Temples, UNESCO Site
At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, as multiple blazes broke out in the country's southeastern region over the weekend, causing unprecedented damage.
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Brazil Is Losing Surface Water To Climate Change, Land Conversion
Brazil is home to 12 per cent of Earth's freshwater reserves, much of it in the Amazon, but is losing natural surface water as climate change and land conversion from forest to farming take their toll, a report said Friday.
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Greenland's Ice Sheet Approaches Dangerous Tipping Point Amid Rapid Melting
Greenland’s massive ice sheet is losing ice at an accelerating rate, with scientists warning that a global temperature rise of just 2°C could trigger irreversible collapse. The loss of 230 gigatons of ice per year is the estimated threshold for this tipping point. If melting continues at current rates, sea levels could rise by approximately 7 me...
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Global Tensions, Climate Crisis Push Doomsday Clock Closest To Catastrophe
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the threat of human extinction, with midnight representing catastrophe.
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Trump 2.0 Halts Pending Environmental Litigation, Sidelines Lawyers: Report
President Donald Trump vowed to cut regulation and withdrew the US from the Paris climate treaty on his first day in office.
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Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'
Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.
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World Body Says 70% Chance That 2025-2029 Warming Will Top 1.5 Degrees
UN says there's a 70 per cent chance that average global warming from 2025-2029 will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting economies, daily lives and the planet.
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Water Crisis In Afghan Capital Leaves Families Struggling For Survival
Afghanistan's capital Kabul is facing a water shortage, running out of ground water with families such as Bibi Jan's forced to choose between water and food. UNICEF warned last year that Kabul could be dry by 2030 if urgent action is not taken.
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5 Killed, Many Missing In Flash Floods In China, Disaster Alert Issued
China has a four-tier weather warning system with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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Opinion | Climate Crisis and The Threat of Irreversible Change
In our pursuit of material progress, we may have overlooked the need for a deeper alignment with ourselves and with the natural world.
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"Green Tech Alone Won't Save Us": Experts Warn Of Insufficient Progress Amid Climate Crisis
The rapid growth of green technology innovation may not be sufficient to address the escalating climate crisis and ecological scarcity.
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Global Warming A Security Challenge, Army Needs To Be Prepared: Experts
Concerns have grown that climate action is being sidelined as Europe beefs up defence and the US retreats from allies and its green commitments.
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Global Temperatures At Historic Highs, Europe Records Hottest March Ever
Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
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China's Glacial Area Shrinks 26% In 60 Years, 7,000 Glaciers Disappear
China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial count. As many as 7,000 glaciers have disappeared completely, with the pace of glacial retreat accelerating year-on-year.
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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record', 27 Dead
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said, as the deaths hit 27.
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Video: South Korea's "Worst Wildfires" Kill 18, Burn Historic Temples, UNESCO Site
At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, as multiple blazes broke out in the country's southeastern region over the weekend, causing unprecedented damage.
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Brazil Is Losing Surface Water To Climate Change, Land Conversion
Brazil is home to 12 per cent of Earth's freshwater reserves, much of it in the Amazon, but is losing natural surface water as climate change and land conversion from forest to farming take their toll, a report said Friday.
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Greenland's Ice Sheet Approaches Dangerous Tipping Point Amid Rapid Melting
Greenland’s massive ice sheet is losing ice at an accelerating rate, with scientists warning that a global temperature rise of just 2°C could trigger irreversible collapse. The loss of 230 gigatons of ice per year is the estimated threshold for this tipping point. If melting continues at current rates, sea levels could rise by approximately 7 me...
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Global Tensions, Climate Crisis Push Doomsday Clock Closest To Catastrophe
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the threat of human extinction, with midnight representing catastrophe.
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Trump 2.0 Halts Pending Environmental Litigation, Sidelines Lawyers: Report
President Donald Trump vowed to cut regulation and withdrew the US from the Paris climate treaty on his first day in office.
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Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'
Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.
