‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines
By Cecil MORELLA Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and…
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, April 23, 2024 (AFP) - Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather…
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‘Staggering’ number of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards: UN
GENEVA, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - A large majority of workers worldwide are facing a cocktail of health hazards linked…
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Europe suffered record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023: monitors
By Nick Perry PARIS, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in…
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Israel’s war budget leaves top scientists in limbo
By Ilan BEN ZION BEIT DAGAN, Israel, March 27, 2024 (AFP) - Israeli scientist Ellen Graber has spent years researching…
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February marks 9th straight month of record-smashing global heat: climate monitor
By Benjamin LEGENDRE, Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, March 7, 2024 (AFP) - Last month was the warmest February on record globally,…
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Burning question: what can we expect in a 1.5C world?
https://youtu.be/yrzAtjZDcZQ Massive wildfires exposing millions to toxic smoke, drought shrivelling crops and key waterways, destructive storms supercharged by record ocean…
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World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level: climate monitor
By Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the…
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Mexico sees big fall in monarch butterfly numbers
Population numbers of endangered monarch butterflies have fallen sharply at their wintering sites in Mexico, experts said Wednesday, blaming the…
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India’s tigers climb high as climate, human pressure rises
By Mahesh PANDEY with Sailendra SIL in Kolkota DEHRADUN, India, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Tigers in India have been…
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Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study
By Rochelle GLUZMAN Climate change has caused Greenland's ice sheet to lose 20 percent more ice than previously thought, according…
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Record-breaking cold hits northern China
Temperatures in cities across northern China hit record lows on Wednesday, as authorities issued an alert for extreme cold across…
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