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Climate Change Is Causing Marine ‘Cold Waves’ Too, Killing Wildlife
The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes in the patterns of winds and ocean currents cause seawater to suddenly cool, instead.
Surface temperatures can plummet rapidly – by 10 degrees Celsius or…
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Climate Change Is Making Us Paranoid And Angry
We know, often with abject precision, what climate change is doing to our coasts, rainforests, wildfires and hurricanes; our immigration patterns, crop yields and insurance premiums.
But what is it doing to our brains?
This question, for…
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Deaths From Stroke Increasingly Linked To Temperatures Driven By Climate Change, Study Finds
Deaths and disability due to stroke around the world are increasingly linked to temperature changes driven by climate change, a new analysis of global data over three decades has found.
In 2019, there were over 5.2 lakh stroke deaths…
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UK Climate Change Minister Graham Stuart Resigns
Britain’s climate change minister Graham Stuart resigned from the government after eight years on Friday, saying it was the right time to step down.
Stuart said he would stand again for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives in an…
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Verdict Saying Switzerland Violated Rights By Failing On Climate Action Could Ripple Across Europe
Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could…
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March Saw 10th Straight Month Of Record Global Heat
Europe’s climate monitor said Tuesday that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also hitting a “shocking” new high.
It is the latest red flag in a year already marked…
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Trump Presidency Or Not, COP29 Leader Demands US Uphold Climate Commitments
In his third media interview since being named president-elect of the COP29 summit, Mukhtar Babayev has told the US news website Newsweek that he expects the US to maintain its climate commitments no matter who wins the US Presidential…
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‘Take Care Of The Planet’: Lionel Messi Joins Fight Against Climate Change
The Argentinian footballer wants to extend his influence beyond the world of sport.
Lionel Messi has joined forces with Join the Planet to help fight against climate change.
In a pioneering initiative, Argentina’s star footballer…
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Climate COP Presidencies Troika Launches ‘Roadmap To Mission 1.5°C’
The Presidencies of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 UN Climate Change Conferences have formed the COP Presidencies Troika and launched the ‘Roadmap to Mission 1.5°C,’ to “significantly enhance international cooperation and the international…
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While EU Talks Climate Change, 82% Of Its Farm Subsidies Go To High Emissions Foods
Over 80 per cent of European Union agriculture subsidies support polluting livestock and animal product farming, a new study has found. The latest revelation undermines the EU’s climate targets.
The study was published by the journal…
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