Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record: US data
Washington, United States -- The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at ...
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Climate change no far-off threat
It is a continuing disaster, as climatologists and analysts tell us. And climate change is endangering humans and natural environments ...
Read moreAustralia warns of worse fires, heat as El Nino kicks in
Sydney, Australia -- Australia's weather bureau confirmed on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern is under way, bringing hot ...
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Warming trend in Asia to cause more economic disruptions—UN
Source: World Meteorogical Organization Melting ice and glaciers and rising sea levels threaten more socio-economic disruption in future, according to ...
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WHO warns global warming causing rise in dengue cases
Global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation and longer periods of drought, could prompt a record number of dengue ...
Read moreKerry tells China global warming represented ‘threat to humankind’
BEIJING—US climate envoy John Kerry said Tuesday that global warming represented a “threat to all of humankind” and required “global ...
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Heat wave threatens to break records
ROME, Italy – Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as ...
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Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Japan via Europe
Tens of millions were battling dangerously high temperatures in the United States on Saturday as record heat forecasts hung over ...
Read moreNations seek swift fossil fuel exit to tackle climate change
PARIS, France—The world needs an “urgent” exit from fossil fuels as part of efforts to slash planet-heating emissions and rein ...
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Europe warming twice as fast as other regions
Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, with extreme weather causing excess deaths ...
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