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UN: Climate Change Leads to Glacier Retreat in the Caucasus
Climate change has left serious consequences in six Caucasus countries, causing glacier retreat and reduction in river flows, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) published ahead...
“This heatwave is the new normal”, WMO Secretary-General says
“We have broken an all-time high in the UK”, said Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General. “Heatwaves will happen more frequently because of climate change. The connection has been clearly demonstrated by IPCC”.
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Energy Transition Holds Key to Tackle Global Energy and Climate Crisis
Short-term interventions addressing the current energy crisis must be accompanied by a steadfast focus on mid- and long-term goals of the energy transition. High fossil fuel prices, energy security concerns and the...
Early Warning Systems Must Protect Everyone Within Five Years
Within the next five years, everyone on Earth should be protected by early warning systems against increasingly extreme weather and climate change, according to an ambitious new United Nations target announced today.
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Greenpeace Calls for Unity and Action as Delegates Arrive at Biodiversity Meeting in Geneva
Greenpeace calls for action to increase land and sea protection to at least 30 per cent by 2030 with clear funding and implementation, and to recognize and strengthen the rights of Indigenous...
Climate Change: A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet.
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least...
Another Warning by IPCC Climate Scientists is Heading Our Way
Remember the Code Red for Humanity? It was the warning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is composed of the world’s leading climate scientists. Issued last August, the report was...
Science Expertise Integral to The COP26 Negotiations
International science advisors from around the globe have signed an open letter, emphasizing that "the scentific case for urgent climate action is unequivocal." The letter was posted on the UK government's website...
Australia can Expect More Floods, Droughts and Fires
According to the recent IPCC report, Australia can look forward to more floods, more droughts, more fires, and worse — drier conditions, which means more droughts, more fires, and when it does rain, more floods....
Climate Science Informs COP25
The latest climate science from WMO and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is informing negotiations at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference.The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties...
Flooding and Heavy Rains Rise 50 Per Cent Worldwide in a Decade, Figures Show
Global floods and extreme rainfall events have surged by more than 50 per cent this decade, and are now occurring at a rate four times higher than in 1980, according to a...
