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Climate change : Low-income countries ‘can’t keep up’ with impacts

11 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 11:50 am

Caribbean island countries say their adaptation plans are not effective because hurricanes have become more powerful Low-income countries are struggling to protect themselves against climate change, officials and experts have told the BBC. Organisations representing…

Climate change : At-risk nations fear extinction after IPCC report

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:15 am

Countries like the Maldives are among the most vulnerable to climate change Nations vulnerable to climate change have warned they are on the "edge of extinction" if action is not taken. The warning by a…

Climate change: Five things we have learned from the IPCC report

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:08 am

Satellite images of wildfires in Evia, Greece The UN report on the science of climate change is set to make a huge impact. Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath considers some of the key lessons from it. Climate…

Climate change : IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:47 am

Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, a major UN scientific report has said. The landmark study warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit…

Floods – Research shows millions more at risk of flooding

4 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:09 pm

A man is rescued from recent floods in central China A new study shows that the percentage of the global population at risk from flooding has risen by almost a quarter since the year 2000.…

Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital report

1 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 6:31 pm

As the scientists gather to consider their report, heatwaves are hitting many parts of the world Against a backdrop of fires and floods, researchers are meeting virtually to finalise a key climate science study. The…

Climate change : US-Canada heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without warming

9 July, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Food Nature Oceans Pollution Poverty Science Water 1:51 pm

The searing heat that scorched western Canada and the US at the end of June was "virtually impossible" without climate change, say scientists. In their study, the team of researchers says that the deadly heatwave…

Climate : World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon

7 June, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 9:53 am

It's becoming more likely that a key global temperature limit will be reached in one of the next five years. A major study says by 2025 there's a 40% chance of at least one year…

Climate change: 2021 will be cooler but still in top six warmest

21 December, 2020 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Pollution Science Water 2:28 pm

La Niña has already brought heavy rains to some regions and will likely see slightly cooler conditions in 2021 UK Met Office scientists are forecasting that 2021 will be a little cooler around the world,…

Biodiversity Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics

2 October, 2020 F M 0 Comments Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 8:01 pm

Biodiversity: Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics. Human activities are destroying the natural world, leading to the extinction of animal and plant species at an alarming rate. Now, world leaders are promising action…

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