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Report: Climate change forces 1 person from their home every 2 seconds
This ABC News article discusses a report that shows that climate change forces 1 person from their home every 2 seconds. Thanks to the rapidly warming global climate, people are now seven times more likely to be displaced by floods, cyclones and wildfires than volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and […]
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Why is an ocean current critical to world weather losing steam? Scientists search the Arctic for answers.
This National Geographic article discusses why an ocean current is critical to world weather losing steam? Scientists search the Arctic for answers. A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.
THE HIGH ARCTIC, ABOARD THE R.V. KRONPRINS […]
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Coal power becoming ‘uninsurable’ as firms refuse cover
This The Guardian article discusses why coal power is becoming ‘uninsurable’ as firms refuse cover. US insurers join retreat from European insurers meaning coal projects cannot be built or operated.
The number of insurers withdrawing cover for coal projects more than doubled this year and for the first time US […]
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Climate change hits health, yet funds lacking: World Health Organization
This article discusses how climate change is harming human health as more people suffer from heat stress, extreme weather and mosquito-borne diseases including malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Report: Climate change now ‘the most significant threat’ to Australia’s wet tropics
This The Guardian article discusses how climate change is now ‘the most significant threat’ to Australia’s wet tropics. Wet Tropics Management Authority offers grim assessment of impacts on region’s biodiversity and economy.
Climate change is escalating as “the most significant threat” to Australia’s wet tropics world heritage […]
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Study: Amazon primates face barriers in responding to climate change
This Mongabay article discusses how Amazon primates face barriers in responding to climate change.
Climate change will make the current ranges of most Amazon primates uninhabitable in the coming decades, forcing them to move.
But primates face barriers to dispersal, such as rivers and deforestation, which can limit their ability to migrate.
If […]
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Will Judges Have the Last Word on Climate Change?
This Bloomberg article discusses whether courts will have the final say over climate change.
In the fight against climate change, one tool is proving increasingly popular: litigation. From the U.S. to India, activists, governments and concerned citizens are […]
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Scottish Power plans to build solar panels beside windfarms
This The Guardian article discusses how Scottish Power plans to build solar panels beside windfarms. Firm ‘squeezing maximum potential’ from clean energy sources to help UK hit net zero.
Scottish Power plans to squeeze more renewable electricity from its onshore windfarms by […]
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Report: Floods predicted to uproot 50 mln people a year as climate heats up
This article discusses how floods are predicted to uproot 50 million people a year as climate heats up. Population growth, more intense rainfall and melting ice are likely to cause more frequent and severe floods.
The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding […]
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The Daily Climate – December 2, 2109
This set of articles discuss climate change and mental health, the Sunrise Movement, resilience, aviation, prairies, Britain’s crumbling coastline, coral reefs, solar panel recycling, and more.
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