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Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy: European Union officials have called on countries in the bloc to sharply reduce their natural gas consumption ...
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Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy
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Dawn of the apocalypse: Existential crisis for our species is right here, right now
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Dawn of the apocalypse: Existential crisis for our species is right here ...
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Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy: European Union officials have called on countries in the bloc to sharply reduce their natural gas consumption ...
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Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy
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Dawn of the apocalypse: Existential crisis for our species is right here, right now
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Dawn of the apocalypse: Existential crisis for our species is right here ...
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
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March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record: March marked the 10th month in a row in which Earth experienced record-high temperatures ...
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March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record
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Coral bleaching: Congratulations, world, on the fourth global coral bleaching event!
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Coral bleaching: Congratulations, world, on the fourth global coral ...
Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat
  • US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.

  • Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.

  • Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.

  • Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.
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Just 10 percent in new poll have heard a lot about Biden climate action : Despite President Biden making climate change a central issue of his administration ...
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Just 10 percent in new poll have heard a lot about Biden climate action 
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Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling: They accused Switzerland of violating their rights by not doing enough to curb climate change.
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Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
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The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global ...
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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...
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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink ...
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Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?
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Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in ...
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Global heat record broken for 10th consecutive month in March: With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees, last month was warmer than any previous ...
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Global heat record broken for 10th consecutive month in March
Quick Glance: Global Record: Warmest March Ever
  • Last month marked the warmest March globally on record and the tenth consecutive month with new temperature records for respective months.

  • According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's climate monitoring service, global temperatures in March surpassed the pre-industrial average for that month from 1850 to 1900 by 1.68°C and were 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March. The previous month also exceeded the previous March record by 0.10°C set in 2016.

  • The global average temperature from April 2023 to March 2024 is now the highest on record, standing at 1.58°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

  • In Europe, temperatures in March 2024 were 2.12°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with significantly above-average temperatures observed in central and eastern Europe.
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What's happening with global plastic treaty talks?: Global leaders are in Canada's capital for the fourth round of negotiations towards what would become the ...
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What's happening with global plastic treaty talks?
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Climate protestors target Edinburgh investment giant abrdn: Chief executive Stephen Bird has another eventful day at the office
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Climate protestors target Edinburgh investment giant abrdn
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22 things everyone can do in everyday life to combat climate change: Extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent, scientists are sounding the alarm ...
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22 things everyone can do in everyday life to combat climate change
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Climate change to wreck global income by 2050: study: A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) published in the scientific journal ...
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Climate change to wreck global income by 2050: study
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Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, report says: Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope ...
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Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, report says
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Climate protesters wrap Swedish parliament in giant red scarf: Several hundred women surrounded Sweden's parliament with a giant knitted red scarf to protest ...
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Climate protesters wrap Swedish parliament in giant red scarf
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Study: Climate change supercharged heat dome and worsened 2021 wildfires: North America's 2021 fire season, including massive Northern California blazes ...
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Study: Climate change supercharged heat dome and worsened 2021 wildfires
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Methane hydrate on the seabed: A dubious treasure: Huge amounts of gas are stored in the deep sea in the form of methane hydrates. Could the gas become a climate ...
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Methane hydrate on the seabed: A dubious treasure
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A new inconvenient truth: Europe’s global plans all require money no one has: A competitive, green Europe will require trillions in investments ...
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A new inconvenient truth: Europe’s global plans all require money no one ...
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Sahel heatwave made worse by climate change, scientists warn: An extreme heatwave in the Sahel region in March and April would not have been as lethal without ...
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Sahel heatwave made worse by climate change, scientists warn
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Brit tourists sent warning as holiday hotspot may be hit with water restriction: The restriction will come into place if the current "drought ...
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Brit tourists sent warning as holiday hotspot may be hit with water ...
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“Downward spiral that cannot be stopped”: Oceanographer warns of global catastrophe
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“Downward spiral that cannot be stopped”: Oceanographer warns of global ...
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Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame? : Rising temperatures across Spain are thought to be responsible for growing ...
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Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to ...
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Shell says doing more to rein in global warming is 'unrealistic': It's telling shareholders to vote down a proposal that it bolster its efforts to fight climate ...
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Shell says doing more to rein in global warming is 'unrealistic'
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Politics podcast: "We need a planetary garbage disposal": Temperature records, water shortages, botched climate goals: “We have ruined the last decade ...
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Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday: Warnings against the FPÖ rise in Austria, man escapes Korneuburg prison, Climate change to affect ...
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Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
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Carrigtwohill student named Press Pass Student Journalist of the Year: Transition Year student Grace O’Leary awarded the overall prize in recognition of her ...
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Carrigtwohill student named Press Pass Student Journalist of the Year
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What climate change costs: Researchers at the Potsdam Institute (PIK) estimate that global warming could soon cost 35 trillion euros - every year.
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What climate change costs
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Human odorant receptor for characteristic petrol note of Riesling wines identified
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Human odorant receptor for characteristic petrol note of Riesling wines ...
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'Mutant cockroaches': Why Spain's rising temperatures make them multiply: Experts in Spain are warning that rising temperatures are causing genetic mutations in ...
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'Mutant cockroaches': Why Spain's rising temperatures make them multiply
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EU and US push China to help them write big new climate check: Beijing isn’t required to contribute because of a 1992 U.N. treaty, but pressure is growing on the ...
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EU and US push China to help them write big new climate check
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Climate change: how realistic is green growth?: In order to slow down global warming, the economy would have to decouple itself more from greenhouse gas ...
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Climate change: how realistic is green growth?
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Madagascar: Fishers in Madagascar Adapt to Deadly Seas Due to Climate Change: Fishing communities in the south of Madagascar are facing sometimes deadly sea ...
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Madagascar: Fishers in Madagascar Adapt to Deadly Seas Due to Climate ...
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A ruling by the ECHR for climate protection: The time for lawsuits is not over: A clear verdict from Strasbourg for climate protection: Government failures ...
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A ruling by the ECHR for climate protection: The time for lawsuits is not ...
Quick Glance: Landmark Ruling: Switzerland Convicted for Inadequate Climate Protection
  • The European Court of Human Rights convicted Switzerland for inadequate climate protection, considering it a violation of human rights.

  • The ruling pertains to a group of senior women in Switzerland whose human rights were infringed due to insufficient climate protection.

  • This groundbreaking verdict could set precedents for further climate-related lawsuits, both internationally and domestically.

  • Additional climate lawsuits from Portugal and France were dismissed by the court, while the ruling in Switzerland carries significant implications.
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Chris Packham joins Extinction Rebellion in Science Museum sponsor protest: More than 30 people occupied the museum's new climate gallery
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Chris Packham joins Extinction Rebellion in Science Museum sponsor protest
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On the agenda: What's happening in Italy this week: From climate protests to the start of Venice's Biennale art exhibition, here’s what to expect in Italy ...
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On the agenda: What's happening in Italy this week
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The 10 Countries Leading the Way on Climate Change: Some countries are ahead of others when it comes to addressing climate change.
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The 10 Countries Leading the Way on Climate Change
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Bullets not bees: EU ditches green focus ahead of June election: A draft priority list for the next five years goes heavy on defense, barely mentioning climate ...
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Bullets not bees: EU ditches green focus ahead of June election
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Methane, major contributor to heat wave, premature deaths – AfriTAL: Africa Initiative for Transparency and Responsibility Leadership has said methane gas ...
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Methane, major contributor to heat wave, premature deaths – AfriTAL
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EU elections: Climate among top concerns for younger voters: What does the ideal candidate look like? Euronews interviewed members of the European Youth ...
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EU elections: Climate among top concerns for younger voters
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Scientists at UN meeting in Spain sound alarm over ocean warming: Scientists at a United Nations conference in Barcelona called Friday for more research into the ...
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Scientists at UN meeting in Spain sound alarm over ocean warming
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Download PDF: Business Review Magazine April 2024 Issue: Magazine - The April 2024 issue of Business Review Magazine is now available in digital format ...
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Download PDF: Business Review Magazine April 2024 Issue
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Climate change: Heatwaves poses danger to millions of Asian Children, UN warns - Healthwise
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Climate change: Heatwaves poses danger to millions of Asian Children ...
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A fairer future for farmers is a greener future for Europe: Addressing the inequities in our food system is essential to delivering justice for farmers and ...
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A fairer future for farmers is a greener future for Europe
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The ECHR ruling that could shame our Government into climate action: Legal systems are underpinned by the central principle of protecting people from harm
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The ECHR ruling that could shame our Government into climate action
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Switzerland’s climate failures breached human rights, top court rules: Judgment doesn’t include any sanctions on the Swiss government, but sets important ...
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Switzerland’s climate failures breached human rights, top court rules
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Searing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime soon: From Malaysia to Vietnam, Thailand to Singapore: Southeast Asia has seen ...
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Searing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime ...
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Nigel Farage’s new party wants climate backlash at center of UK election: Reform Leader Richard Tice says the party will “scrap” the U.K.’s pursuit of net zero ...
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Nigel Farage’s new party wants climate backlash at center of UK election
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The farewell to gas and oil: Vogelsbergkreis (gka). The goal formulated in the Paris Climate Protection Agreement of not allowing global warming to rise more ...
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The farewell to gas and oil
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Record temperatures: Have you had a record broken?: A summer day in early April. 30 degrees, earlier than any year before. Where it was particularly warm at the ...
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Record temperatures: Have you had a record broken?
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Climate change: 32 governments in the dock: Does not doing enough to combat climate change violate fundamental rights? The European Court of Human Rights in ...
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Climate change: 32 governments in the dock