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Earth on brink of surpassing key warming threshold: UN weather agency : The United Nations weather agency issued a “red alert” Tuesday, warning the Earth is at ...
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Earth on brink of surpassing key warming threshold: UN weather agency 
Quick Glance: UN Issues Climate Change Warning After Record Heat and Ice Melt
  • The UN weather agency is raising the alarm about climate change, warning that global efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.

  • The 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Climate Agreement is at risk as the average temperature from March 2023 to February 2024 exceeded this threshold.

  • In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave conditions at least once, glaciers lost record amounts of ice, and Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest level.

  • Despite the alarming news, there is a glimmer of hope as renewable energy capacity has significantly increased, and calls for more climate action are growing.
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Ocean heat is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record
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Ocean heat is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the ...
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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State of the climate report: WMO sounds the alarm - UN sees "planet on the edge of the abyss"
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State of the climate report: WMO sounds the alarm - UN sees
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COP29's official aims for leaner, focused summit: Elnur Soltanov offer an early look at Azerbaijan's plans for the critical talks.
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COP29's official aims for leaner, focused summit
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The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country
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The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in ...
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by record bleaching: SYDNEY: Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst bleaching event on record ...
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by record bleaching
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Coral bleaching afflicts 'most of Great Barrier Reef': Some three-quarters of Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering from coral ...
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Coral bleaching afflicts 'most of Great Barrier Reef'
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How Israel Weaponizes Water| Countercurrents:  By November 2023, it was already clear that the Israeli government had begun to deny Palestinians in Gaza access ...
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How Israel Weaponizes Water| Countercurrents
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The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country
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The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in ...
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Two years left to save the planet: UN: Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change ...
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Two years left to save the planet: UN
Quick Glance: U.N. climate chief emphasizes urgency in global climate action
  • Governments worldwide are urged to act within two years to prevent worsening climate change, with a focus on halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to avoid a significant temperature increase. Despite rising emissions last year, current commitments are insufficient in reducing global emissions by 2030.

  • The next two years are crucial for saving the planet, according to the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Stronger national climate plans are deemed essential, especially from the G20 countries, responsible for 80% of global emissions. A key goal of this year's UN climate negotiations is to establish a new climate finance target to aid developing nations in transitioning away from fossil fuels.

  • Efforts are being made to provide more climate finance through debt relief, affordable financing for poorer countries, new international funding sources like a shipping emissions tax, and reforms at institutions such as the World Bank and IMF. Additionally, calls are made for a revamp of capital requirements and increased use of Climate Resilient Debt Clauses at the World Bank. Politicians worldwide are urged to prioritize climate action as it often takes a backseat on government agendas.
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Scientists find bleached coral deeper in the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea: Coral bleaching is now occurring in deeper waters in the Coral Sea and Australia's ...
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Scientists find bleached coral deeper in the Great Barrier Reef and Coral ...
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Opinion: Climate change will force the world to play a grim game — adapt, move, or die
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Opinion: Climate change will force the world to play a grim game — adapt ...
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FG, UN agencies sign MoU on climate change: In a significant move towards sustainability, FG and three key United Nations agencies signed a Memorandum of ...
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FG, UN agencies sign MoU on climate change
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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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Mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef sparks fear of global event: The latest bleaching event in Australia follows mass bleaching in the northern hemisphere ...
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Mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef sparks fear of global event
Quick Glance: Mass Bleaching Threatens Great Barrier Reef
  • The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing another mass bleaching event.

  • Corals bleach when heat-stressed, requiring urgent climate action.

  • Frequent and widespread bleaching events are alarming for reef survival.

  • Global climate actions are crucial for coral reef protection.
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Why the Himalayan Third Pole is crucial in climate governance: The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is of seminal importance to climatic changes affecting our planet.
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Why the Himalayan Third Pole is crucial in climate governance
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How to avoid a billion climate deaths: Opinion from the University of Auckland: Scientists have predicted a billion climate deaths over the coming century – but ...
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How to avoid a billion climate deaths
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Misdiagnosis, climate change to blame for pathogens' resistance to drugs: Antimicrobial resistance is among the top 10 global public health concerns ...
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Misdiagnosis, climate change to blame for pathogens' resistance to ...
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I am running for the next UN Secretary-General. This is why my bid matters: The UN chief is chosen in an opaque process by countries seeking to uphold the status ...
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I am running for the next UN Secretary-General. This is why my bid matters
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Philippines joins biggest case vs climate change, tells court ‘polluters must pay’
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Philippines joins biggest case vs climate change, tells court ‘polluters ...
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UN weather agency marks anniversary with dire warning about heating planet: Stark climate warnings come ahead of this year's World Meteorological Day ...
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UN weather agency marks anniversary with dire warning about heating planet
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‘Tourists ask a lot of questions’: Great Barrier Reef guides face up to bleaching tragedy
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‘Tourists ask a lot of questions’: Great Barrier Reef guides face up to ...
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The impacts of climate crisis on human health: The impacts of climate crisis on human health
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The impacts of climate crisis on human health
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'Uganda to lose over sh540 trillion to climate change in 40 years': The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations says on average ...
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'Uganda to lose over sh540 trillion to climate change in 40 ...
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COP hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil commit to emission cuts: Past and future hosts of the UN climate negotiations the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil ...
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COP hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil commit to emission cuts
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Experts fault UN climate plan for overlooking 'obvious' need to eat less meat: A UN roadmap to reform the world’s food systems – which account for a third of ...
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Experts fault UN climate plan for overlooking 'obvious' need to eat less ...
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef ‘in grave danger’ from ‘marine heatwave’: Scientists are warning of devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef ...
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef ‘in grave danger’ from ‘marine heatwave’
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Financial Toll Of Climate Crisis Hitting Women Harder, UN Says| Countercurrents: ‘Less than 2% of climate finance globally is estimated to reach small-scale food ...
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Financial Toll Of Climate Crisis Hitting Women Harder, UN Says| ...
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Floods, droughts, storms: climate crisis affects women more: The consequences of global warming do not affect everyone equally. But gender hardly plays a role in ...
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Floods, droughts, storms: climate crisis affects women more
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Climate change amplifies inequality for women, rural poor: UN: Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change ...
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Climate change amplifies inequality for women, rural poor: UN