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Brutal Cold Snap Triggers Rolling Blackouts, Drives Up Power Costs as Texas Gas Plants Fail
A brutal blast of cold, winter weather this week killed at least 14 people in four U.S. states, dropped snow and ice on an ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
From Aquifers to Tree Canopies, New Research Flags Shrinking Fresh Water Supplies
Courtesy of climate change, the many and diverse parts of the Earth that hold fresh water are drying up, putting 66% of the land ... -
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Sea Level Rise Could Put 100 Airports Below Sea Level, 572 at Risk by 2100
Passengers, prepare for splashdown. Take-off may have to wait for low tide. By 2100, thanks to rising sea levels, around 100 of the world’s ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansSub-National Governments
Alarmingly Warm Water Temperatures Put Gulf of St. Lawrence in ‘Uncharted Territory’
Deep waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are hitting record highs that fall far beyond normal variations, part of a decade-long trend emerging ... -
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UNEP Calls for Better Funding to Speed Global Climate Adaptation
As the climate crisis accelerates and the Earth nears a fast-approaching “temperature tipping point,” the world’s nations need to speed up their adaptation planning ... -
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Higher Emissions from Fossil Plants Could Drive Up Global Power Demand by 27 Gigawatts
In a global first, a study just published in the journal Environmental Research Letters concludes that reliance on fossil-fuelled power plants in a warming ... -
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2020 Ties 2016 for Hottest Year on Record
Last year tied 2016 for hottest on record, further accelerating the melting of the Arctic region and fuelling a spate of deadly droughts, heat ... -
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‘Baked-In’ Warming Will Push Temperature Rise Past 2°C, Adding Urgency to Net-Zero Push
Alongside the extreme weather events of 2020, new research that shows today’s atmospheric CO2 levels pushing average global warming beyond 2.0°C makes it that ... -
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Scientists Plead for Action as Soaring Temperatures Show Arctic in Crisis
As temperatures soared across Canada’s Northwest Territories last week, scientists from around the world were checking in and confirming an Arctic ecosystem in deepening ... -
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Prairies Face ‘Consecutive Years of Severe Drought’ from Drier, Warmer Climate
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry, and fiery future for the Prairies. “In a warming climate, you can expect extreme weather events to ... -
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Faster Carbon Cuts Will Show Results Within 20 Years, New Study Concludes
Greenhouse gas reductions that match up with a 1.5°C limit on average global warming would deliver “substantial near-term benefits” within 20 years, while reducing ... -
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Global Death Toll from Heat Emergencies, Air Pollution Shows Need for Climate Action, Health Professionals Say
Extreme heat killed 296,000 older adults world-wide in 2018, and heat-related deaths among seniors rose 58% in Canada and 50% internationally over a 20-year ... -
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Call Off ‘War on Nature’, Guterres Urges, as WMO Puts Global Warming at 1.2°C
With the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warning that the Earth has warmed 1.2°C since the mid-1800s, and a high-stakes virtual climate summit coming up ... -
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‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Red Cross Warns, as Disasters Kill 410,000 in 10 Years
There’s “no vaccine for climate change” in a world that has seen more than 100 climate disasters since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and ... -
Air & MarineClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Renewable Seawater Air Conditioning Technology Gets (Possible) Research Boost
New technology that uses seawater to create a renewable alternative to air conditioning has received a boost from a new study led by the ...
