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Swiss Parliament May Instruct Central Bank to Divest Fossil Assets
The newly-constituted parliament in Switzerland, elected in a fall vote in which the climate crisis took centre stage, may soon instruct the country’s central ... -
U.S. Heat Waves Cause 25,000 More Premature Births Per Year
An estimated 25,000 babies per year were born prematurely in the United States over a 20-year span due to heat waves, according to a ... -
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Oceans Face Oxygen Loss, Acidification as Warming Challenges Ability to Absorb Carbon
With the Earth’s oceans rapidly and dangerously losing oxygen due to a combination of global warming and pollution, Greenpeace is urging countries to restore ... -
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WMO Declares 2010s the Warmest Decade on Record as Climate Impacts Accelerate
The 2010s are almost certain to take their place as the warmest decade on record, and 2015-2019 as the five-year span with the highest ... -
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Arctic Temperatures Up to 11° Above Normal Produce Treacherously Thin Ice
Treacherously thin ice, arriving very late, is one of the immediate impacts of the shockingly warm temperatures this autumn across much of the far ... -
AustraliaCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Doctors Urge Rapid Decarbonization to Avert Life-Long Health Impacts of Climate Change
The increase in extreme weather and air pollution due to climate change is seriously harming human health, and a world of food shortages, infectious ... -
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New Studies Show Global Emissions Rising, G20 Climate Investments Falling in 2018
Countries are still increasing their greenhouse gas emissions and scaling back their investments in GHG reductions, making 2020 a crucial year to turn the ... -
Qatar Spends LNG Fortune on Outdoor Cooling to Host 2022 World Cup
Gearing up to host the World Cup of soccer in 2022, fabulously wealthy Qatar is using its revenues from liquefied natural gas (LNG) extraction ... -
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Thawing Arctic Tundra Emits 600 Megatonnes More Carbon Per Year Than It Absorbs
Thawing Arctic permafrost is now emitting 600 million tonnes more carbon each year than its resident plants like lichen and wild blueberry can absorb ...
