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42 Dead, 15 Missing as Typhoon Hagibis Brings Record Rains to Japan
At least 42 people are dead,15 are missing, and 198 were injured in and around Tokyo after Typhoon Hagibis, which means “speed” in Tagalog, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarIPCC ReportMethaneMiddle EastOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Warming Will Produce Rapid Sea Level Rise, Annual ‘100-Year’ Storms, Declining Fish Stocks, Shrinking Glaciers Without Fast Climate Action: IPCC
The world’s oceans will rise nearly one metre (three feet) by 2100, 100-year coastal storms and flooding will happen annually, fish stocks will see ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesOpinion & AnalysisUnited States
UN Climate Summit Falls Short as Major Emitters Fail to Commit
With 77 smaller countries pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but the world’s biggest emitters largely failing to step up, UN ... -
High-Speed Rail Would Save 1.5 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
High-speed rail places #66 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. A global network of trains that travel at speeds of at least 220 kilometres per hour would ... -
AsiaAustraliaCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeUnited States
Four Million Join Global #ClimateStrike, with Next Walkout Set for September 27
The image of three climate protesters in Germany, standing at a gallows on blocks of ice in the shadow of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
36 Countries Expected to Announce New Climate Plans as UN Climate Summit Convenes
After months of preparations and arm-twisting, the United Nations is signalling that as many as 36 countries could announce more ambitious climate targets at ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOceansSmall Island StatesSouth & Central America
New Analysis Shows ‘Enormous Area’ of the Earth Above 2.0°C
Some of the planet’s hot spots are already above the temperature agreed by scientists and politicians as the maximum allowable to prevent a disastrous ... -
AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central America
Extreme Weather Displaces a Record Seven Million People in First Six Months of 2019
A record seven million people were displaced from their homes by extreme weather in the first half of this year, marking 2019 as “one ... -
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Researchers, Companies Look at Flash-Chargers for Electric Buses, Solar Cars that Need No Charging
A Swiss-Swedish automation company, a Japanese automaker, and an e-bus manufacturer in China are all reporting new developments in the race develop rapid recharging ...
