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New Study Finds Over Third of Amazon Rainforest Grappling to Recover from Drought
May 22, 2024
New Study Finds Over Third of Amazon Rainforest Grappling to Recover from Drought
A new study has revealed that more than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from recent droughts, signaling a critical loss of resilience in this globally crucial ecosystem, the Guardian reported yesterday. The research, published in…
Scorching Heatwaves Across Asia Linked to Climate Change, Study Finds
May 20, 2024
Scorching Heatwaves Across Asia Linked to Climate Change, Study Finds
In late April, sizzling temperatures swept across Asia and the Middle East, exacerbating existing crises and posing grave threats to vulnerable populations. A new study has found that this extreme heat was made up to 45 times more likely due…
Economic Toll of Climate Change Far Worse Than Thought, Warns New Study
May 18, 2024
Economic Toll of Climate Change Far Worse Than Thought, Warns New Study
A comprehensive new study has found that the economic damage from climate change is six times worse than previously estimated, the Guardian reported in an article yesterday. Researchers have determined that a 1°C increase in global temperature leads to a…
Average world incomes to decrease by almost 20% by 2050, study predicts
April 18, 2024
Average world incomes to decrease by almost 20% by 2050, study predicts
The climate crisis is projected to have a substantial impact on global incomes, with a study suggesting that average incomes will decrease by nearly a fifth over the next 26 years. More details in the following report: According to an…
World Bank needs ‘quantum leap’ to address climate crisis, UN expert warns
April 11, 2024
World Bank needs ‘quantum leap’ to address climate crisis, UN expert warns
The UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, has warned that the World Bank must make a “quantum leap” in providing new finance to combat the climate crisis, the Gurdian reported. Stiell has emphasized the urgency of drawing up an international plan…
Temperatures during warmest March reach record-levels, says EU’s observer
April 10, 2024
Temperatures during warmest March reach record-levels, says EU’s observer
Last month marked the warmest March on record worldwide, Anadolu Agency cited EU yesterday. The average surface air temperature for last month was registered at 14.14C (57.45F), said Copernicus, the EU’s Earth observation program. This figure was 0.73C above the…
Unprecedented temperature rise in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
April 7, 2024
Unprecedented temperature rise in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
The Gurdian recently cited scientists at the Concordia research station in Antarctica reporting a record-breaking temperature leap of 38.5°C above the seasonal average, raising concerns about the continent’s rapid succumbing to global warming. According to the article, the dramatic polar…
WMO sounds alarm on climate change after record heat in 2023
March 20, 2024
WMO sounds alarm on climate change after record heat in 2023
The United Nations’ weather agency has issued a “red alert” on global warming, highlighting unprecedented rises in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures, and the melting of glaciers and sea ice last year. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated in…
Sweden reports coldest January temperature in 25 years amid worsening climate change patterns worldwide
January 4, 2024
Sweden reports coldest January temperature in 25 years amid worsening climate change patterns worldwide
Sweden has recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of minus 43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north as a cold snap hit the Nordics. The extremely cold weather caused disruptions in transportation in Finland, Sweden…
Another record-hot year expected in 2024 due to El Nino, severe climate change, scientists warn
December 16, 2023
Another record-hot year expected in 2024 due to El Nino, severe climate change, scientists warn
Leading climate scientists are issuing a stark warning that 2024 is on track to become another record-breaking year for global temperatures. This prediction comes amid the compounding effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon and the ongoing rise in global…