Climate change is turning global wildfires into monsters
Predicting bushfires is difficult at the best of times. But as climate change wreaks havoc with our world’s weather systems it’s getting harder and more important to get right. And …
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Canada Research in precision agriculture makes it more affordable
Farmers are under pressure. Fertilizer costs have soared in recent years. Tariffs are increasing equipment costs and cutting Canadian farmers off from key foreign markets. And climate change is bringing its own set of challenges. …
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Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency
#Air Pollution# Climate Change As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles …
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UN-backed Report Warns Of A Global Record-Breaking Drought Devastation
#Droughts#Drought Devastation#climate change Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion. This is …
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A new Study challenges link of climate change to wild winter jet stream
A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the massive current of Arctic air that regulates weather for …
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‘Kids Are At The Heart Of Climate Action’: UN
From the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives – it is a daily struggle: landslides …
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Greed is a ‘clear enemy’ driving oceans toward collapse
The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups to confront the powerful interests driving marine …
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The Paris Climate Agreement Of 1.5°C Target For Polar Ice Sheets, Sea Level Rise Is High, New Study
#climate change#Paris Climate Agreement# Ice Sheets# Sea Level CMEDIA: Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save …
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Several glaciers melting at unusual speed not to survive this century
#Glacier# Glacier Melting#UN#climate change#Glacier Melts Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people …
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Climate change threatening Lake Ontario, and we need to adapt
by Daniel Macfarlane, The Conversation Humans have always had a close connection with Lake Ontario. For centuries, this Great Lake has been a backbone of the region’s economy—relied upon for trade, …
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