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Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

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Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specialising in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent….

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South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

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South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

An activist from Youth 4 Climate Action Yoon Hyeonjeong looks on during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by…

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Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners

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Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners

Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, September 15, 2017. Scientists found prokaryotes are remarkably resilient to climate change – and as a result, could increasingly dominate marine environments. | Photo Credit: AP The world’s oceans are home to microscopic organisms invisible to the human eye. The…

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Britain’s climate change plan challenged in landmark court case

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Britain’s climate change plan challenged in landmark court case

Supporters of environmental group Friends of the Earth hold signs outside the Royal Courts of Justice, during their legal challenge at the High Court, in London, Britain July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain failed to set proper objectives in its climate adaptation strategy, environmental campaigners argued on Tuesday in a case which relies…

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South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law

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South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city to publish an adaptation plan. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will…

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India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

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India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

A driver sleeps inside his auto rickshaw parked in the the shade of a tree as the city continues to be gripped by a heat wave, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. A monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases…

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More than 60% of world’s coral reefs may have bleached in past year, NOAA says

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More than 60% of world’s coral reefs may have bleached in past year, NOAA says

Bleached coral is visible at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico, September 16, 2023. Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history. It’s so bad…

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Climate crisis could force Thailand to move capital Bangkok

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Climate crisis could force Thailand to move capital Bangkok

Representational image of man standing on top of a skyscraper view of the Bangkok city skyline. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office said on May 15. Projections consistently show that low-lying Bangkok risks…

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