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Climate change does its damage in a lot of ways—birthing hurricanes, heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires. Now add to that list earthquakes, continental rifting—or breakup—and magma production.
A 74% median across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting their area, with droughts or water shortages a top concern.
This year’s U.N. climate talks are being held in Brazil. So far, they’ve been noteworthy for who isn’t attending.
The movement of people can also spread pathogens to new regions. Different countries need to co-ordinate a response as regions, and invest in preparing their health systems for climate-related disease outbreaks. If they don’t, these pressures could lead to frequent epidemics. Climate migrants who have less access to care will suffer most.
Rice farmer Hwang Seong-yeol and four other South Korean growers have sued the state utility Korea Electric Power Corp. and its power-generating subsidiaries, alleging their reliance on coal and other fossil fuels has accelerated climate change and damaged their crops.
The House returns to vote on a bipartisan bill that could end the government shutdown. And, at the COP30, data show the world is still far from meeting its climate goals.
Nearly 180 Iowa university experts point to climate change as the cause of extreme weather events boosting insurance premiums across the state.
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A Republican President Dedicated to Combating Climate Change? This Doc Explores What Nearly Was
The White House Effect,’ which released last month on Netflix, chronicles how George H.W. Bush distanced himself from environmental efforts after initially promising to make it a hallmark of his presidency.
A new study, led by CMCC and Coventry University, reveals that climate change will dramatically expand wildfire danger across the globe, with up to 91% of fire-prone regions experiencing heightened risk by the end of this century.
An ancient wetland site which has been in place for almost 2,000 years is now under threat, due to the warm weather. Glastonbury Lake Village is an Iron Age settlement preserved by water and peat on the Somerset Levels. But the dry summer has lowered the local water table, leading to fears the timbers could begin to degrade.