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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action on climate c
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, Guterres sounded the alarm that 2023 was the hottest year on record, with droughts, storms, fires and floods wreaking havoc on countries and communities, and that the planet is heading for a scorching 3°C increase in
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As world approaches "irreversible harm," deaths due to heat may rise fivef
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The latest edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has revealed the grave and mounting threat to health of further delayed action on climate change, with the world likely to experience a "4.7-fold increase in heat-related deaths by mid-century."
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In past 12 months, Earth recorded hottest period in history: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This is the hottest year-long period in recorded history due to human-caused climate change that influenced heat over the last 12 months in 175 countries and 920 cities.
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UK weather authority confirms 2022 as warmest year on record
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
During the summer of 2022, the UK faced an abnormal heat wave. On July 19, the temperature in the country broke the 2014 record of 38.7 degrees Celsius and reached 40.3 degrees Celsius. However, winter had an anomalously cold start in December, with temperatures dropping to the 12-year low o
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