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Climate change threatens to reverse health gains: World Meteorological Org
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress towards better health and well-being, particularly in the most vulnerable communities.
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Libya floods: Death toll soars to 11,300, over 10,000 listed missing
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Another 10,100 individuals are listed as missing in the Mediterranean city, said Marie el-Drese, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Libya.
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Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: WMO
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The 2023 WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, the third in an annual series, puts the spotlight on heatwaves to draw attention to the fact that it is not just high temperatures which are a hazard, but also the impacts of resulting pollution which are often overlooked but are just as pernici
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UAE a role model for making economic activity climate-friendly: Secretary-
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prof Jukka Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, said that the UAE economy is less than 20% dependent on fossil fuels, making it the finest model in the Gulf region in this field.
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WMO annual report highlights continuous advance of climate change
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Droughts, floods and heatwaves affected communities on every continent and cost many billions of dollars. Antarctic sea ice fell to its lowest extent on record and the melting of some European glaciers was, literally, off the charts.
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Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020: World Meteorological Organi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): The abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere once again reached a new record last year, with the annual rate of increase above the 2011-2020 average.
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