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A UNEP report has warned of a catastrophic 3.1C rise in temperature (Ben Birchall/PA)
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World on track for ‘catastrophic’ 3.1C of global warming this century, UN warns

The world is on track for a “catastrophic” 3.1C of global warming, the UN warns calling for efforts to cut emissions driving climate...

FILE PHOTO: Community leader Sultan Ali, 70, walks over cracks that developed after a Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF) swept away part of the land in Hassanabad village, Hunza valley, in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, October 9, 2023.    REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Pakistani venture Sarmayacar says Green Climate Fund pledges $15 million

Sarmayacar secures $15M from Green Climate Fund to back startups addressing climate challenges amid funding drop.

FILE PHOTO: Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi/File Photo
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Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change.

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter in the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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Central banks can’t shrug off climate change issues: ECB’s Villeroy

Top European Central Bank official says climate change issues can't be removed from central bank decision-making.

A new international study co-authored by a Canadian researcher says climate change is contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths than in previous decades.Smoke hangs over Highway 16 westbound to Jasper, Alta. outside of Edmonton on Thursday July 25, 2024.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
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Wildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study

Climate change drives a surge in wildfire smoke deaths, with 12,566 annual deaths in the 2010s, up from 669 in the 1960s.

Residents protest by banging pots and pans in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Hurricane Oscar: Cubans struggle with an extended power outage

Cubans protested after power outages lasted three days, worsened by Hurricane Oscar's winds and heavy rain.

Coral bleaching -- such as that seen here around Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef -- happens when the water is too warm (AFP)
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Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency

A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health...

Nations meeting at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan in November are supposed to agree how much money should go to poorer countries to help them combat global warming (AFP)
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COP29 draft climate pact leaves open thorny question of money

UN draft narrows COP29 climate finance options for poorer nations but leaves unresolved how much rich countries will pay.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a flooded area in Glucholazy, Poland, in this still image from a social media video taken on September 15, 2024. RADIO OPOLE/via REUTERS/File Photo
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AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster

AI has supercharged weather forecasting, but knowledge gaps and underinvestment in data collection remain key challenges.

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