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WMO partnership to highlight damaging impact of climate change on winter sports
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday they are partnering to raise awareness about climate change’s harmful effects on winter sports and tourism.
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Climate Change Causes Issues In Coastal Areas During Cyclones: Weather Chief
Raising concern over climate change DGM, IMD, Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that an ice-melting process in polar regions is causing sea-level rise and coastal areas are facing problems, especially during cyclones.
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Climate Change and Geopolitics Collide at COP29
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is stoking a geopolitical grudge with France, issuing a pledge to fund the participation of small island developing states, some of which have French connections, in the upcoming COP29 environmental conclave.…
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Azerbaijan is using Cop29 to ‘peacewash’ its global image
Azerbaijan is hosting the next UN climate summit, Cop29, in November. Their proposed agenda omits discussions on phasing out fossil fuels and excludes civil society participation.
This is not a surprise. Azerbaijan has recently increased…
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Bill Gates Lauds PM Modi’s Climate Change Initiatives, Says He ‘Got The Industrialists…
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, lauded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his forward-thinking approach to climate change and the promotion of green energy.
What Happened: In an interview with Times Now on Friday,…
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UAE to unveil national climate plan under Paris pact before COP29
The United Arab Emirates aims to release its new national climate plan under the Paris climate agreement, outlining how it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions from 2025 to 2035, before the COP29 climate summit in November.
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From vulnerability to action: Asia-Pacific leaders urge global responsibility
At the UN General Assembly on Friday, leaders from Asia and the Pacific underscored a dire reality: climate change is a clear and present danger for everyone on the Planet, but their countries and peoples will likely suffer the most.
Prime…
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Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Shellfish Dangerous
Climate change is putting Europeans at an increased risk of contracting Vibrio-related infections, according to an assessment recently released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Warming sea temperatures are expecting to…
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Climate change has doubled the risk of Central Europe-style floods
A new report by World Weather Attribution has revealed that climate change has made extreme downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur.
The study highlights the urgent need…
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COP29 host’s own climate plans are ‘critically insufficient’, says expert group
The country hosting this year’s UN climate summit is making “critically insufficient” efforts in tackling its own contribution to global warming, according to an expert assessment that will prove embarrassing to Azerbaijan.
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