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Climate change could cause ‘disaster’ in the world’s oceans, say scientists

Jan 5, 2023

Climate-driven heating of seawater is causing a slowdown of deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans, according to Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, and if this process continues, the…
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Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

Dec 27, 2021

Weather events, linked to a changing climate, brought misery to millions around the world in 2021 according to a new report. The study, from the charity Christian Aid, identified 10 extreme events that each caused more than $1.5bn of…
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