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Global Warming
Global WarmingSouth Pole warmed three times the global rate in last 30 years
So fast, in fact, that Kyle Clem and other climate researchers began to worry and wonder whether human-driven climate change was playing a bigger role than expected in Antarctica.
Refrigerator powered by waste: Off-grid ways to turn down rising heat for poor
A desire to help rural India's dairy farmers who do not have access to electricity led New Delhi-based New Leaf Dynamic Technologies to come up with a refrigerator powered by farm waste, abundantly ...
Australia bushfires put carbon emissions in spotlight
As bushfires and floods fuel public concerns in Australia about global warming, the country's powerful mining lobby is facing increasing pressure from investors to drop support for new coal mines, ...
Chinese markets plunge as rising virus death toll fuels fears for global growth
The death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily on Monday as investors retreated into safe-haven assets in the first trading ...
Greta Thunberg says climate demands 'completely ignored' at Davos
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg on Friday said activists' calls on the corporate and political elite at Davos to seriously fight climate change had been "completely ignored", but vowed not to be ...
Dhaka’s surface heat 3.4° higher than rural areas: Study
The surface urban heat island (SUHI) in the urban core of Dhaka is 3.4° Celsius higher than rural locations, posing various threats to the city dwellers, according to a study.The increase in the ...
Australia's platypus faces extinction for climate change: Researchers
Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction, scientists warned in a study published Monday.The river-dwelling animal ...
UN warns of extreme weather year
The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.The World ...
Australia bushfires bring fears of 'new normal' to life
A grim summer of fire and smoke has sullied Australia's outdoorsy and healthy image, and left many fearful for the future.For the unfortunate few, three long months of bushfires have brought almost ...
'Climate at mercy of politics in 2020'
2020 is the most crucial year yet for humanity's plan to dodge the bullet of catastrophic global warming, experts said Saturday, warning that the narrow path to safety was riddled with pitfalls, from ...
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