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Climate Change Puts South Korea’s Beloved Kimchi At Risk
South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage.
That is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising…
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Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede slowly
Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded.
As floodwaters recede…
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Coastal Cities “Not Doing Enough” To Adapt To Climate Change, Study Shows
Coastal cities are not doing enough to adapt to climate change, taking too long and implementing insufficient measures, according to a major study published this week.
While flood barriers and pumping systems are a step in the right…
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Pacific Ocean rising at alarming rate: António Guterres’s ‘SOS’ warning
Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he said those…
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Humanity Is Killing The Great Barrier Reef, Warns Report
The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.
The report was…
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‘Wake-Up Call To Humanity’: Great Barrier Reef Hits 400-Year Heat Record
Recent data reveals that this year's sea surface temperatures surrounding the Great Barrier Reef are the highest recorded in over 400 years.
The findings, part of a long-term study, suggest that rising summer temperatures in the Coral…
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Gen Z Is Turning Their Climate Change Anxiety Into Activism, Here’s Why
In June 2024, 13 young people in Hawaii took on their state government in court and won the right to have greater input in climate policy.
They sued the state for infringing on their right to "a clean and healthful environment", as…
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Nearly 70 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa: Report
About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday.
The drought, which started in early 2024, has hit crop…
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During Heatwave, Temperatures Not The Only Threat: Expert
Spain has just emerged from a 21-day heatwave that engulfed Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza, posing a health threat which extends far beyond the actual temperature, according to Julio Diaz, a researcher at Madrid's Carlos III Health…
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Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change
The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis by climate scientists found Tuesday.
The study by the World Weather Attribution, a…
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