Climate Change

Scientists from the UK and China have synthesised a porous material that has the capacity to shrink our carbon footprint. The material, described as "cage of cages" by researchers, can absorb common greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide…
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Floods have been tearing a path of destruction across the globe, hammering Kenya, submerging Dubai, and forcing hundreds of thousands of people from Russia to China, Brazil and Somalia from their homes. Though not all directly attributed…
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The world experienced the warmest April ever, with record heat, rain, and flooding crippling normal life in many countries, according to new data released on Wednesday. It was also the 11th consecutive month of record-high temperatures, a…
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The seals and penguins living in the Antarctica are at greater risk of getting sunburnt after being exposed to cancer-causing ultraviolet rays from the Sun due to a hole in the ozone layer that acts as a protective barrier. In Earth's…
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Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius in the capital city. "There is no real education in schools in this punishing heat," she said. "Teachers…
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President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis. Hailed as among the most…
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New research warns of a potential 19% decline in global income by 2050 due to extreme weather events intensified by climate change. This financial burden won't be limited to governments and corporations; individuals are likely to feel the…
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The world is currently experiencing the second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida at risk of dying following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US agency announced Monday. The…
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It's water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country's traditional New Year, splashing each other with colourful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration. That draws thousands of people, even as this year…
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women. Who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. The…
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