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2019 second hottest year on record - EU
Data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service showed that worldwide temperatures last year were second only to 2016, in which temperatures were boosted 0.12 degrees Celsius by an exceptionally strong El Nino natural weather event.
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Marine life under threat from plummeting oxygen levels
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said that around 700 sites had been identified globally with low oxygen levels -- up from only 45 in the 1960s.
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Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village
The Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund said climate change was to blame, as unusually warm temperatures prevented coastal ice from forming.
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The year the world woke up to the climate emergency
Although scientists have warned for decades about the risk to humanity and Earth posed by unfettered burning of fossil fuels, in 2019 their message seems to have finally hit home.
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2010s the hottest decade in history, UN says as emissions rise again
The World Meterological Organization said global temperatures so far this year were 1.1°C above the pre-industrial average between 1850-1900.
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Coldplay won't tour new album, say want gigs to be 'sustainable'
The rock group, known for songs like 'Yellow', 'Paradise' and 'Viva la Vida,' will release their eighth studio album 'Everyday Life' on Friday.
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Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney
His comments came after weeks spent refusing to speak about the link between climate change and deadly fires described by the emergency services as unprecedented in number and scale for the early bushfire season.
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Renewables could cut power generation health impact by 80%
Scientists and environmental groups have long advocated a switch to low-carbon power to cap the rise in global temperature to two degrees Celsius, as stipulated in the Paris climate treaty.
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Australia braces for heavy winds, lightning amid bushfire threat
The country’s weather bureau warned that winds and lightning strikes increase the threat to communities across two states on the country’s east coast.
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Flood, fire and plague: Climate change blamed for disasters
Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate change this week, while researchers have warned that global warming could saddle future generations with life-long illness.
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Indian capital banishes some cars in hope of clearing the air
The city government has declared a public health emergency, and imposed an 'odd-even' system on private vehicles, at least until 15 November.
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Hundreds arrested in London climate crisis protests
More than 270 climate change protesters were arrested after blocking key routes in London. The protests form part of an ongoing global movement against climate change.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg wins 'alternative Nobel Prize'
The 16-year-old denounced world leaders on Monday for failing to tackle climate change in a speech at the start of a climate summit at the United Nations in New York.
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WC pupil on mission to raise awareness on climate change crisis
Ayakha Melithafa is one of 16 child petitioners who on Monday presented a landmark complaint to the United Nations to protest the lack of government action on the climate crisis.
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'Media is lying' about Amazon devastation, says Brazil's Bolsonaro
Speaking first at this year's UN General Assembly, the far-right leader also heaped praise on his American counterpart Donald Trump for respecting his country's sovereignty.
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CARTOON: The future of the climate?
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Students begin global climate strike with message for governments: Do your job
Similar protests, inspired by the 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, are planned in some 150 countries on Friday.
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Malaysia raises diplomatic temperature as Indonesia burns
Blazes to clear agricultural land in the archipelago are sending toxic haze across Southeast Asia, with Jakarta's efforts to fight them using water-bombing aircraft and thousands of security forces proving futile.
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Climate champion Greta tells US Congress: 'listen to the scientists'
The 16-year-old Swede was joined by other campaigners who said looming uncertainty caused by inaction over climate change has led younger generations to question the intentions of today's political leaders.
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Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show
By 2100, average temperatures could rise 6.5 to 7.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels if carbon emissions continue unabated, separate models from two leading research centres in France showed.
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Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires
On Monday, authorities said they had arrested some 185 people suspected of being involved in activities that led to out-of-control fires sweeping the country.
