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Oceans warming faster than expected, set heat record in 2018: scientists
Almost 200 nations plan to phase out fossil fuels this century under the 2015 Paris climate agreement to limit warming.
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Last year was fourth warmest, greenhouse gases up - EU's Copernicus
Around Antarctica, the extent of sea ice is at a record low at the start of 2019, according to the United States (US) National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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[OPINION] Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change
The laws governing supply and demand could steer all of us down a road to devastating degrees of global warming, argues an energy scholar.
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[OPINION] Global warming raises risk of more severe droughts in Cape Town
Droughts close to this magnitude have occurred in the past (for example in the late 1920s, early 1970s, and 2003 to 2004) and led to water shortages in Cape Town.
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Global warming threats leave uncertain future for polar bears
Factfile on polar bears, whose survival is threatened by global warming and related threats.
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#COP24: SA delegates heavily involved in climate negotiations
Entering the final week of talks, emphasis remains on addressing the rise in global average temperature, and the concerning emission of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
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Climate change a man-made disaster on global scale, warns Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough warned it could lead to the collapse of civilisations and the extinction of ‘much of the natural world’.
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Making the world hotter: India's expected AC explosion
With India's AC market expected to explode from 30 million to a billion units by 2050, the world's second-most populous country could become the planet's top user of electricity for cooling.
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World Bank promises $200bn in 2021-25 climate cash
The World Bank said the move represented a 'significantly ramped up ambition' to tackle climate change.
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Aussie kids skip school for mass climate protest
The demonstrations were held as more than a hundred bushfires blazed in scorching temperatures in the northeast and a day after Indian mining firm Adani vowed to go ahead with a massive and controversial coal mine.
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Global temperature variances in the 20th century
Difference between recorded monthly temperatures and the 20th century average for the corresponding month.
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Global warming will increase heat-related death and disease – study
Global warming’s effects look most serious for ageing and urban populations and people with chronic health conditions.
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The unbelievably simple way to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half
The global meat market is currently worth around $90 billion, but it’s costing us far more in health terms – and could even be killing us.
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Receding Malawi lake lays bare cost of climate change
Julius Nkhata, a local villager, says the increasingly dramatic seasonal dry-out of the lake - blamed by experts on man-made climate change - has displaced local people and increased joblessness.
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No room for climate delay, UN chief tells online summit
Addressing the Virtual Climate Summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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More heatwaves are likely to occur in southern Africa, says scientist
Global warming experts say that the southern part of Africa will see twice as many heatwaves than the global average.
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More heatwaves expected in Southern Africa - expert
Last week, temperatures rose to as high as 37 degrees in some parts of Gauteng.
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China, France launch satellite to study climate change
The 650-kg machine is the first satellite jointly built by China and France and will allow climate scientists to better understand the interactions between oceans and the atmosphere.
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Trump questions UN global warming report
The landmark report released Monday said that time is running out to avert climate-induced disaster. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) declared it had "high confidence" in its predictions.
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Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2018 is sixth lowest on record
The 12 smallest summer lows in the satellite record have all occurred in the last twelve years.
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Significant climate change events in 2017
A world map showing the most significant climate events in 2017.
