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#1235462019-12-20
Climate change could cut fruit production by almost a third, study warns
Climate change is threatening the world’s fruit production with yields of grapes, bananas and soft fruit such as peaches at risk of plummeting by almost a third, a study has found.
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#1203112019-03-12
Climate change could devastate painted turtles, according to new study
An Iowa State University biologist is sounding the alarm for the painted turtle, one of many reptiles for which climate change could prove particularly threatening.
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#1227732019-10-29
Climate change could drive British crop farming north and west
Unchecked climate change could drive Britain's crop growing north and west, leaving the east and south east unable to support crop growing, new research suggests.
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#1298802021-08-10
Climate change could force us to rethink sporting calendars
The effects of climate change will force sports bodies to rethink their calendar of events, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Sunday.
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#1276492021-03-10
Climate change could have direct consequences on malaria transmission in Africa
The slowdown in global warming that was observed at the end of last century was reflected by a decrease in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the University of Chicago.
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#1284802021-05-07
Climate change could lead to a debt crisis
Climate change will make it harder for countries to repay their pandemic debt, according to researchers at the University of Oxford. During the pandemic, an estimated $783bn has been borrowed from the private sector through sovereign bonds that mature 30, 50 or 100 years from now.
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#1268712021-02-04
Climate change could leave millions at risk in Tunisia and Egypt
As the Mediterranean Sea becomes increasingly warm, extreme tropical weather could displace millions, and with that, alter the geography of North African countries.
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#1322552021-12-21
Climate change could mean some Arctic animals will be more vulnerable to disease spread by insects: researcher
The field of pathogens in northern wildlife is ripe for further study, according to some scientists
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#1224582019-10-01
Climate change could pit species against one another as they shift ranges
Species have few good options when it comes to surviving climate change—they can genetically adapt to new conditions, shift their ranges, or both.
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#1291682021-06-08
Climate change could push temperatures at the Tokyo Olympics to the 'danger-zone' for athletes, report warns
Intense heat and high humidity could pose a serious risk to athletes at this year's Tokyo Olympics, according to a new report.The report, published Wednesday by the British Association for Sustainable Sport, details the concerns of leading athletes and scientists about the health impacts of soar ...
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#1228172019-10-31
Climate change could put development goals beyond reach, UN official warns
As the planet rapidly heats up, societies seeking to protect the well-being of their people may need to refocus on tougher issues, expert on climate losses says.
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#1326952022-01-21
Climate change could shift 45 per cent of fish stock to new economic waters by 2100, Canadian study finds
As climate change increases and oceans warm up, it could have a huge impact on the fishing industry due to fish populations shifting from the waters of one country to another, according to a new Canadian study.
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#1242272020-02-18
Climate change could shrink vital tropical rainfall belt
A tropical rainfall belt providing critical summer rains to billions of people is at risk of shrinking due to future climate warming, according to new research.
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#1191382018-12-20
Climate change could threaten fishing in North Carolina
North Carolina is a paradise for fishermen – from its cold mountain streams to its brackish coastal estuaries.Prater: “Here our culture is very tied to the land, very tied to the wild.”
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#1246312020-03-11
Climate change could threaten sea snails in mid-Atlantic waters
Climate change could threaten the survival and development of common whelk—a type of sea snail—in the mid-Atlantic region, according to a study led by scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
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#1231582019-11-28
Climate change could trigger huge drops in food production by 2100
Nine in 10 people could live in countries with falling food production from farms and fisheries by the end of the century, if climate change continues unchecked.
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#1303712021-09-13
Climate change could trigger migration of 216 million people, World Bank warns
Without immediate action to combat climate change, rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050, the World Bank said in a new report on Monday.
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#1340082022-04-12
Climate change cripples Iraqi farmers’ crops
Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was "as lucrative as oil", Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and his one-hectare farm plot in the governate of Basra produced enough to feed his family of eight.
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#1263112020-12-16
Climate change crisis: Greenland's ice melt could lead to 18cm sea level rise in 80 years
ICE melting from Greenland due to global warming could lead to sea level rises of 18 centimetres by the end of the century, according to new research.
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#1293932021-06-21
Climate change decimating Yemen's bee farms
After driving for days on the rough roads of southern Yemen, Radwan Hizam finally reached the idyllic spot where he hoped his bees could feed from flowering Sidr trees to produce their world-renowned honey. But he was too late.
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#1318262021-11-19
Climate change denial 2.0 was on full display at COP26, but there was also pushback
The COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, saw incremental progress on addressing climate change. But even if countries meet their current commitments to reduce emissions, the planet is on course to heat up 2.4 C by the end of the century. This warming will submerge low-lying islands and coastal reg ...
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#1205182019-03-26
Climate change denial is evil, says Mary Robinson
The denial of climate change is not just ignorant, but “malign and evil”, according to Mary Robinson, because it denies the human rights of the most vulnerable people on the planet.
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#1318182021-11-18
Climate change denial is getting more sophisticated and experts say COP26 progress could be at risk
To limit global warming to 1.5C we need urgent action but the spread of online climate misinformation could be holding the world back.
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#1322922022-01-04
Climate change disasters cost the world over $100 billion this year
This past year saw an inundation of climate disasters worldwide. Changing weather patterns have led to extreme events like hurricanes in the US Northeast and floods inundated cities across Europe, which caught many residents off guard.
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#1283382021-04-30
Climate change displaces Honduran farmers
Farmers in Central America are being displaced because of climate change. CGTN's Franc Contreras meets environmental activist Bety Vasquez Rivera, who lives in the Santa Barbara region of Honduras, where fruit trees have been replaced by sand.
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#1344872022-05-16
Climate change disrupting 'language of life' across all ecosystems
Living beings don’t just communicate through sound – we also communicate through chemicals using smell to find mates, food and stay away from predators.
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#1277472021-03-22
Climate change divides Conservatives as election looms
Erin O’Toole said he wants the Conservative Party to change at his first policy convention as leader, but is everyone on board? Senior Parliament Hill reporter Hannah Thibedeau explains.
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#1352552022-07-06
Climate change doesn’t have to mean more insect-borne disease
Human-caused climate change has a complex effect on insect-borne diseases. Many may be spreading more, but effective strategies exist to manage this risk. These strategies are available rich and poor.
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#1353422022-07-15
Climate change drives down yields and nutrition of Indian crops
Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land in the state of Punjab. He took up the profession of his forefathers after completing his MTech degree.
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#1190862018-12-18
Climate change drives tundras out of sync
Warming temperatures in cold places are causing plants to flower earlier, according to a new study.horter flowering seasons can disrupt the food chain and how plants and pollinators in tundras interact with each other, said Florida International University biologist Steven Oberbauer, who co-auth ...
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#1231572019-11-28
Climate change driving entire planet to dangerous 'tipping point‘
Scientists "don’t think people realize how little time we have left,” to stop irreversible and disastrous changes to Earth’s climate systems. But there is hope.
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#1235412019-12-19
Climate change driving expansion of Lyme disease in the US
Warmer winter temperatures are leading to an increase in cases of Lyme disease in the United States, according to new research.
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#1188352018-11-08
Climate change effecting blue economy of India: Scientists
There would be a drop in productivity of marine species as there was a gradual damage being caused to the ecosystem and biodiversity, the Vice-Chancellor said.
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#1195882019-01-25
Climate change effects: Uganda at a crossroads
At the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 24) meeting last December in Katowice, Poland, four former presidents of UN talks issued a statement urging “decisive action” on climate change.
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#1211002019-05-20
Climate change efforts set for disappointing EU summit in June
A small group of EU countries is pushing for the European Council to come down hard on climate change at an EU summit in June, EURACTIV.com has learned. But chances are slim that it will be a defining moment for the bloc’s environmental credentials.
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#1260562020-12-07
Climate change exacerbates biodiversity loss
A considerable number of existing and proposed post-2020 biodiversity targets by international organizations are at risk of being severely compromised due to climate change, even if other barriers such as habitat exploitation are removed argue the authors of a study led by Almut Arneth from Karl ...
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#1353182022-07-12
Climate change exacerbates violence against women and girls
It is estimated that 80 per cent of people displaced by climate change are women, according to UN Environment. When women are displaced, they are at greater risk of violence, including sexual violence, said Michele Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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#1229692019-11-13
Climate change expected to shift location of East Asian Monsoons
More than a billion people in Asia depend on seasonal monsoons for their water needs. The Asian monsoon is closely linked to a planetary-scale tropical air flow which, according to a new study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will most likely shift geographically as the c ...
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#1289862021-06-02
Climate change fans spread of pests and threats plants and crops, new FAO study
Rome – Due to the impact of climate change, plant pests that ravage economically important crops are becoming more destructive and posing an increasing threat to food security and the environment, finds a scientific review released on Tuesday.
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#1202612019-03-07
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way they do so may determine whether they survive, a new study has found.
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#1246842020-03-16
Climate change forces cognac makers to consider other grape varieties
Cognac makers are considering overturning longstanding tradition and turning to new grape varieties, as the main cultivar required to make the spirit struggles with the effects of global warming.
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#1196232019-01-28
Climate change forces killer whales further north to feed
Killer whales in the North Sea are changing their habits to adapt to climate change. The aquatic mammals have had to follow the migration of their favourite food: herring.
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#1271132021-02-16
Climate change forces rethinking of conservation biology planning
For more than a decade, governments in countries across the world have made significant progress to expand their protected areas network to conserve the planet's biodiversity.
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#1352542022-07-06
Climate change forcing nature reserves to adapt, warns new report
Projects to help wildlife adapt to habitats affected by climate change will become more commonplace, warned a new report. The Wildlife Trusts said people must be prepared to see nature reserves change.
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#1303432021-09-09
Climate change fuels clashes in Cameroon that force thousands to flee
Under normal circumstances, small boats criss-cross the Logone River, which marks the border between Cameroon and Chad, in both directions. But over the past three weeks, 11,000 Cameroonians, 98 per cent of them women and children, have taken a one-way trip to Chad.
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#1335742022-02-28
Climate change happening faster than globe can adapt, latest U.N. report warns
For much of the world, climate-change stress is right here, right now — and the latest highly-anticipated United Nations’ report confirms this emergency.
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#1311192021-10-25
Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here’s how we know
Many people still think of climate change as a phenomenon that we will only face in the distant future. Perhaps that's partly because climate change projections about rising temperatures and extreme weather events are tied to future dates: 2030, 2050, or 2100, for instance.
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#1265712021-01-12
Climate change has caused billions of dollars worth of flood damage to the U.S
Intensifying precipitation due to climate change caused $75bn worth of damage to the U.S in just three decades, according to a study published by researchers at Stanford University.
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#1209172019-05-02
Climate change has contributed to droughts since 1900—and may get worse
A first-of-its-kind study confirms the connection between climate change and droughts and deluges over the past century.
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#1220862019-09-03
Climate change has created more bird winners than losers in England
Climate change appears to have helped far more English bird species than it has hindered over the past 50 years.