Climate Change Today
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More Canadians growing worried about climate change amid extreme weather: pollThe largest share - 33 per cent - said inflation is the top issue, 16 per cent chose housing affordability, and eight per cent pointed to rising interest rates.EnvironmentSep 13, 2023
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July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month ever record: scientistsJuly is traditionally the hottest month of the year, and the EU said it did not project August would surpass the record set this month.WorldJul 27, 2023
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Florida may have just set world record for warmest seawaterThe water temperature on the tip of Florida recently hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row.U.S. NewsJul 26, 2023
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U.S., China meet on climate as world temperatures near record highsThe heat dome across the western United States also helped to generate heavy rains in the northeast, claiming at least five lives. The heat warnings spread as far as Florida.WorldJul 17, 2023
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Extreme heat ‘disproportionately’ impacts people with disabilities: reportHeatwaves led to some 16,000 excess deaths last year in Europe but some countries, including Spain, do not break down data to show how people with disabilities are affected.WorldJun 26, 2023
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US$95B raised from global carbon pricing plans last year, World Bank statesSeveral countries are using a price on carbon emissions to help meet their climate goals in the form of a tax, or under an emissions trading, or cap-and-trade, system.WorldMay 23, 2023
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UN forecasting increasing chance of hitting heat limit on a ‘temporary basis’The world is coming off a triple dip La Nina, three straight years of El Nino’s cooler cousin, and is on the verge of an El Nino that some scientists predict will be strong.EnvironmentMay 17, 2023
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UN warns ‘humanity is on thin ice’ in latest climate report. What does it say?Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change 's future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.EnvironmentMar 20, 2023
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Carbon capture storage technology too expensive, takes too long to build: reportIn a report published last August, BMO Capital Markets argued that government can and must do more to get carbon capture projects up and running in this country.EnvironmentFeb 9, 2023
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From crayfish to cacti: Why thousands of species are at risk of extinction in the U.S.Importantly, the report pinpoints the areas in the United States where land is unprotected and where animals and plants are facing the most threats.U.S. NewsFeb 6, 2023
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