Global Warming

Global warming is changing the way trees grow, new research suggests. Researchers studying hardwoods in northwest Ohio say a century of warming has extended their annual growing season by a month on average. The scientists from Ohio State…
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and Brahmaputra, all hugely important for India, could see reductions in their flows as glaciers and ice sheets recede over the coming…
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Heat comprises half of the world’s total energy consumption – which is significantly more than electricity (20%) and transportation (30%). Unsurprisingly, heat contributes more than 40% of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2)…
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Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at risk. So concludes the United Nations…
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Climate change is an urgent issue, but it won't be solved by asking everyone to become vegetarians — or any other similar calls for consumers to cut back, Bill Gates said at a recent event in India. "Will all Indians become vegetarians?…
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that global warming and climate change are a matter of concern for the whole world. The world is serious about environmental protection. This has increased the importance of renewable…
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Global warming is wreaking havoc on the world’s longest ice skating rink. The Rideau Canal Skateway, a 7.8-kilometer (5-mile) stretch of frozen water that’s both a tourist icon and a nifty mode of transport in Canada’s capital city, is…
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Extreme high temperatures in Argentina linked to climate change exacerbated the impact of a historic drought that has hit the South American country's farm regions since last year, scientists said in a report on Thursday. Scientists…
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Whether it’s winter or summer, it’s been difficult to avoid freakishly warm weather around the world this year. It might seem like a fluke, but it’s really a reflection of temperatures being driven inexorably higher by a changing climate.…
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Reactions between rocks, rain and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have helped to stabilise the climate throughout Earth’s history, but they won’t prevent our carbon emissions from causing severe warming, a study of these processes has…
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