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Rising Seas To Cost Pacific Island Nations $10 Billion - Their 20-Year GDP
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product - the World Bank said in a report on Thursday.
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La Nina Less Likely, Will Be Weak And Short Lived If It Comes
The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak and short-lived.
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The Way Indians Eat Is Good For Climate, Says WWF Report, Explains How
WWF Living Planet Report 2024: Countries like Argentina, Australia, and the United States were identified as having the least sustainable pattern.
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Why Days Get Longer In Summer And Shorter In Winter
The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).
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Hidden Heat-Tolerant Corals Can Save Great Barrier Reef, New Research Shows
Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves.
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Humanity Is Killing The Great Barrier Reef, Warns Report
The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.
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Explained: How Record-Breaking Heat Is Impacting Education In Asia
Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children.
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Opinion | Dubai Flooding Is A Wake-Up Call Against Climate Change
Unprecedented rainfall in desert regions extends beyond Dubai and Oman, with similar events observed globally, from Australia and Greece to the United States.
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Explained: What Is Coral Bleaching And How It Impacts The World
The world is currently experiencing the second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida at risk of dying following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US agency announced Monday.
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World On Brink Of 4th Mass Coral Reef Bleaching Event: US Agency
The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
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Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate As Bushfire Burns In Australia
More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday.
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This Is The Place With The Cleanest Air On Earth
Other remote clean air sites around the world include Mauna Loa station in Hawaii, Macquarie Island, Casey Station in Antarctica and the Svalbard town of Ny-Alesund.
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Global Warming Could Cost Australia Billions Of Dollars
Global warming could cost Australia's economy hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decades if workplaces cannot adapt to soaring temperatures, a government report said Thursday.
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Australian State To Pay $243 Million For Pulling Out Of Commonwealth Games
Australia's Victoria state will pay A$380 million ($243 million) to Commonwealth Games organisers, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Saturday, after it withdrew as 2026 event host citing a projected cost blowout.
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El Nino Could Imperil Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday.
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Rising Seas To Cost Pacific Island Nations $10 Billion - Their 20-Year GDP
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product - the World Bank said in a report on Thursday.
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La Nina Less Likely, Will Be Weak And Short Lived If It Comes
The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak and short-lived.
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The Way Indians Eat Is Good For Climate, Says WWF Report, Explains How
WWF Living Planet Report 2024: Countries like Argentina, Australia, and the United States were identified as having the least sustainable pattern.
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Why Days Get Longer In Summer And Shorter In Winter
The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).
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Hidden Heat-Tolerant Corals Can Save Great Barrier Reef, New Research Shows
Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves.
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Humanity Is Killing The Great Barrier Reef, Warns Report
The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.
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Explained: How Record-Breaking Heat Is Impacting Education In Asia
Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children.
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Opinion | Dubai Flooding Is A Wake-Up Call Against Climate Change
Unprecedented rainfall in desert regions extends beyond Dubai and Oman, with similar events observed globally, from Australia and Greece to the United States.
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Explained: What Is Coral Bleaching And How It Impacts The World
The world is currently experiencing the second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida at risk of dying following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US agency announced Monday.
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World On Brink Of 4th Mass Coral Reef Bleaching Event: US Agency
The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
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Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate As Bushfire Burns In Australia
More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday.
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This Is The Place With The Cleanest Air On Earth
Other remote clean air sites around the world include Mauna Loa station in Hawaii, Macquarie Island, Casey Station in Antarctica and the Svalbard town of Ny-Alesund.
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Global Warming Could Cost Australia Billions Of Dollars
Global warming could cost Australia's economy hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decades if workplaces cannot adapt to soaring temperatures, a government report said Thursday.
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Australian State To Pay $243 Million For Pulling Out Of Commonwealth Games
Australia's Victoria state will pay A$380 million ($243 million) to Commonwealth Games organisers, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Saturday, after it withdrew as 2026 event host citing a projected cost blowout.
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El Nino Could Imperil Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday.
