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Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss Should Be Addressed Together
Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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Billionaire Vinod Khosla Calls Elon Musk's Climate Talk To Donald Trump "Dumb"
Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla today slammed Elon Musk over his climate-talk tutorial to Donald Trump, saying his thoughts about CO2 ppm (parts per million) levels and their consequences were simply "dumb".
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Europe At Risk Of "Catastrophic" Consequences From Climate Change: EU
Europe could suffer "catastrophic" consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday.
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KTR's Bengaluru Floods Message That "Friends In Hyderabad Will Not Like"
As visuals of a waterlogged Bengaluru play out on television screens, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has sent out a message to those mocking the IT hub and said "no Indian city is immune to disastrous consequences of climate change".
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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, Bringing More Powerful Storms and Flooding – Here’s What the Science Shows
Climate change is impacting the water cycle around the globe and the consequences are visible in the form of storms and flooding. One of the major reasons for the intense water cycle is the rise in temperature, which can be caused due to higher greenhouse gas emissions.
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Africa's Global Warming Contribution Least But Consequences "Full": WHO
Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, though the continent contributes the least to global warming, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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G20 Falls Short On Key Climate Target Ahead Of COP26 Climate Summit
The G20 major economies committed on Sunday to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but disappointed leaders warned more was needed to make a success of UN climate talks beginning in Glasgow.
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When A Dinosaur Talked To Humans: UN Ad To Guard Against Extinction
As the world faces the threat of climate change and its dire consequences, world leaders got a pep talk from an extinct species on what it feels like to go extinct.
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Covid Recovery Poses Dire Climate, Health Risks: Report
Countries' fossil fuel-powered Covid-19 recoveries will have long-lasting consequences on human health and risk worsening the food and water insecurity, heatwaves and infectious diseases, a major assessment warned Thursday.
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UN Fund Seeks Big Budget Boost To Tackle Climate Fallout
A major spending boost is needed to bolster agriculture in the fight against hunger, poverty, and other consequences of climate change, the head of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development told AFP.
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"If You Fail...": For PM Modi, A Message From A 16-Year-Old Swedish Girl
Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden who in August last year became the face of a 'school strike' outside the Swedish parliament building, has asked world leaders not to ignore the impending consequences of runaway climate change. One of the leaders the young girl mentioned in a message to digital video publisher Brut India wa...
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Kerala Floods Show Climate Change Nears Point Of No Return, Says UN Chief
For the second time in a month, UN chief Antonio Guteress has cited the recent devastating floods in Kerala to highlight the grave consequences of inaction over climate change.
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World Must Act By 2020 To Avoid Runaway Climate Change: UN Chief
With 2018 shaping up as the fourth hottest year on record, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world must take action in the next two years to avert the disastrous consequences of runaway climate change.
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Severe Climate Change Effect On Asia; India At High Risk Of Flooding: Study
Climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in the Pacific and Asia, a new report today warned and said Southern India may witness a decline in rice yeilds by five percent in 2030s.
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Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss Should Be Addressed Together
Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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Billionaire Vinod Khosla Calls Elon Musk's Climate Talk To Donald Trump "Dumb"
Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla today slammed Elon Musk over his climate-talk tutorial to Donald Trump, saying his thoughts about CO2 ppm (parts per million) levels and their consequences were simply "dumb".
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Europe At Risk Of "Catastrophic" Consequences From Climate Change: EU
Europe could suffer "catastrophic" consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday.
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KTR's Bengaluru Floods Message That "Friends In Hyderabad Will Not Like"
As visuals of a waterlogged Bengaluru play out on television screens, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has sent out a message to those mocking the IT hub and said "no Indian city is immune to disastrous consequences of climate change".
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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, Bringing More Powerful Storms and Flooding – Here’s What the Science Shows
Climate change is impacting the water cycle around the globe and the consequences are visible in the form of storms and flooding. One of the major reasons for the intense water cycle is the rise in temperature, which can be caused due to higher greenhouse gas emissions.
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Africa's Global Warming Contribution Least But Consequences "Full": WHO
Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, though the continent contributes the least to global warming, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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G20 Falls Short On Key Climate Target Ahead Of COP26 Climate Summit
The G20 major economies committed on Sunday to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but disappointed leaders warned more was needed to make a success of UN climate talks beginning in Glasgow.
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When A Dinosaur Talked To Humans: UN Ad To Guard Against Extinction
As the world faces the threat of climate change and its dire consequences, world leaders got a pep talk from an extinct species on what it feels like to go extinct.
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Covid Recovery Poses Dire Climate, Health Risks: Report
Countries' fossil fuel-powered Covid-19 recoveries will have long-lasting consequences on human health and risk worsening the food and water insecurity, heatwaves and infectious diseases, a major assessment warned Thursday.
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UN Fund Seeks Big Budget Boost To Tackle Climate Fallout
A major spending boost is needed to bolster agriculture in the fight against hunger, poverty, and other consequences of climate change, the head of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development told AFP.
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"If You Fail...": For PM Modi, A Message From A 16-Year-Old Swedish Girl
Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden who in August last year became the face of a 'school strike' outside the Swedish parliament building, has asked world leaders not to ignore the impending consequences of runaway climate change. One of the leaders the young girl mentioned in a message to digital video publisher Brut India wa...
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Kerala Floods Show Climate Change Nears Point Of No Return, Says UN Chief
For the second time in a month, UN chief Antonio Guteress has cited the recent devastating floods in Kerala to highlight the grave consequences of inaction over climate change.
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World Must Act By 2020 To Avoid Runaway Climate Change: UN Chief
With 2018 shaping up as the fourth hottest year on record, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world must take action in the next two years to avert the disastrous consequences of runaway climate change.
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Severe Climate Change Effect On Asia; India At High Risk Of Flooding: Study
Climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in the Pacific and Asia, a new report today warned and said Southern India may witness a decline in rice yeilds by five percent in 2030s.
