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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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US Flood Damage Annual Cost Likely To Go Up By 25% By 2050, Say Experts
Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research Monday that warns disadvantaged communities will likely bear the brunt of the financial burden.
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US Residents Demand Climate Action, As Long As It Doesn't Cost Much: Poll
Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the United States to take "aggressive" action to combat climate change - but only a third would support an extra tax of $100 a year to help, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday.
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Trump Dismisses Findings Of US Government Report On Climate Change
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had read parts of a US government report projecting that climate change will cost the country's economy billions of dollars by the end of the century, but he does not believe the economic impacts will be devastating.
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Climate Change Could Increase Cost Of Your Flight Ticket
"Our results suggest that weight restriction may impose a non-trivial cost on airlines and impact aviation operations around the world," said Ethan Coffel of Columbia University in the US who is lead author of a study published in the journal Climatic Change.
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Trump Administration Calls Paris Climate Pact 'A Bad Deal For The US'
The landmark Paris climate pact was a bad deal for the US as it "front-loaded" its costs while China and India "back-loaded" theirs, causing a contraction in the American economy, the Trump administration has said. "What Paris represents is a bad deal for this country. We front-loaded our costs. China and India back-loaded theirs. That caused a con...
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Barack Obama Expects 'Shift' in Russia's Syria Strategy
US President Barack Obama said today he expected a gradual shift in Russia's strategy on Syria as it counted the cost of keeping President Bashar al-Assad in power.
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The Many Health Impacts of Climate Change
By 2030, the direct damage costs to health will be a whopping two to four billion US dollars.
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Obama to Warn About Rising Sea Levels and its Likely Impact on US
President Barack Obama will on Wednesday warn that a one-foot rise in sea levels could cost the United States as much as $200 billion, in a speech warning of the security risks of climate change.
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Rising Sea Levels to Cost Australia Billions: Study
Rising sea levels could threaten infrastructure worth more than Aus$226 billion (US$205 billion) in Australia if climate change is left unchecked, a study warned Wednesday.
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US to Face Multibillion-Dollar Bill From Climate Change: Report
Climate change will exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and higher health expenses.
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Barack Obama's Emissions Plan Could Boost Climate Talks
President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists closely following the international negotiations.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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US Flood Damage Annual Cost Likely To Go Up By 25% By 2050, Say Experts
Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research Monday that warns disadvantaged communities will likely bear the brunt of the financial burden.
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US Residents Demand Climate Action, As Long As It Doesn't Cost Much: Poll
Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the United States to take "aggressive" action to combat climate change - but only a third would support an extra tax of $100 a year to help, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday.
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Trump Dismisses Findings Of US Government Report On Climate Change
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had read parts of a US government report projecting that climate change will cost the country's economy billions of dollars by the end of the century, but he does not believe the economic impacts will be devastating.
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Climate Change Could Increase Cost Of Your Flight Ticket
"Our results suggest that weight restriction may impose a non-trivial cost on airlines and impact aviation operations around the world," said Ethan Coffel of Columbia University in the US who is lead author of a study published in the journal Climatic Change.
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Trump Administration Calls Paris Climate Pact 'A Bad Deal For The US'
The landmark Paris climate pact was a bad deal for the US as it "front-loaded" its costs while China and India "back-loaded" theirs, causing a contraction in the American economy, the Trump administration has said. "What Paris represents is a bad deal for this country. We front-loaded our costs. China and India back-loaded theirs. That caused a con...
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Barack Obama Expects 'Shift' in Russia's Syria Strategy
US President Barack Obama said today he expected a gradual shift in Russia's strategy on Syria as it counted the cost of keeping President Bashar al-Assad in power.
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The Many Health Impacts of Climate Change
By 2030, the direct damage costs to health will be a whopping two to four billion US dollars.
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Obama to Warn About Rising Sea Levels and its Likely Impact on US
President Barack Obama will on Wednesday warn that a one-foot rise in sea levels could cost the United States as much as $200 billion, in a speech warning of the security risks of climate change.
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Rising Sea Levels to Cost Australia Billions: Study
Rising sea levels could threaten infrastructure worth more than Aus$226 billion (US$205 billion) in Australia if climate change is left unchecked, a study warned Wednesday.
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US to Face Multibillion-Dollar Bill From Climate Change: Report
Climate change will exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and higher health expenses.
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Barack Obama's Emissions Plan Could Boost Climate Talks
President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists closely following the international negotiations.
