Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia
"A prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”, climate scientists have said. The freak temperatures have been linked to...
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- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
Deadly heat is killing Americans: A decade of inaction on climate puts lives at risk
"Charlie Rhodes lived alone on a tree-sparse street with sunburned lawns just outside Phoenix, Arizona. At 61, the army veteran’s main...
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- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Climate crisis to blame for $67bn of Hurricane Harvey damage – study
"At least $67bn of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 can be attributed directly to climate breakdown, according to research...
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- Jun 3, 2020
- 1 min
Extreme weather will impact every area of insurance: New Climate Risks Report explores risks & solns
Summary from Liz Couture, Drawdown RH: Lots to unpack in this very “simple but to the point” summary of insurance industry and weather...
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- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe
"A new study has identified thousands of incidents of previously rare or unprecedented extreme heat/humidity combinations in parts of...
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- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years – study
"The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider and sooner than previously believed, according to a study that shows a...
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- Mar 21, 2020
- 1 min
Greenland's melting ice raised global sea level by 2.2mm in two months
"Last year’s summer was so warm that it helped trigger the loss of 600bn tons of ice from Greenland – enough to raise global sea levels...
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- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
FLORIDA TO REQUIRE SEA LEVEL RISE STUDIES FOR COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
'Florida may soon require sea level rise studies before approving publicly-funded construction projects in coastal areas, under...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
What the world will look like 4°C warmer
Summary by Liz Couture, Drawdown Richmond Hill: What will 4 degrees warmer do to our planet, and the good news is the the northern parts...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
2X Faster: More flooding, rapid sea level rise in Canada
"The new report released by the Canadian government details the impacts global climate change has on Canada's lakes and oceans Canada’s...
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- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
Kate Marvel: How Climate Change Works
Summary by Liz Couture, Drawdown Richmond Hill: Video as well as transcript of Steve Paikin interviewing “climate 101” guest speaker. It...
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
How Does a Nation Adapt to Its Own Murder?
"BRUNY ISLAND, Australia — The name of the future is Australia. These words come from it, and they may be your tomorrow: P2 masks,...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Australia’s wildfires are burning an area larger than the size of Nova Scotia
"Australia’s wildfires are burning an area larger than the size of Nova Scotia, size figures from officials show. Fire services from New...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Fires, storms and floods cost $150 billion in 2019. More disasters are on the way
"London (CNN Business)Hurricanes, wildfires and floods cost the world $150 billion in 2019 and losses for business and the economy are...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Five things to know about Australia's devastating wildfires
"Australian officials have declared a new state of emergency as wildfires ravage the southeastern part of the country, tearing through...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
It’s the hottest decade–ever
"As the decade comes to a close, environmentalists are looking back over the last ten years of supposedly ‘natural’ disasters and extreme...
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- Nov 13, 2019
- 1 min
Venice declares state of emergency following 'apocalyptic' floods
"Venice's mayor declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after "apocalyptic" floods swept through the lagoon city, flooding its...
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- Nov 9, 2019
- 1 min
Deadly wildfires raze Australia's drought-hit east coast
"Wildfires razing Australia's drought-stricken east coast have left three people dead, several missing and dozens injured, with over 150...
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- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Rising sea levels pose risk to three times more people than originally thought, research shows
"Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but...
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- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
Opinion: Has the climate crisis made California too dangerous to live in?
"As with so many things, Californians are going first where the rest of us will follow Monday morning dawned smoky across much of...
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- Oct 17, 2019
- 1 min
Here’s how climate change will impact the region where you live
"What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase “climate change?” Forest fires, historic flooding and melting glaciers are...
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- Sep 19, 2019
- 1 min
Something strange is happening to Greenland's ice sheet
"What should be like a snowcone is becoming more like a popsicle, speeding up the runoff from the melting ice sheet. When the remnants of...
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- Sep 11, 2019
- 1 min
Bahamians decide whether to remain in Dorian's aftermath
" Residents of northern Grand Bahama island and the Abaco Islands have been forced to make very elemental decisions in the wake of...
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- Sep 3, 2019
- 1 min
Hurricane Dorian winds hit max speeds of 220 km/h, could threaten Disney World
"Florida is bracing for what could be the most powerful storm to strike the state in a generation. Dorian is currently a Category 3...
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- Aug 27, 2019
- 1 min
A ‘lot of sad people’ in the corn capital of Canada after hailstorm wipes out cult favourite crop
"Jenn and James Molnar have a dollhouse produce stand just off Highway 3 in southern Alberta. It is brown, with lacy curtains in the...
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- Aug 18, 2019
- 1 min
NASA scientists share startling images of Greenland’s melting ice
"ABOARD A NASA RESEARCH PLANE OVER GREENLAND — The fields of rippling ice 500 feet below the NASA plane give way to the blue-green of...
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- Aug 14, 2019
- 1 min
West Antarctica is melting—and it’s our fault
"The fingerprints of human-caused climate change have made it to Antarctica, a new study shows"
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- Aug 11, 2019
- 1 min
Climate change: Marine heatwaves kill coral instantly
"Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves can lead to the almost instant death of corals, scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef have...
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- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
Wasaga Beach businesses concerned high water levels eroding local economy
"Visitors 'kind of shocked' that beach has shrunk, says local chamber of commerce president"
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- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
700 in India rescued from train stuck in monsoon floodwaters
"Passengers stranded for hours after train stuck between 2 stations near Mumbai"
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- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
Europe's record heat wave moves toward Greenland, threatening world's 2nd largest ice sheet
"'Temperature records weren't just broken, they were smashed,' UN official says of heat wave moving north"
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- Jul 27, 2019
- 1 min
Europe’s Cities Weren’t Built for This Kind of Heat
"A record-breaking heat wave across London, Paris, and Amsterdam is signaling an urgent need for design and cultural changes to combat...
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- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Europe heatwave: French city of Bordeaux hits record temperature
"The French city of Bordeaux has hit its highest temperature since records began, as Western Europe braces for the second heatwave to hit...
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- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Scientists memorialize the first glacier lost to climate change in Iceland
"The demise of Okjökull, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change, will be memorialized with a plaque by researchers from Rice...
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- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
California wildfires burn 500% more land because of climate change
"Since the early 1970s, California wildfires have increased in size by eight times, the study says, and the annual burned area has grown...
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- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Heatwave cooks mussels in their shells on California shore
"Temperatures lead to what appears to be largest local die-off in 15 years, raising fears for broader ecosystem"
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- Jul 21, 2019
- 1 min
Monsoon flooding death toll rises to 164 in South Asia
"More than 147,000 people have taken shelter in government-run camps across India's Assam state"
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- Jul 21, 2019
- 1 min
Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic
"Rising temperatures can be charted back to the late 1950s, and the last five years were the five hottest on record"
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- Jul 19, 2019
- 1 min
When you can't escape the heat, you're in a 'heat dome'
"As global temperatures rise, heat waves and 'heat domes' will be hotter and longer"
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- Jul 19, 2019
- 1 min
June 2019 was the hottest on record across the globe, says NOAA
"Europe, Asia and Africa, U.S. Gulf of Mexico regions all experienced their hottest Junes on Record"
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- Jul 19, 2019
- 1 min
July on course to be hottest month ever, say climate scientists
"If global trends continue for another fortnight, it will beat previous two-year-old record"
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- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
One climate crisis disaster happening every week, UN warns
"Developing countries must prepare now for profound impact, disaster representative says"
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- Jul 7, 2019
- 1 min
Climate change ‘switchboard’ visualization shows every country on the planet turning red-hot
"In presentations of global warming, sometimes watching maps morph from blue (cold) to red (hot) grows tiresome. Talented data...
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- Jul 3, 2019
- 1 min
Climate change: Heatwave made 'at least' five times more likely by warming
"Last week's record breaking heatwave across much of Europe was made "at least five times" more likely to happen by climate change, say...
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- Jul 2, 2019
- 1 min
Nasty hail storm in southern Manitoba may cost MPI as much as $20 million
"More than 2,000 vehicle claims already made after storm dropped hail the size of softballs"
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- Jun 29, 2019
- 1 min
Numerous roads flooded as severe thunderstorm hits Calgary
"A squall line stretched across Calgary, reaching from the city's north to the south end beginning shortly after 8:30 p.m. The storm...
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