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Warming in the Arctic at tipping point?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/05/2018
» Here are two interesting facts. One is that the winter temperatures in the Arctic this year were the highest ever recorded. On two days in February, it was actually warmer at the North Pole than it was in Zurich, Switzerland. At one location in Greenland, the temperature was 36C higher than the usual average for that time of year.
20th-century warming 'unmatched' in 2,000 years
AFP, Published on 25/07/2019
» PARIS: World temperatures rose faster in the late 20th century than at any other time in the last 2,000 years, according to research released Wednesday which experts said undermines climate deniers' questioning of mankind's role in global warming.
Students globally protest warming, pleading for future
Published on 16/03/2019
» WASHINGTON: Students across a warming globe pleaded for their lives, future and planet Friday, demanding tough action on climate change.
Prayut's many critics are just warming up
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/06/2019
» Despite his political triumph in becoming the country's 30th prime minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on June 5 experienced a challenge he has not encountered before in more than five years of his regime rule.
Biodiversity 'hot spots' devastated in warming world
AFP, Published on 09/04/2021
» PARIS - Unless nations dramatically improve on carbon cutting pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate treaty, the planet's richest concentrations of animal and plant life will be irreversibly ravaged by global warming, scientists warned Friday.
Bull sharks linger in warming Sydney waters
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Bull sharks are lingering off Sydney's beaches for longer periods each year as oceans warm, researchers said Friday, predicting they may one day stay all year.
Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» SISIMIUT (DENMARK) - Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his.
Far worse is coming for world with climate change
Oped, Published on 23/10/2020
» It is hard to imagine more devastating effects of climate change than the fires that have been raging in California, Oregon, and Washington, or the procession of hurricanes that have approached -- and, at times, ravaged -- the Gulf Coast. There have also been deadly heat waves in India, Pakistan, and Europe, and devastating flooding in Southeast Asia. But there is far worse ahead, with one risk, in particular, so great that it alone threatens humanity itself: the rapid depletion of Arctic sea ice.
Post-Covid era ripe for renewed climate action
Oped, Alok Sharma, Published on 07/11/2020
» Last week we marked one year to go until the COP26 international climate summit, which will be hosted in the UK. This will be a pivotal moment for the world to come together and agree ambitious steps to prevent the catastrophic warming of our planet.
Time for society to embrace climate adaptation
Oped, Published on 26/03/2021
» In January, the Netherlands hosted a digital Climate Adaptation Summit where representatives of governments from around the world discussed their post-pandemic recovery plans. To take advantage of remarkably cheap public finance, many emphasised state-directed investments in green infrastructure to promote climate adaptation and stimulate the economy.