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Unrelenting Climate Records: Copernicus Report Reveals Disturbing Trends

Despite the gradual weakening of the El Nino weather phenomenon, a primary contributor to heightened temperatures, human-induced climate change remains the driving force behind these extreme conditions

Copernicus notes that since June of the previous year, each month has set new records for warmth, with April 2024 soaring to 1.58 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average

Seven-month summers possible if emissions continue: report

Summers could last seven months if emissions continue unchecked, while sea level rise would most heavily impact Yunlin County, Tainan and Keelung, according to a national climate change report released on Wednesday

Rapidly intensifying hurricanes pose increasing flood hazards as climate warms

Researchers are sounding the alarm about the growing threat of rapidly intensifying hurricanes in the North Atlantic and their potential to increase flood hazards along coastal regions

Climate-resilient plants to be developed in a bid to secure food as Earth warms

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A new laboratory where researchers aim to develop climate-resilient plants to ensure future food security has been built at a UK university.

Scots doctors: Suspension of climate protester by medical watchdog's disciplinary arm is politically motivated

Doctors have condemned the suspension of a colleague who protested against climate change by the General Medical Council’s (GMC) disciplinary arm.

The medics, some of whom have been arrested for demonstrating against pollution and global warming, say doctors have a duty to demonstrate against serious ­environmental illnesses

Letter | Court actions boost climate efforts
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Dear Editor: There's an encouraging development in overall discouraging climate news. Victims are taking Big Oil to court demanding they be held accountable for climate chaos. Since 2017, some three dozen such lawsuits have been filed in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico