CLIMATE CRISIS
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Disasters & Accidents
‘Disasters cost 10,000 lives, $280 billion in damages last year’
Madrid, Aug 31 (EFE).- Disasters have cost around 10,000 human lives and over $280 billion in damages worldwide in the…
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Environment
New Zealand publishes first national climate adaptation strategy
Sydney, Australia, Aug 3 (EFE).- New Zealand published Wednesday its first national strategy for adaptation to the climate crisis to…
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Weather
Natural disasters caused global losses of $72 billion in first half of 2022
Geneva, Aug 2 (EFE).- Natural catastrophes around the world have led to an economic loss of $75 billion (73 billion…
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Environment
Australia entering ‘new era’ in fight against climate change: PM
Sydney, Australia, Jul1 2 (EFE).- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that his country was entering a “new…
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Conflicts & War
Climate crisis protests cause Sydney Harbor Bridge, CBD traffic chaos
Sydney, Australia, Jun 27 (EFE).- A woman locked herself to her car’s steering wheel and paralyzed traffic to the Sydney…
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Environment
Australia presents more ambitious emissions reduction target to UN
Sydney, Australia, Jun 16 (EFE).- The world’s largest coal exporter, Australia, submitted an “enhanced” emissions reduction target to the United…
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Environment
UN chief Guterres warns of climate chaos amid inaction, war
Vienna, Jun 14 (EFE).- The United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned of a climate chaos, aggravated by…
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Business & Economy
New Zealand to price sheep, cow burps to tackle emissions
Sydney, Australia, Jun 8 (EFE).- New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to price agricultural emissions, mainly from the…
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Environment
New Zealand announces measures to decarbonize, combat climate change
Sydney, Australia, May 16 (EFE).- The New Zealand government on Monday announced a raft of measures to decarbonize the country…
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Environment
50:50 chance of global temperature reaching 1.5°C threshold
Geneva, May 10 (EFE).- There is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius…
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