Tag: #globalwarming
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Smog aggravated environment degradation in Pakistan
LAHORE, Nov 23 (APP):Global warming has degraded environment to a great extent in Pakistan while the situation has been aggravated by smog day by day. This was stated by speakers and Public Health Experts in an awareness seminar on smog held at Institute of Public Health (IPH). They were of the view that society must…
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Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney
Sydney, Nov 21 (AFP/APP): Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming. As blazes that have scorched swathes of countryside continued to spread and the country’s largest city was cloaked in hazardous smoke, conservative leader Scott…
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Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
Vik, Iceland, Nov 10 (AFP/APP) :Icelandic seventh-grader Lilja Einarsdottir is on an unusual field trip with her class: they’re measuring the Solheimajokull glacier to see how much it has shrunk in the past year, witnessing climate change first-hand. “It is very beautiful but at the same time it is very sad to see how much…
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European asset managers care more about climate change: study
London, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): European asset managers are more likely to seek to hold companies to account over global warming than their US counterparts, British-based pressure group Share Action revealed Monday. Share Action, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that campaigns for responsible and sustainable finance, examined votes cast by investors in 57 of the world’s biggest…
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‘What Greta said!’: Kiwi schoolkids strike for climate
Wellington, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):More than 40,000 people packed into the grounds of Wellington’s parliament buildings Friday, giving the latest global climate strike a flying start with the largest turnout yet seen in New Zealand. Children in school uniform marched alongside teens with skateboards tucked under their arms and grey-haired protest veterans supporting the younger generation.…
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Earth’s oceans and frozen spaces paying price for ‘taking the heat of global warming’: Experts
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 (APP):World’s oceans and frozen spaces have been “taking the heat” for global warming for decades, climate experts said Thursday, warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people could suffer from rising sea levels, frequent natural disasters and food shortages. “The ocean is warmer, more acidic…
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Top scientists warn climate change ‘hitting harder and sooner’ than forecast
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 (APP): Leading climate scientists issued a new report showing that over the last several years, sea-level rise, planetary warming, shrinking ice sheets and carbon pollution have accelerated; a sobering call to action for political leaders headed to New York for summit-level climate change talks on Monday at the United Nations. The…