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Deadly heat waves, record temps to dominate next 5 years: Study

Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forec...

Tea farms could shrink by 2050 due to climate crisis: FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued a stark warning about the future of tea cultivation worldwide. Ayşegül Selışık, assistant FAO Represen...

Climate crisis devastates rainforests at unprecedented rate

Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: That is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last year, due in large measure to fires fuelled by cl...

Scorching heat threatens pregnancies worldwide: Report

Scorching heat waves fueled by global warming are increasing the risk of dangerous complications during pregnancies across the world, a report warned on Wednesday. Being exposed t...

Beat the heat: How to sleep better as temperatures rise

Cool showers and less coffee: sleep quality is being harmed by hotter temperatures caused by climate change and scientists say we need to learn how to adapt. The human brain is ve...

Bananas on brink: Climate change threatens global favorite

A recent study reveals that nearly two-thirds of the banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may become unsuitable for banana production by 2080 due to the effects...

Wealthiest 10% responsible for two-thirds of global warming: Study

The world's wealthiest 10% have been responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said Wednesday. How the rich consume and invest has substantially in...

April heat near record levels as global warming accelerates

Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April, the EU's climate monitor said on Thursday, extending an unprecedented heat streak and raising questions about how quic...

Indonesia’s clove industry on brink as climate change worsens

Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today, farmers say the...

Albania’s coastline crumbles under climate change, tourism boom

Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development. From Velipoja in the north where the waves are swallowing a century-old for...

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