Thu 27 July 2023: The global sea level has been steadily rising over the past three decades, which has raised concerns because of the serious consequences it would have for coastal ecosystems and places around the world. According to NASA data from this February, two important aspects of global warming are primarily responsible for the […]
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Mon 24 July 2023: Thousands of tourists were evacuated from Rhodes island by sea as a wildfires in Greece continued to spread to settlements. Holidaymakers were evacuated from two beaches in the island, the Kathimerini daily reported late Saturday, citing Fire Service spokesman Yannis Artopios. Artopios said three coast guard vessels, an army lifeboat, special […]
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Wed 19 July 2023: Ongoing forest fires in Canada have recently claimed the life of a 9-year-old child who had suffered an asthma attack during the crisis. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre’s website, there are more than 900 wildfires raging across the country at the moment. Italy’s regional meteorological agency reported that […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: A large wildfire broke out in the Attica region of Greece with the blaze closely approaching residential areas. According to the fire department, strong winds are worsening the situation and complicating the work of the firefighters. The fire in the Dervenochoria area is particularly strong due to the region’s roughness and […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: On Sunday, air quality alerts were issued for at least 11 states stretched over the Midwest, Plains, and Great Lakes region due to smoke from a Canadian wildfire that is still wreaking havoc on the country. According to forecasters, about 60 million people, including citizens of Cedar Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, St. […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Europe is currently experiencing a severe and devastating heat wave that might bring about record-breaking temperatures and raise severe concerns about the effects on people’s health, especially as the region prepares to receive a large inflow of tourists. Italy on Friday put over 15 cities on red alert due to expected […]
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Wed 05 July 2023: Data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction show that Monday was the hottest day ever observed on Earth, Reuters reported. As heatwaves scorched the globe, the average worldwide temperature rose to 17.01C (62.62F), breaking the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) set in August 2016. The southern US has been […]
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Sat 01 July 2023: The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals despite months of record-breaking heat on land and sea. As envoys gathered in Bonn in early June to prepare for this year’s […]
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Tue 27 June 2023: Desertification in Iraq has now reached almost 70 per cent, according to a report published yesterday by Iraqi News. The report, citing an earlier one by Rudaw Arabic, said that Haider Fleih, an official in the Environment Directorate in Najaf governorate, attributed the rising rate of desertification to poor water flow from neighbouring […]
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Thu 22 June 2023: South African climate experts have called on governments, businesses and communities to increase their awareness of the pending El Niño that is currently manifesting in the central Pacific Ocean. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is defined as one of the most important climate phenomena due to its ability to influence global […]
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