Extreme weather events like the heatwaves in Siberia and flooding in China are examples of what climate scientists call observed climate changes and trends.
Category: Climate Articles and News
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Does the Plummeting Oil Prices Signal the End of the Fossil Fuel Era?
The Economist reports that oil giant companies are trying to sell their billion-dollar assets, cutting investments amid the worldwide plummeting oil prices.
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Climate Adaptation Challenges in India and the Least Developed Countries
An interesting paper on the Academia website discusses the challenges that India faces in designing and implementing climate adaptation plans.
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Effect of the Pandemic to Climate Change Explained
This interesting article published on Bloomberg discusses the benefits of the COVID-19 to the environment and whether it has slowed down climate change.
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Should Financiers Do Green Investing to Avert Climate Change?
Can financiers and hedge funds use their investments as leverage to make companies reduce their carbon emissions? The Economist article explains more.
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Adapting to Floods by Creating “Sponge Cities” in China
Prof Kongjian Yu, after graduating from Harvard Univ. came back to China to create and design a "sponge city," an ecologically-based adaptation to flooding.
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Experts Say that Climate Adaptation in the Transport Sector is Needed Now
The UN article says that transport industry experts agreed that adapting infrastructure to extreme weather events due to climate change is a high priority.
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Rapid Deforestation in Brazil and Climate Change Implications
The Economist magazine reports a worrying trend in Brazil currently. Deforestation is happening because of aggressive deregulation, and lagging enforcement.
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How the Marshall Islands’ Climate Actions Kept Covid-19 Away
The island’s bold early action against climate change has prevented COVID-19 from entering their shores. Read about the pandemic measures they put in place.
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Excellent Climate Adaptation Examples from Around the World
The Global Commission on Adaptation published 12 examples of climate adaptation from countries around the world they deemed to be great adaptation models.