About Global Warming
Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system. It is a major aspect of current climate change, and has been demonstrated by direct temperature measurements and by measurements of various effects of the warming.
How scientists are fighting climate-fuelled disease
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... As leaders gather in Dubai for COP28 - the latest round of the UN s international climate talks - experts say Global Warming is already having a " profound effect" on global health...
Oil firms commit to major fossil fuel cut by 2050 at COP28
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...By Georgina Rannard Climate reporter at COP28, DubaiCountries and oil companies at the UN climate talks have promised to make major progress in tackling Global Warming in a large new energy pledge...
Sultan al-Jaber: A quick guide to the COP28 president
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... He secured a big agreement on day one of the summitCountries committed at least $420m for areas suffering the effects of Global Warming, in what Mr Jaber described as a " unique, unprecedented achievement" and a " very good start" for the summit...
Argentina election: Javier Milei's radical proposals face test of reality
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... A climate sceptic? Another topic that had made media headlines was Mr Milei s apparent declaration of himself as a climate change " sceptic" that is, someone who denies the role of humans in Global Warming...
'I thought climate change was a hoax. Now I teach it'
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... In 2018, found that 8% of Americans had recently changed their opinions about Global Warming - the great majority of them had become more concerned about it...
Climate change: Is the world warming faster than expected?
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... Scientists have long known that temperatures will continue to rise as humans keep releasing record amounts of planet-heating greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, This is the main cause of Global Warming...
Gaza: Gillian Keegan says school protests 'unacceptable'
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... " School strikes are rare - four years ago, there were repeated school strikes around the UK and the globe to highlight concerns about Global Warming...
Four things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting
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... " China is the world s largest methane emitter and serious actions to curb this gas is essential for slowing Global Warming in the near-term, " Mr Waskow said...