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Tuesday, May 21

Extreme weather hit 62 million people in 2018: UN

The United Nations’ weather agency says extreme weather last year hit 62 million people worldwide and forced 2 million people to relocate, as man-made climate change worsened.

Carbon emissions predicted to hit record high

Global emissions of carbon dioxide have increased substantially this year and are set to reach a new record, according to a new study.

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Australia-sized chunk of permafrost at risk of melting

If nations fail to meet global targets on climate change, a chunk of frozen soil bigger than Australia will melt, sending planet-warming gases into the atmosphere, British scientists say.

Sea ice around Antarctica hits record low

Sea ice around Antarctica has shrunk to the smallest annual extent on record after years of resisting a trend of man-made global warming, preliminary US satellite data shows.

Sweltering 2016 to set heat record

The world is set to notch up a new heat record in 2016 after a sizzling 2015 as global warming stokes more floods and rising sea levels, the UN weather agency has warned.

The climate is ripe for some workable wine policy

Philip White goes looking for election policy which could help the wine industry face the new extremities of climate.

Consensus confirmed: 97% of climate scientists agree on global warming

Despite claims to the contrary from the likes of Ted Cruz, there is strong evidence that the overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming, writes John Cook.

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