European climate agency says this summer was Earth's hottest on record
BONN, Germany (AP) — European climate agency says this summer was Earth's hottest on record.
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EuronewsPoland, Hungary, Romania: Leaders say fatal floods bear fingerprints of climate change
The flooding followed heavy rain and snow brought by Storm Boris over the weekend.
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Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at all-time low
The current drought is concerning because it comes relatively early in the Amazon's dry season.
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Climate Week organizers herald 'the age of urgency'
STORY: As the world emerges from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, world leaders, business leaders, celebrities and activists are converging on New York for Climate Week.Organizers of the annual gathering say we are now "in the age of urgency" and "it's time" to focus attention on the climate crisis, and the need for greater investment in clean energy and net zero technologies.Climate Week coincides with the city's hosting of the yearly United Nations General Assembly, which brings heads of state and top government officials together with private-sector leaders.The boreal summer of June to August this year blew past last summer, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service or C3S.That increases the likelihood that 2024 will outrank 2023 as the planet's warmest year on record, when global average temperatures soared to a sweltering 1.46C above preindustrial levels.C3S warned that unless countries urgently reduce their planet-heating emissions, extreme weather will quote, "only become more intense".Ahead of the Climate Week event and U.N. summit, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters that the phaseout of fossil fuels is both necessary and inevitable."But we absolutely need to have the determined political will to reduce emissions drastically in this decade and to end this a complete addiction to fossil fuels. The phaseout of fossil fuels is necessary, and I would say it is inevitable.''Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels remain the main cause of climate change, which continued to contribute to disasters this past year.In Sudan, flooding from heavy rains in August affected more than 300,000 people and brought cholera to the already war-torn country.Elsewhere, scientists, confirmed climate change is driving a severe ongoing drought in Europe, and intensifying typhoons like Gaemi and Yagi which tore through Southeast Asia this summer, leaving destruction and death in their wake.Climate Week organizers say they are aiming to convince and inspire hesitant companies and governments to dig deeper to provide the finance and set the policies needed to shift to a low-carbon economy.The event has also become a focal point for protestors eager to call out what they see as lawmaker and leader inaction, alongside industry greenwashing.
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Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
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Lady Amelia Windsor shows off sky-high legs in tiny mini-dress
Prince William's cousin Lady Amelia Windsor took looked incredible when she stepped out in the minidress of dreams. See details.
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They gathered to mourn pager attack victims – then a blast tore through the crowd
They had gathered in their thousands to defy Israel and lay to rest four of their comrades, victims of the pagers that had exploded in their hands or their pockets the previous day. Then it happened again.
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George Clooney Makes Donald Trump An Offer In Taunting Clapback: ‘I Will If He Does’
“That’s a trade-off I’d do,” the actor responded to the former president’s months-old demand.
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Scientific American makes presidential endorsement for only the second time in its 179-year history
‘The US faces two futures,’ according to editors at top science magazine
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Melania Trump Resurfaces To Defend Her Nude Pics, And Stephen Colbert Is Totally Baffled
The former first lady, who hasn't been seen much on the campaign trail, defended her "celebration of the human form."
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More than 100 former Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter
Signatories include former cabinet secretaries, intelligence leaders, and members of Congress
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South Korea removed 1,300 cameras from its military bases after discovering they're designed to feed back to a Chinese server
South Korea's military removed 1,300 cameras from its bases after discovering they were Chinese and could connect to a server there, an official said.
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This Thailand hotel has been named the best in the world for 2024
Hotels in Asia dominate the 2024 list of the World’s 50 Best Hotels
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Woman rescued from 13ft python after being trapped for two hours in its coils
Snake bit Arom Arunroj, 64, multiple times and wrapped itself around her
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What happened when Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince Archie spent a day together in public
Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis spent a special day with their cousin Prince Archie - see details.
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'Please save me': The Indians duped into fighting for Russia
Dozens of Indian men have been discharged from the Russian army and are making their way home.
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World’s most powerful passport: Spain knocked off top spot by Asian nation
Although Singapore is now in pole position, many European passport holders have impressive freedom of movement.
- WWD
Heidi Klum Shimmers in Tropical Sequin Dress for the ‘America’s Got Talent’ Final Performances Red Carpet
The dress comes courtesy of The New Arrivals by İlkyaz Özel.
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Hezbollah vows to respond after multiple dead and thousands wounded in mass pager explosions
A Hezbollah official said the explosions were the biggest security breach the group had experienced in nearly a year
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The story behind Prince Harry's real name and the one King Charles wanted instead
Prince Harry will soon be returning to the UK, however when he flies back his passport will be carrying a different name – discover what the Duke of Sussex's real name is
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Inmate caught on camera sneaking past guard to assault woman on opposite side of facility
Justin Avery was in jail after being accused of assaulting women near a college campus in April