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The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse.

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One-in-three chance 2024 will see another global heat record--US scientists

Fri, 2024-01-12 19:55 — mike kraft

US scientists say one-in-three chance 2024 another year of record heat This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, which was already the world's hottest on record, scientists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Friday. Gloria Dickie Reuters

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EU built record new wind farms last year but still short of green energy goal

Fri, 2024-01-12 18:56 — mike kraft

EU built record new wind farms last year but lags green energy goal European Union countries built 17 gigawatts of new wind power farms in 2023, the most for any year so far, but still not enough to reach its renewable energy goal, industry data showed on Friday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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Renewable energy grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster to meet climate change target -- IEA

Thu, 2024-01-11 15:19 — mike kraft

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years. AP News

The world’s renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday in its first assessment since nations agreed in December on ambitious new targets to slow dangerous climate change.

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U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming

Wed, 2024-01-10 15:27 — mike kraft

U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming Climate-warming greenhouse gasses in the U.S. declined 1.9% last year, but that's only a third of what's needed to meet Paris climate change goals. NPR

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Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and is close to warming limit, European agency says

Tue, 2024-01-09 15:09 — mike kraft

World is dangerously close to a global warming limit, new data shows | CNN The year 2023 had already been confirmed as the hottest on record, but new data shows an alarming rise in heating. Angela Dewan, Krystina Shveda, Lou Robinson CNN

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Climate change has forced millions to flee their homes, especially in Asia

Fri, 2024-01-05 14:47 — mike kraft

As the number of climate disasters increase, more people are also being forced to flee their homes, especially in Asia.
A record 32.6 million internal displacements were associated with disasters in 2022 — more than the 28.3 million displaced by conflict and violence that same year.
Four of the top five countries with the highest number of new internal displacements due to disasters in 2022 were in Asia.
As the number of climate disasters increase, more people are being forced to flee their homes, especially in Asia.

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