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The next 10 years have been designated the decade to combat sand and dust storms, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change. Storms kill people prematurely and reduce the efficiency of solar panels, slowing the energy transition.
Policy & Finance
UN calls for finance to close adaptation gap
The yawning gap between the cost of adapting to climate change and the finance available is becoming a chasm, experts warn ahead of COP28.
Climate change could push species over abrupt tipping points, forcing them to move to cooler regions or evolve to adapt which they are unlikely to do in short timeframes, finds a study.
Carbon & Climate
10 devastating extreme weather events in 2022
The world suffered more record-breaking floods, droughts, typhoons, and heatwaves that caused widespread human and economic destruction. Scientists said climate change was largely to blame.
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Low Mekong waters make life hard around Cambodia’s smaller lakes
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In Indonesia, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops
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Climate change exacerbates food crisis in Nepal’s poorest region
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