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FRANCE
Revealed: Summer 2023 heat killed over 5,000 people in France
French health authorities say more than 5,000 people died in France last year because of the searing summer heat waves.
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SOCIETY
Surge in greenhouse gases sustained despite COVID lockdowns: UN
Greenhouse gas concentrations climbed to a new record in 2019 and rose again this year despite an expected drop in emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the WMO says.
SOCIETY
UN warns more extreme weather ahead after hottest decade on record
The past decade was the hottest on record, the UN says, warning that higher temperatures were expected to fuel extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.
SOCIETY
Don’t push ‘on’ button of irreversible change: Scientist
Johan Rockstrom, a top climate scientist, says the world must avoid pushing the 'on' button of irreversible change.
SOCIETY
Major states snub calls for climate action at UN summit
A handful of major states have resisted pressure to ramp up efforts to combat global warming as a UN climate summit ground to a delayed close.
SOCIETY
US, EU ‘owe half the cost’ of repairing climate change
The United States and Europe bear more than half the cost of repairing the damage by climate change, a coalition of environmental groups says.
SOCIETY
Greenhouse gases accelerate to new peak in 2018: UN
Greenhouse gases levels in the atmosphere have hit a record high last year, the UN says.
ENERGY
'Iran's 7-month emission cut nears 3 megatons'
Iran says renewables contributed to 3 megatons of greenhouse gas emission cuts since March.
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