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The latest statistics show a marked increase in cholera cases and deaths globally, with over 6,000 people killed in 2024, representing a 50% increase in deaths and a 5% rise in cases compared to the previous year. The crisis has deepened for the second consecutive year, with 60 countries
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The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has raised concerns over the accuracy of official reports on improved forest cover in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Members have urged the use of satellite imagery to verify these claims, citing concerns about
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Kenya's environmental concerns are looming large, with human impact on mangrove forests shrinking the mangrove cover by over 43% between 2000 and 2020. Mangroves store an average of 394 tonnes of carbon per hectare, with 319 tonnes held in the soil, 54 tonnes above-ground biomass, and 21 tonnes
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A new study by researchers from Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia, has demonstrated the feasibility of optimizing ecosystem services for participative forest management to enhance recreation near tourist centers and cities. The research aimed to improve timber production, structural stability, and biodiversity within the forested landscape surrounding the historical town
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Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, convened a high-level review meeting in New Delhi to assess ongoing measures for preventing and controlling air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. The meeting brought together key stakeholders, including the Commission for Air Quality Management, Government of NCT of
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Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the International Center for Water and Transdisciplinarity (Cirat) to promote climate, water, and food sustainability. The agreement aims to strengthen sustainable water and river basin management, support scientific and technological innovation initiatives in
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Imagine a country where sweltering heatwaves become the norm, where droughts and floods ravage the landscape, and where devastating bushfires become a regular occurrence. This is the grim reality that a thousand-page report, released by the Australian government, paints for the country at the end of the century. The report,
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As part of a research program supported by the National Science Foundation, 15 undergraduates from the University at Buffalo and universities nationwide explored the complex challenges of global climate change over a 10-week period this summer. The students, selected through a competitive process, worked with UB researchers on projects tackling
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As Australia's first-ever National Climate Risk Assessment warns that heat-related deaths in Sydney could rise by 444 per cent due to climate change, Western Sydney is already bearing the brunt of extreme heat. The region's tree canopy coverage is dire, with many suburbs having less than
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Australia's Defence Force is facing mounting pressure as climate change poses increasing risks to the country's communities and critical infrastructure. A report released on Monday warns of "cascading, compounding and concurrent" risks to Australian communities, including the overburdening of the Defence Force. Prime Minister
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The Australian government has released a "confronting" national climate risk assessment, which paints a grim picture of the country's future if global heating exceeds 3C. The report warns that heat-related deaths in Sydney could surge by almost 450% and no community will be immune to the
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RiskThinking.ai, a global leader in climate financial risk data and analytics, was the sole vendor selected to provide essential flood risk data and analytics for the Standardized Climate Scenario Exercise 2024 (SCSE). The SCSE, led by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and the Autorite des
