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A science-based move to climate change adaptation

Real Climate

Climate change adaptation was addressed in the Paris Agreement from 2015, the Climate Adaptation Summit in January 2021 , and will be one of four key priorities during the upcoming COP26. However, I would argue that the climate research community has not had a visible presence during any of these meetings.

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COP28: Sombre climate report indicates we are on track for 3 degrees C warming

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen On the eve of the COP28 climate summit, scientists at the United Nations (UN) have warned that the world is on track for 3 degrees C of warming by the end of this decade. This is double the target that world leaders agreed to in 2015, when the Paris Agreement deal was struck and subsequently implemented.

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HotSpots H2O: In Northern Mexico, Harsh Drought Compounds Water Inequality

Circle of Blue

The current water shortages continue the region’s seven-year dry spell, an event that climate scientists link to the warming of the planet. Water shortages have hit Monterrey almost every year since 2015.

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Saudi Arabia echoes “Business as usual” as a key COP28 argument

A Greener Life

Climate scientists say the world needs to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 43% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. Only then is the world going to have any chance of meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of keeping temperature increases well below 2 degrees C.

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Opinion: The planet is coded red – now what?

A Greener Life

And we also know that now, only months before the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow November, we are far behind what was promised by countries at the Paris Agreement conference in 2015. . Most comprehensive climate data. degrees C threshold will now be met. degrees C threshold will now be met.

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More frequent El Niño events predicted by 2040

A Greener Life

ENSO is so influential that climate scientists have dedicated decades to tracking and predicting its irregular cycles. Researchers are also studying how ENSO will be affected by climate change. Modelling a future of more frequent extremes. When you see the weather map on the TV, that’s the same principle,” Collins said.

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The Stream, August 12, 2021: Major Rivers in India Are Rising To Dangerous Levels

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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds – The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday.

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