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A top United Nations official says even though climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally.

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UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate

June 1, 2024 at 5:18 p.m.

A top United Nations official says even though climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying...

For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That was obvious in the northern United States, where about 1,000 people were golfing last month in a snow-starved Minneapolis.

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Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month

February 8, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That was obvious in the northern United States, where about 1,000 people were...

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A white Christmas will ‘probably not’ happen this year as Chicago nears record for latest date of first measurable snowfall

December 17, 2021 at 11:23 p.m.

Unless Friday night's precipitation leads to lasting snow, Chicago this year might break its record for the latest first measurable snow. That record date is Dec. 20, 2012, the latest...

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UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate

Environment |
Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month

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A white Christmas will ‘probably not’ happen this year as Chicago nears record for latest date of first measurable snowfall

Environment |
Scientists reveal first image ever made of black hole, showing bending halo of orange light

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Elderly, conservatives far more likely to have shared fake news on Facebook in 2016: study

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Global warming didn’t cause Florence, scientists say, but it’s making hurricanes more intense

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Doctors: Global warming is taking a toll on people’s health

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Sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific on tsunami debris, landing in U.S.

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Harvey’s perfect storm recipe: Warm water, calm air up high and slow speed

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