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Sea level rise accelerates, European glacier melt shatters records, extreme weather causes devastation Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt 6 November (WMO) - The past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions
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Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 7 November 2022 (WMO) - It will cost the equivalent of just 50 cents per person per year for the next five years to reach everyone on Earth with early warnings against increasingly extreme and dangerous weather, according to a plan unveiled today by United Nations Secretary-General
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COP President Alok Sharma visited Brazil to maintain momentum on delivering commitments made in the landmark Glasgow Climate Pact signed at COP26 and discuss how the UK can work with Brazil on climate change. Starting his visit in the city of Sao Paulo, Mr Sharma met with Brazilian Environment Minister, Joaquim
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At the first-ever Middle East and North Africa Regional Climate Week in Dubai, the UN High-Level Climate Action Champions launched the Work Programme of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action for 2022, which has now been officially published on the UNFCCC website. Nigel Topping, the COP26 Champion, and the newly appointed Egyptian Champion for
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