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Why The COP28 Climate Summit Mattered, And What To Watch For In 2024

December 27, 2023

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, had front-row seats at COP28’s final session. Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change via Flickr,, CC BY-NC-SA Rachel…

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COP28: The Scientific Basis For A Rapid Fossil Fuel Phase Out

December 13, 2023

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, centre, attends a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al-Jaber is an oil executive whose statements…

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COP28: The Scientific Basis For A Rapid Fossil Fuel Phase Out

December 13, 2023

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, centre, attends a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al-Jaber is an oil executive whose statements…

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Don’t Applaud The Climate Summit’s Loss And Damage Fund Deal Just Yet – It Might Not Warrant That Standing Ovation

December 9, 2023

Some countries like the Philippines have been hit by repeated climate change-fueled disasters. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Shortly after the opening…

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Maui’s deadly wildfires burn through Lahaina – it’s a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe

August 11, 2023

Wildfires, pushed by powerful winds, raced through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving a charred and smoldering landscape across the tourist town of about 13,000 residents that…

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NUS Researchers Develop New Urban Planning GIS Tool To Improve Urban Climate Resilience

January 31, 2021

Singapore has warmed notably since the mid-1970s when rapid urbanisation took place, at a rate of 0.25 degrees Celsius per decade according to the Meteorological Service Singapore. The rate is…

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How Cities Can Combat The Dangerous Combination Of Extreme Heat And COVID

September 6, 2020

Labor Day Weekend usually signals the end of summer, but this year, it seems like the record heat isn’t ready to release its grip quite yet. Another heat wave is…

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Asian Cities To Experience Hotter & Drier Climate — Yes, Including Singapore

August 18, 2019

The effects of climate change is becoming more and more apparent as the world continues to experience extreme weather events. These erratic bioclimatic conditions are not going anytime soon. A…

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Our Mostly Dry Planetary Neighbors Once Had Lots Of Water—What Does That Imply For Us?

August 16, 2019

We already knew about Venus. We had our suspicions about Mars. Now we’re sure. Our two closest solar system neighbors once had oceans – planet-encircling, globe-girdling, Earth-like oceans. But waterbearing…

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