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Deadly cyclones with torrential rains are supercharged by warming temperatures, says a new report by the World Weather Attribution group. At least 1,600 people were killed after Cyclones Senyar and Ditwah tore through Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka in late November. CBC | World News
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Fire disrupts UN climate talks
Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, forcing evacuations of several buildings and delaying already sluggish negotiations by most of a day with no major agreements even close. Officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation. CBC | World News
Read More »Indigenous protesters block entrance to Brazil climate summit
Dozens of Indigenous protesters blocked the front of the COP30 summit venue in Belem, Brazil, on Friday morning, staging a sit-in that forced delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on tackling climate change. CBC | World News
Read More »As the planet gets warmer, some athletes have taken on a new role: climate advocates
Athletes who rely on the natural environment for their sport are seeing the impact of climate change up close. And many see a responsibility to advocate for change. Canadian athletes have called on the prime minister and the IOC to make climate a top priority. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How climate change is threatening the future of winter sport
Glacial melt has halted summer skiing on the Horstman Glacier at Whistler Blackcomb, a crucial spot for national team athletes and young skiers looking to train with the pros. An Olympian has an idea to bring summer skiing back to the glacier, but it could be years away and won’t come cheap. CBC | Sports News
Read More »UN climate talks in Brazil kick off with a focus on implementing existing promises
U.N. climate negotiations began Monday on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon as leaders pushed for accelerating efforts to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it. But top U.S. negotiators were absent. CBC | World News
Read More »Brazil’s climate credentials tested by search for oil off Amazon coast
In Oiapoque, Brazil, hopes that oil will transform the economy hangs in air, after the government granted state-owned company Petrobras an exploratory license off the remote Amazonian city’s coast. At the same time, on the same coast, Brazilian president is hosting the world’s annual climate talks. CBC | World News
Read More »Did Bill Gates really say we don’t need to address climate change?
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has been in the news of late, with claims that he has changed his stance on climate change, following a memo he posted on his website. But is that really the case? CBC | World News
Read More »This is how much the Earth will warm with countries’ new climate plans, UN says
Countries have submitted their most recent round of promises and plans to fight climate change, and the UN has tallied them up in a new report. Here is its latest projection for how much the Earth is now expected to warm by the end of the century, and how Canada and the U.S. are contributing. CBC | World News
Read More »Italian winemakers look to new technologies with old grape varieties to adapt to a changing climate
As Italy’s vineyards grapple with summers that are longer and hotter, erratic weather and dwindling water, winemakers are being forced to rethink one of the oldest assumptions in their craft: terroir, the delicate interplay of soil, sun, wind, rain and human touch that gives each wine its specific taste. CBC | World News
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