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Kilimanjaro’s and Africa’s last glaciers to go by 2050, says UN – “What is...
Landsat images from 21 February 2000 (left) and 27 July 2019 (right) illustrating glacier retreat on top of Mount Kilimanjaro (United Republic of Tanzania). Photo: U.S. Geological Survey By Patrick...
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WHO study reports global Covid death toll likely three times higher than...
Global excess and reported COVID-19 deaths and death rates per 100,000 population, January 2020-January 2022. (a) Cumulative global excess death estimates and the cumulative reported COVID-19 deaths...
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The first global decline in life expectancy since World War II poses a major...
Yearly change in life expectancy in the U.S. and 30 other countries, 1901-2022. Data: Schöley, et al., 2022. Graphic: Fortune By Matthew Heimer and Nicolas Rapp6 December 2022 (Fortune) – COVID’s...
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Munich Re: Climate change and La Niña driving losses – “Climate change is...
Map showing natural catastrophe loss events in 2022. Natural catastrophes caused overall losses of US$270 billion worldwide. Data: Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE, 2023. Graphic: Munich Re 10 January 2023...
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Florida’s projected sea level rise by 2100 is bad news for sunshine state –...
Map showing global climate risk as an Aggregated Damage Ratio, projected to the year 2050. Graphic: XDI By Pandora Dewan 24 February 2023 (Newsweek) – By 2100, Florida could see sea levels rise by up...
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U.S. has been falling behind on life expectancy for decades – Between 1933...
Change Over Time in (a) US Life Expectancy and (b) US Life Expectancy Gap and Rank Relative to Populous Countries (Population>500000), 1950-2021. Phase 1=1950–1954; phase 2=1955–1973; phase...
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Study finds possibility that more Europeans died because of heat in 2022 than...
Map of regional temperature anomaly and heat-related mortality rate in Europe during the summer of 2022. a, Regional temperature anomaly (°C) averaged over the summer. b–f, Regional heat-related...
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Extreme heat in North America, Europe, and China in July 2023 made much more...
Maximum July temperatures averaged over the length of the heat events defined for the WWA study published on 25 July 2023 (left-hand side) and the same but expressed in anomalies with respect to...
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25 countries, housing one-quarter of the population, face extremely high...
Map showing global baseline water stress in 2023. Data: wri.org/aqueduct. Graphic: WRI By Samantha Kuzma, Liz Saccoccia, and Marlena Chertock 16 August 2023 (WRI) – New data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water...
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As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing? “You can take many,...
Government debt of G7 countries, 2005-2023. U.S. debt crossed $30 trillion in Q1 2023. Data are current through 12 October 2023. Data: Institute of International Finance. Graphic: Kripa Jayaram /...
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Aon: Number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023 highest on record – Severe...
Map showing notable economic loss events due to natural and climate disasters in 2023. Global economic losses in 2023 were higher than the 21st century average. Economic losses from global natural...
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