Pace of rise in global sea level has doubled – UN climate report
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Global sea levels are rising at more than double the pace they did in the first decade of measurements in 1993-2002 and hit a new record high last year, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday, warning that the trend would continue for millennia. Extreme glacier melt and record ocean heat levels – […]
As Africa’s glaciers melt, millions face drought and floods, UN says
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Africa’s fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could shrink the continent’s economy by three per cent by mid-century, the UN climate agency warned on Tuesday. The latest report on the state of Africa’s climate by the World […]