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Climate change and environmental sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate change and environmental sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean | FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The agricultural land area has risen from 561 to 741 million hectares in the last 50 years. Higher output has led to the degradation of land and water, reduced biodiversity and deforestation, under a market-oriented focus that undermines not only the quality and availability of natural resources, but also the livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations. www.fao.org
Climate change: Siberian heatwave 'clear evidence' of warming
In the latest episode of Climate Check, Sarah Keith-Lucas look at the record temperatures in the Arctic Circle
The heatwave would have been almost impossible without human-caused climate change, a study says. www.bbc.com
How much warmer is your city? - BBC News
How much warmer is your city? - BBC News
The world is getting hotter. July 2019 was one of the warmest months ever recorded - and July temperatures almost everywhere on Earth have been higher in the last 10 years compared with 1880-1900 ... www.bbc.co.uk
Fifty dead and two million hit by India monsoon floods
Assam: Fifty dead and two million hit by India monsoon floods - BBC News
At least 50 people have been killed and more than two million affected by heavy monsoon flooding in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, officials say. A video of a minister wading into muddy ... www.bbc.com
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