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Extreme weather conditions in Pakistan due to climate change

The Environmental Blog

Pakistan is considered one of the disaster-prone countries in Asia. Several other severe episodes of droughts were recorded in 1967–69, 1971, 1973–75, 1994, 1998–2002, and most recent 2009–15. The study of glaciers provides the basis for climate change and global warming.

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Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

and Canada, companies are providing free educational materials and support to schools, while in low-dairy consuming countries in Southeast Asia the #UndeniablyDairy campaign is partnering with influencers on TikTok. Experts said the promotion was misleading and ignored the global warming impact of UK diets. In the U.S.

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This invasive bug is terrorizing Pennsylvania growers (and it’s coming for your wine)

Grist

In the early 20th century, Dutch elm disease, a fungus from Asia that is spread by elm bark beetles, killed 75 percent of native elms. Its successful colonization there has been attributed to global warming , as its eggs have been able to survive increasingly warmer winter temperatures. Before coming to the U.S.,

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Above the canopy: The peatland rainforest towers aiming to transform climate science

Business Green

In 2002, Sumatra's peatlands stored at least 18.8 Sumatra alone has seen 90 per cent of its rainforest destroyed or degraded, and between 1990 and 2002, around 1.1 There's a lack of data in Southeast Asia, and there's only a few towers here in the tropics," says Sanders. "We

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