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War, economic chaos defied bid to end hunger — UN

Conflict, economic turbulence and extreme weather defied efforts to curb hunger last year, with around nine percent of the world’s population affected, UN agencies...

Nations still struggling with extreme weather

Disasters are a reminder that while progress was made at UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), not nearly enough financing has been devoted to helping...

Extreme weather events now the new normal—UN agency

Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted by human-induced climate change have become “the new...

Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years ago

FANGSHAN, China—Deadly rains that pummelled China’s capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing’s weather service said Wednesday,...

Sokor president vows ‘overhaul’

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s president vowed Monday to “completely overhaul” the country’s approach to extreme weather from climate change, after at least...

Torrid weather increases egg prices in China

Beijing, China—Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported. Extreme weather...

21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon

Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race in China, state...
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