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Climate change's increasing toll on Africa --United Nations

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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change. UN News

 

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U.S. NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database, citing budget cuts

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NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday it will archive its database of billion-dollar climate disasters, as the Trump administration cuts resource at the agency. Evan Thomas Scripps News
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Two scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors

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Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed The Guardian
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Climate Change: A way to break through the apathy --study

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Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career. Kate Yoder Grist

 

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Mold fungus expected to spread in Europe due to climate change

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Warning over killer fungus which could infect millions as it spreads across Europe A killer fungus is set to spread through new parts of Europe due to rising temperatures, according to new climate change research. Alex Croft The Independent
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Climate change: UN document reportedly shows that Trump administration is trying to weaken global climate change related document

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Exclusive: US seeks to weaken global development finance efforts, UN document shows The Trump administration opposes draft reforms of the world's financial system intended to help developing countries, including around taxation, credit ratings and fossil fuel subsidies. Kate Abnett,Simon Jessop Reuters
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Environment: Trump administration sued to restore websites for reporting climate and pollution impacts

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Environmental Groups Sue the Trump Administration to Restore Web Tools Critical for Gauging Climate and Pollution Impacts - Inside Climate News The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

 

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Climate change dropped from U.S. intelligence agencies' anual threat assement in 2nd Trump adminstration's first report.

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Climate change taken off spy agencies' global threat list Climate change has been included in annual threat assessments since 2009, in one form or another. Andrew Freedman Axios
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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change

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NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research. Annie Waldman,Sharon Lerner ProPublica
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Major Investments Are Key To Preventing Climate Displacement-- UN report

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Major Investments Are Key To Preventing Climate Displacement, Says UN While developed countries fret about an 'influx' of climate refugees, developing countries are already grappling with the realities of climate displacement. Frey Lindsay Forbes
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