COP 28 UN Climate Change Conference - Reuters
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Climate change drove deadly winter heat wave in South America, study says October 10, 2023 · 3:08 PM UTC
Global warming was the main driver of the heat wave that scorched South America for most of August and September and raised temperatures by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Climate Change Australia rejoins UN climate fund, to make 'modest contribution'
Australia will rejoin a U.N. climate fund set up to help poorer countries cope with global warming, a government spokesperson said, aiming to win over Pacific neighbours concerned about climate change five years after it froze contributions.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.