21st March - Today's News: UN Issue New Climate Report

The latest UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster - but will any governments take serious notice?  Expect food shortages and immigration to get much worse as floods, droughts and heatwaves intensify around the world.  And with El Nino now arriving, I expect 2024to be the warmest year on record.

Five things we've learned from UN climate report

Another aspect is, of course, coastal erosion.  And after homes were demolished at Hemsby: How many other communities are at risk of erosion?

Somalia drought may have killed 43,000 last year - UN

Menindee: Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town due to heatwave

Thousands evacuated as Californians brace for another storm

Cyclone Freddy death toll in southeast Africa surpasses 500

Ecuador earthquake kills at least 15 people

And a £100m boost for biggest UK hydro scheme in decades - the Coire Glas project has been "on the cards" for some years now.   Maybe it will know finally go ahead.

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