Risk of summer heatwaves from greenhouse gases
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SCORCHING summers, hotter than that of 2003, could become more common in Europe by the middle of this century. The risk has more than doubled because of human activity producing increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Global warming is heating the Arctic at a rapid pace - with impacts that could range from the disappearance of polar bears&#39; summer habitat by the century&#39;s end to a damaging rise in sea levels worldwide.
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BROOKLIN, Canada, Dec 9 (IPS) - British scientists say they now have proof linking  Europe's deadly heat wave of 2003 to climate change caused  by human activities, portending a raft of lawsuits against  countries and companies.
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NASA and Columbia University Earth Institute research finds that human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earthâs climate close to critical tipping points, with potentially dangerous consequences for the planet.
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The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth&#39;s atmosphere has increased faster than expected in the last two years, renewing concern that global warming may accelerate.
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A comprehensive four-year study of warming in the Arctic shows that heat-trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world are contributing to profound environmental changes
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Stanford researcher finds first link between rising levels of carbon dioxide and increased human mortality, a finding that could bolster efforts by California and 15 other states to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
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Climate change in Sydney will cause a  significant rise in heat-related deaths of people over 65 years  of age by 2050, as Australia's biggest city suffers more heat  waves, bushfires and floods, a new environment report says.
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The rate at which global warming gases are accumulating in the atmosphere has taken a sharp leap upwards, leading to fears that the devastating effects of climate change may hit the world sooner than predicted.
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A study of a 2003 heatwave in Europe may give Pacific islanders and environmentalists new ammunition for legal cases blaming the United States for global warming, advocates said on Thursday.
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Greece&#39;s huge forest fires have been  blamed by some on global warming, but satellite images of smoke  plumes drifting as far as Africa prompt the question: are  forests a major source of greenhouse gas?
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A study released Thursday predicts more bad air days in the summer for Cleveland, Columbus and eight other eastern U.S. cities if global warming continues unabated.
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COPENHAGEN -- Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps, and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned yesterday. The European Environment Agency said much more needs to be done -- and fast. Climate change &quot;will considerably affect our societies and environments for decades and centuries to come,&quot; its 107-page report ...
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A deadly heatwave could be imminent, but global warming may mean fewer temperature-related deaths in the UK, a report says.
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Cyprus braces for heatwave    NICOSIA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A sweltering heatwave is to hit Cyprus as temperatures are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius from Sunday in the capital Nicosia.
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Global warming caused by human activity has more than doubled the risk of summers as hot as in 2003, when thousands of people in Europe died of heat-related causes, according to a UK study published in the journal Nature.
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Climate scientist Michael Mann runs down the list of bad global warming news: The world is spewing greenhouse gases at a faster rate. Summer Arctic sea ice is at record lows. The ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are melting quicker than expected.