Tag: #COP31
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CLIMATE CHANGE ALREADY CAUSING ILLNESSES, THREATENING HEALTH SYSTEMS – W.H.O. CHIEF
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has warned that climate change is already driving illnesses, disrupting essential health services and exposing health workers to growing risks. He described the climate crisis as a health emergency, saying its effects were no longer distant threats but realities affecting communities worldwide. Ghebreyesus, in…
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2027 COULD BE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD AS EL NIÑO INTENSIFIES, WMO WARNS
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), on Monday, November 9, 2026, warned that 2027 could become the hottest year on record, as a developing strong El Niño is expected to intensify global temperatures and extreme weather events. The warning comes as world leaders gather in Turkey for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31). WMO Secretary-General Celeste…