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El Nino-Driven Heat Could Cause Nearly Half A Million More Deaths: Report

The grim warning by the University of Chicago-based Climate Impact Lab says that 451,000 more heat-related deaths between June and the end of February could be attributed to El Nino.

El Nino-Driven Heat Could Cause Nearly Half A Million More Deaths: Report

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Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows

In late 2022, nearly 200 countries signed on to the "30 by 30" goal, pledging to mobilize at least $200 billion a year to reverse decades of biodiversity loss.

  • Only 20% of land and 10% of marine areas protected globally.
  • $75 billion to $150 billion annual funding gap for biodiversity.
  • Even full 30% protection would require additional ecosystem safeguards.

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