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In Rosario, Argentina, climate change will lead to rising temperatures, heavy rainfall and altered wind circulation – all of which could have severe socio-economic impacts, say Argentinian weather presenters Cindy Fernandez and Ignacio Lopez Amorin.
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"All these future scenarios could be less extreme if immediate measures are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions," they said.
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This video is the latest of the World Meteorological Organization’s ‘Summer in the City’ series, looking at rising summer temperatures in 14 global cities.
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@wmo_omm #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Argentina

In Rosario, Argentina, climate change will lead to rising temperatures, heavy rainfall and altered wind circulation – all of which could have severe socio-economic impacts, say Argentinian weather presenters Cindy Fernandez and Ignacio Lopez Amorin.
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"All these future scenarios could be less extreme if immediate measures are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions," they said.
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This video is the latest of the World Meteorological Organization’s ‘Summer in the City’ series, looking at rising summer temperatures in 14 global cities.
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@wmo_omm #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Argentina

Every year in Southeastern Zimbabwe, members of an agriculture based community known as the Ndau gather for an arts festival to celebrate their indigenous culture and promote the preservation of the environment.
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To the Ndau people, environmental protection is deeply entrenched within their spiritual beliefs. At the festival, they engage in dances to celebrate the spirits of the forest and the mermaid (who in their culture, controls their weather patterns) to promote food and water security.
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The festival also includes a youth led program on green culture called the ‘Young Green Culture Guilds’, in which youth are trained in Ndau indigenous culture, environmental conservation, and creative art.
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“If everyone takes responsibility, be it through awareness workshops and educational seminars in schools, tertiary institutions and/or in rural communities, I am confident that there will be a change of behavior and attitudes of the ordinary citizens in many countries who may behave irresponsibly because of lack of knowledge on climate change,” founder and chairman of the Ndau Festival of the Arts, Phillip Kusasa said.
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Read more in our Newsroom, where this week’s #Art4Climate article and other useful material is posted. The link to the UNFCCC Newsroom is in our bio!
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If you have a concrete proposal for a Newsroom story, you can also send your #Art4Climate proposal to newsroom@unfccc.int and share #Art4Climate works with the hashtag on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!
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#art #climate #climatechange #ClimateAction #Zimbabwe #Ndau #environment #UN #UNFCCC #Africa #festival #awareness

Every year in Southeastern Zimbabwe, members of an agriculture based community known as the Ndau gather for an arts festival to celebrate their indigenous culture and promote the preservation of the environment.
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To the Ndau people, environmental protection is deeply entrenched within their spiritual beliefs. At the festival, they engage in dances to celebrate the spirits of the forest and the mermaid (who in their culture, controls their weather patterns) to promote food and water security.
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The festival also includes a youth led program on green culture called the ‘Young Green Culture Guilds’, in which youth are trained in Ndau indigenous culture, environmental conservation, and creative art.
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“If everyone takes responsibility, be it through awareness workshops and educational seminars in schools, tertiary institutions and/or in rural communities, I am confident that there will be a change of behavior and attitudes of the ordinary citizens in many countries who may behave irresponsibly because of lack of knowledge on climate change,” founder and chairman of the Ndau Festival of the Arts, Phillip Kusasa said.
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Read more in our Newsroom, where this week’s #Art4Climate article and other useful material is posted. The link to the UNFCCC Newsroom is in our bio!
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If you have a concrete proposal for a Newsroom story, you can also send your #Art4Climate proposal to newsroom@unfccc.int and share #Art4Climate works with the hashtag on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!
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#art #climate #climatechange #ClimateAction #Zimbabwe #Ndau #environment #UN #UNFCCC #Africa #festival #awareness

The Earth’s climate is changing at a rate that has exceeded most scientific forecasts. Some families and communities have already started to suffer from disasters and the consequences of climate change, forced to leave their homes in search of a new beginning.
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For the UN refugee agency UNHCR, the consequences of climate change are enormous. Scarce natural resources such as drinking water are likely to become even more limited. Many crops and some livestock are unlikely to survive in certain locations if conditions become too hot and dry, or too cold and wet. Food security, already a concern, will become even more challenging.
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Climate change will fuel forced migration. We all need to prepare, in a coordinated way, and to protect the most vulnerable.

#ParisAgreement #UNHCR #UN #climatechange #climateaction #UNFCCC #environment #migration #refugees

The Earth’s climate is changing at a rate that has exceeded most scientific forecasts. Some families and communities have already started to suffer from disasters and the consequences of climate change, forced to leave their homes in search of a new beginning.
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For the UN refugee agency UNHCR, the consequences of climate change are enormous. Scarce natural resources such as drinking water are likely to become even more limited. Many crops and some livestock are unlikely to survive in certain locations if conditions become too hot and dry, or too cold and wet. Food security, already a concern, will become even more challenging.
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Climate change will fuel forced migration. We all need to prepare, in a coordinated way, and to protect the most vulnerable.

#ParisAgreement #UNHCR #UN #climatechange #climateaction #UNFCCC #environment #migration #refugees

Average summer temperatures in Brussels, Belgium could rise to those of present day Zaragoza, Spain – an increase of about 6 degrees Celsius - without rapid action to implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
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“We are going to get summers like Zaragoza if we don’t act now. The climate is changing and temperatures will definitely keep rising. Our summers are going to be like the ones in Monaco, but if we don’t act, we can expect those hot Zaragoza summers,” said Jill Peeters, Belgian weather presenter and founder of @climatewithoutborders.
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This video is the latest of the World Meteorological Organization’s ‘Summer in the City’ series, looking at rising summer temperatures in 14 global cities.
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@jillpeeterswx @vtmnieuws @wmo_omm #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Brussels #Belgium #ParisAgreement

Average summer temperatures in Brussels, Belgium could rise to those of present day Zaragoza, Spain – an increase of about 6 degrees Celsius - without rapid action to implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
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“We are going to get summers like Zaragoza if we don’t act now. The climate is changing and temperatures will definitely keep rising. Our summers are going to be like the ones in Monaco, but if we don’t act, we can expect those hot Zaragoza summers,” said Jill Peeters, Belgian weather presenter and founder of @climatewithoutborders.
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This video is the latest of the World Meteorological Organization’s ‘Summer in the City’ series, looking at rising summer temperatures in 14 global cities.
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@jillpeeterswx @vtmnieuws @wmo_omm #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Brussels #Belgium #ParisAgreement

Presently, the planet’s biggest and most powerful wind turbines in the world are off the coast of Liverpool. One rotation can power a house for 29 hours!
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Danish company Dong Energy has just finished installing 32 turbines in Liverpool Bay, each 195 meters tall with blades longer than nine London buses.
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The UK has more offshore wind power than any other country in the world.
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Collectively its offshore wind farms now have a capacity of 5.3GW, generating enough electricity to power 4.3 million homes. Potentially, almost the entire country could be powered with wind, solar and tidal energy.
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@dongenergy #windturbines #wind #windenergy #offshore #windpower #dongenergy #energy #renewable #sustainable #ClimateAction #climatechange #climate #green #greenenergy

Presently, the planet’s biggest and most powerful wind turbines in the world are off the coast of Liverpool. One rotation can power a house for 29 hours!
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Danish company Dong Energy has just finished installing 32 turbines in Liverpool Bay, each 195 meters tall with blades longer than nine London buses.
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The UK has more offshore wind power than any other country in the world.
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Collectively its offshore wind farms now have a capacity of 5.3GW, generating enough electricity to power 4.3 million homes. Potentially, almost the entire country could be powered with wind, solar and tidal energy.
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@dongenergy #windturbines #wind #windenergy #offshore #windpower #dongenergy #energy #renewable #sustainable #ClimateAction #climatechange #climate #green #greenenergy

A one trillion tonne iceberg – one of the biggest ever recorded - has just calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The calving of this iceberg leaves the Larsen C Ice Shelf reduced in area by more than 12%, and the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula changed forever.
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The iceberg, which is likely to be named A68, weighs more than a trillion tonnes. Its volume is twice that of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes.
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“The iceberg is one of the largest recorded and its future progress is difficult to predict. It may remain in one piece but is more likely to break into fragments. Some of the ice may remain in the area for decades, while parts of the iceberg may drift north into warmer waters,” said Professor Adrian Luckman of Swansea University.
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Whilst this new iceberg will not immediately raise sea levels, if the shelf loses much more of its area, it could result in glaciers that flow off the land behind speeding up their passage towards the ocean.
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@NASA #Antarctica #LarsenC #iceshelf #ice #iceberg #calving #climatechange #climate #environment #UN #UNFCCC

A one trillion tonne iceberg – one of the biggest ever recorded - has just calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The calving of this iceberg leaves the Larsen C Ice Shelf reduced in area by more than 12%, and the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula changed forever.
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The iceberg, which is likely to be named A68, weighs more than a trillion tonnes. Its volume is twice that of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes.
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“The iceberg is one of the largest recorded and its future progress is difficult to predict. It may remain in one piece but is more likely to break into fragments. Some of the ice may remain in the area for decades, while parts of the iceberg may drift north into warmer waters,” said Professor Adrian Luckman of Swansea University.
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Whilst this new iceberg will not immediately raise sea levels, if the shelf loses much more of its area, it could result in glaciers that flow off the land behind speeding up their passage towards the ocean.
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@NASA #Antarctica #LarsenC #iceshelf #ice #iceberg #calving #climatechange #climate #environment #UN #UNFCCC

Average summer temperatures in Cape Town, South Africa could rise to those of Soweto to 29°C by 2100 due to climate change, increasing droughts, flash floods and wildfires in the region.
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Decreased rainfall and rising temperatures could lead to severe water shortages in a region already prone to frequent droughts, and increasing wildfires put crops, cattle and human lives at risk.
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“One needs to keep in mind that most of these disasters are already taking place at current average temperature levels of 26.6°C. Imagine, how much worse these disasters could get at 29.8°C.”
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This video is the latest of the World Meteorological Organization’s ‘Summer in the City’ series, looking at rising summer temperatures in 14 global cities.
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@WMO_OMM #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #CapeTown #SouthAfrica #drought #security #floods #wildfires

Average summer temperatures in Cape Town, South Africa could rise to those of Soweto to 29°C by 2100 due to climate change, increasing droughts, flash floods and wildfires in the region.
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Decreased rainfall and rising temperatures could lead to severe water shortages in a region already prone to frequent droughts, and increasing wildfires put crops, cattle and human lives at risk.
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“One needs to keep in mind that most of these disasters are already taking place at current average temperature levels of 26.6°C. Imagine, how much worse these disasters could get at 29.8°C.”
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This video is the latest of the World Meteorological Organization’s ‘Summer in the City’ series, looking at rising summer temperatures in 14 global cities.
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@WMO_OMM #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #CapeTown #SouthAfrica #drought #security #floods #wildfires

Enter the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) photo competition for the 2018 WMO calendar. The title is “Weather ready, climate smart” to reflect the theme of World Meteorological Day on 23 March 2018.
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Climate change is leading to an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, especially heatwaves. We need to increase resilience through better early warning systems and more coordinated responses.
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WMO is looking for photographs which illustrate both the risks of high-impact weather and climate change, as well as solutions.
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Find out more from @wmo_omm. Photo Is a storm cell spewing a lightning bolt above #Pythagoreio #Greece, by Manolis Thravolos
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#weather #climate #climatechange #competition #photocompetition #calendar #2018 #WMO #extremeweather #photos #lightning

Enter the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) photo competition for the 2018 WMO calendar. The title is “Weather ready, climate smart” to reflect the theme of World Meteorological Day on 23 March 2018.
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Climate change is leading to an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, especially heatwaves. We need to increase resilience through better early warning systems and more coordinated responses.
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WMO is looking for photographs which illustrate both the risks of high-impact weather and climate change, as well as solutions.
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Find out more from @wmo_omm. Photo Is a storm cell spewing a lightning bolt above #Pythagoreio #Greece, by Manolis Thravolos
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#weather #climate #climatechange #competition #photocompetition #calendar #2018 #WMO #extremeweather #photos #lightning

Vietnamese weather presenter Thao Linh predicts that without implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, summer temperatures in Hanoi, Vietnam could feel like present day Faisalabad, Pakistan, which has an average summer temperature of 41 degrees Celsius.
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Due to the urban heat island effect, the temperature in the city could be 7 to 10 degrees C higher than surrounding suburban areas, so in the worst case scenario, the outside temperature in downtown Hanoi could reach 55 to 58 degrees C in 2100.
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This temperature rise could put Hanoi’s outdoor workers, which make up on tenth of the city’s labour force, at risk and also lead to an increase in dangerous extreme weather events, Thao Linh says.
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@WMO_OMM #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Hanoi #Vietnam #heatwaves #urbanheatisland #ParisAgreement

Vietnamese weather presenter Thao Linh predicts that without implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, summer temperatures in Hanoi, Vietnam could feel like present day Faisalabad, Pakistan, which has an average summer temperature of 41 degrees Celsius.
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Due to the urban heat island effect, the temperature in the city could be 7 to 10 degrees C higher than surrounding suburban areas, so in the worst case scenario, the outside temperature in downtown Hanoi could reach 55 to 58 degrees C in 2100.
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This temperature rise could put Hanoi’s outdoor workers, which make up on tenth of the city’s labour force, at risk and also lead to an increase in dangerous extreme weather events, Thao Linh says.
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@WMO_OMM #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Hanoi #Vietnam #heatwaves #urbanheatisland #ParisAgreement

Have you ever wondered what our planet would be like without water in lakes and rivers?
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As the world gets warmer as a result of climate change, we are seeing more and more changes in rainfall patterns in different regions of the world – entire regions are suffering from unusual, extreme drought. This is threatening the freshwater resources of our planet.
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What are freshwater resources you ask? Well that’s 3% of earth’s water in the form of ice sheets, glaciers, lakes, rivers, streams essential for the survival of animals, birds, fish and humans.
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Not only do rising temperatures impact water supply, health, agriculture and food security. Impacts on regional water availability and accessibility can lead to regional water crisis resulting in economic hardship.
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This means we need to manage our water resources in more sustainable ways.
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Such methods include effective waste water treatment, empowering the poor and women in water management, and improving data related to water.
#water
#lake #waterfall
#nature #life #ice #climatechange #climateaction #parisagreement #globalgoals #cinemagraph #unfccc #follows #followtrain @unccd @unfoundation @unenvironment @unbiodiversity @unhabitat @worldbank @unfao @unitednations

Have you ever wondered what our planet would be like without water in lakes and rivers?
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As the world gets warmer as a result of climate change, we are seeing more and more changes in rainfall patterns in different regions of the world – entire regions are suffering from unusual, extreme drought. This is threatening the freshwater resources of our planet.
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What are freshwater resources you ask? Well that’s 3% of earth’s water in the form of ice sheets, glaciers, lakes, rivers, streams essential for the survival of animals, birds, fish and humans.
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Not only do rising temperatures impact water supply, health, agriculture and food security. Impacts on regional water availability and accessibility can lead to regional water crisis resulting in economic hardship.
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This means we need to manage our water resources in more sustainable ways.
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Such methods include effective waste water treatment, empowering the poor and women in water management, and improving data related to water.
#water
#lake #waterfall
#nature #life #ice #climatechange #climateaction #parisagreement #globalgoals #cinemagraph #unfccc #follows #followtrain @unccd @unfoundation @unenvironment @unbiodiversity @unhabitat @worldbank @unfao @unitednations

#RG #Regram @irenaimages
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Here’s a lovely contrast: a 17th Century windmill standing near modern wind turbines in Sint Maartensburg, the #Netherlands. This photo, captured by Peter van Veldhoven for #IRENA’s photo competition, exemplifies Europe’s long history with renewables. While in the past the wind was harnessed to mill flour or pump water to reclaim land, today it's helping to power the continent towards a sustainable energy future.
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The wind industry employs 1.2 million people worldwide, and the sector has a global capacity of 487 gigawatts.
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Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing clean sources of electricity in the world, and one of the most abundantly available and cost-effective energy resources.
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And zero-emissions wind energy, along with solar energy and energy efficiency, is front and center to fighting climate change.
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#Renewables #RenewableEnergy #field #flowers #lavender #violet #windmill #windpower #Europe #farm #sky #climatechange #environment #climate #sustainable #wind #windturbines #solar #solarenergy

#RG #Regram @irenaimages
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Here’s a lovely contrast: a 17th Century windmill standing near modern wind turbines in Sint Maartensburg, the #Netherlands. This photo, captured by Peter van Veldhoven for #IRENA’s photo competition, exemplifies Europe’s long history with renewables. While in the past the wind was harnessed to mill flour or pump water to reclaim land, today it's helping to power the continent towards a sustainable energy future.
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The wind industry employs 1.2 million people worldwide, and the sector has a global capacity of 487 gigawatts.
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Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing clean sources of electricity in the world, and one of the most abundantly available and cost-effective energy resources.
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And zero-emissions wind energy, along with solar energy and energy efficiency, is front and center to fighting climate change.
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#Renewables #RenewableEnergy #field #flowers #lavender #violet #windmill #windpower #Europe #farm #sky #climatechange #environment #climate #sustainable #wind #windturbines #solar #solarenergy

Bulgarian weather presenter Desislava Banova predicts that without implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, summer temperatures in Sofia, Bulgaria could feel like present day Port Said, Egypt.
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If this is the case, it is predicted that in Bulgaria, “Summer will be very dry and very hot. Fires will occur literally every day. Water will become deficient, not only in agriculture and forests, which will be the most affected, but also for both energy and industry, and for the population in many places,” said Georgi Stefanov, policy and climate change expert at WWF.
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Desislava Banova also warns that climate change will bring new insect-borne diseases to Sofia, and create new problems for the city’s urban infrastructure. “It is up to all of us which scenario we choose and what our children’s future will be,” she says.
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@WMO_OMM #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Sofia #Bulgaria

Bulgarian weather presenter Desislava Banova predicts that without implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, summer temperatures in Sofia, Bulgaria could feel like present day Port Said, Egypt.
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If this is the case, it is predicted that in Bulgaria, “Summer will be very dry and very hot. Fires will occur literally every day. Water will become deficient, not only in agriculture and forests, which will be the most affected, but also for both energy and industry, and for the population in many places,” said Georgi Stefanov, policy and climate change expert at WWF.
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Desislava Banova also warns that climate change will bring new insect-borne diseases to Sofia, and create new problems for the city’s urban infrastructure. “It is up to all of us which scenario we choose and what our children’s future will be,” she says.
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@WMO_OMM #climatecentral #climatechange #climate #weather #weatherpresenters #weatherforecast #heat #warming #WMO #Sofia #Bulgaria

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