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@hannahtpsky

“Grenada is a paradise in peril.”

Dozens of island and low-lying nations have done the least to cause climate change - but are the most vulnerable to it. The Caribbean island of Grenada is one of them.

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"Lives are at risk... entire nations will be under water, if we don't protect our people, if we don't protect our livelihoods."

Grenada’s minister for climate, Simon Stiell, says that #COP26 is a "make or break" moment for dozens of island nations

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@hannahtpsky

But how is Grenada affected by climate change?

More intense rainfall is destabilising the soil, sending homes and businesses tumbling.

@hannahtpsky shows one recent landslide

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Record levels of deforestation are likely occurring in nationally protected parts of the Brazilian Amazon.

Here’s how we discovered this 👇

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Satellites monitor the Amazon and detect changes in the forest canopy. They issue warnings when they pick up signs of deforestation

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Sky News analysed this data and found that the protected area with the most warnings issued to it this year was Jamanxim National Forest

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As governments around the world take action to tackle climate change, it's been revealed that some fossil fuel companies are suing in response. Here's why 👇

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@GlobalJusticeUK

Five big companies, including British companies Rockhopper and Ascent, are suing governments around the world for $18 billion (£13bn) for a possible loss of earnings due to climate action.

That's according to research by @GlobalJusticeUK

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According to Global Justice Now, five of the largest lawsuits underway are being brought by these fossil fuel companies 👇

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Primark has promised to make all of its clothes using recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by the end of the decade, without price rises 💷

But what impact does fast fashion currently have on the planet? 👇

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This is how many used, but still wearable, clothes go to waste every year in the UK 👇

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But would you give up fast fashion to help tackle climate change? ❌👗

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@DiMagnaySky

A mammoth graveyard, the sinking ground and the carbon hidden beneath the surface.

Sky’s @DiMagnaySky reports from Arctic Russia to find out what ancient animal remains the thawing permafrost is unveiling and what this has to do with climate change

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This is one treasure of the thawing permafrost - a mammoth bone.

Here in Duvanny Yar lie other animals which roamed what were then Arctic grasslands in their millions during the Pleistocene era, from two million to fifteen thousand years ago

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It was 30C when @DiMagnaySky arrived in Chersky - not quite the temperature you expect for Arctic Russia.

Nikita Zimov, who runs a scientific research station with his father just outside of Chersky, has a stark warning about permafrost 👇

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Wildfires in Siberia and the US, extreme flooding across Europe and now the UK has been issued its first extreme weather warning.

Could we be witnessing the consequences of climate change?

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The world is now just over 1.2 degrees warmer than it was before the industrial revolution. This is having an impact on our weather 🌧🥵🌡

You can track the impact of global warming on the world on our livestream here 👇

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The top 10 warmest years for the UK since 1884 have occurred since 2002.

2019 alone broke four high temperature records, including the warmest winter day and the warmest Easter day - but it's surprisingly not one of the hottest years overall 👇

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1/ What's caused the catastrophic flooding in Germany and Belgium?

Follow this thread for the latest on the extreme weather across western Europe which has killed dozens and left hundreds more missing

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2/ "Climate change has arrived in Germany" -
Germany's environment minister, Svenja Schulze

European leaders claim climate change is to blame for the extremity of the flooding

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@NachmanyMichal

3/ 'You'd think we'd be smart by now. We have flooding across Germany, we are going into a heatwave in the UK, and we've just seen record temperatures across North America - and this is the most polite climate change will be to us' -
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1/ All around the world, millions of people are on the move - because of climate change 🌊🌡☀🌧

Follow this thread to find out how the warming planet is forcing people to flee their homes to escape weather disasters 👇

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2/ In 2020, more than 1,770 weather-related events led to more than 30 million displacements around the world.

Nearly two-thirds of disasters last year were in China, Bangladesh, India, the Philippines and the United States

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3/ 🇵🇭 Typhoon Vamco hit the Philippines in November, resulting in 1.6 million displacements.

A few weeks earlier, another category 5 storm led to 1.3 million displacements

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@DeclanMcKenna

1/ Catch up with the #DailyClimateShow 👇
On Friday's show...

🎤 @DeclanMcKenna talks about climate justice
🌍 We speak to the EU’s climate chief about the path to net-zero
🌱Find out how people around the world celebrated Earth Day

2/ 🇺🇸 We look at what President Biden’s climate summit could achieve
🌍 Find out how people around the world marked #EarthDay
🇧🇩 Meet the Bangladeshi engineer with a solar solution

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3/ 🏦 We speak to the former Bank of England Governor about a new climate initiative
🌊 Find out why seagrass are eco-friendly superheroes
🤖 And the rise of ocean robots

@nzambimatee_ke

Coming up on the #DailyClimateShow at 6:30pm 👇

💬 A poll reveals how many Britons are optimistic that climate change is solvable
🗳 Why rare earth minerals were an issue for voters in Greenland's election
🧱 Meet Kenyan engineer @nzambimatee_ke who's tackling plastic waste

You can read more about the stories being covered on the #DailyClimateShow tonight here👇

Poll reveals how many Britons are unwilling to change their habits to tackle the climate crisis

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A major mining project in Greenland aimed at exploiting the Arctic island's huge untapped mineral resources has been thrown into doubt following a snap election

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Ahead of tonight’s #DailyClimateShow we look at what people are prepared to do in order to tackle #climatechange 🌍

In a survey, conducted by YouGov, it turns out almost 25% of Britons are unwilling to change key habits 🚗🥩🔥

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Only 50% of those polled said they supported a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 🚗

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While 60% oppose the idea of new taxes on gas bills to encourage more people to switch to electricity ⚡

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@SiobhanRobbins

Our correspondents around the world have been sharing their climate stories ahead of the #DailyClimateShow launch.

@SiobhanRobbins has been reporting on wildfires in northern Thailand which pump “toxic haze” into the air every year 👇

@chesh

“What we’ve found from our reporting in China is just how much this country has the potential to change the game on climate.”

Sky’s @chesh on the "world's biggest polluter" as well as the "biggest investor in renewables".

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@kvittozzi

“Yes, it’s about climate, science and environment but really it’s about people.”

Sky’s @kvittozzi on why a story she reported about illegal immigration into Europe from sub-Saharan Africa has links to climate change.

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@SiobhanRobbins

Our correspondents around the world have been sharing their climate stories ahead of the #DailyClimateShow launch.

Sky’s South East Asia Correspondent @SiobhanRobbins has been reporting on wildfires in northern Thailand which pump “toxic haze” into the air every year 👇

@chesh

“What we’ve found from our reporting in China is just how much this country has the potential to change the game on climate.”

Sky’s Asia Correspondent @chesh on the "world's biggest polluter" as well as the "biggest investor in renewables"

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