The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can prove difficult to digest. TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.
Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:
- A new report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says 2023 was the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world.
- The United Nations (UN) Water says 3.6 billion people worldwide face inadequate access to water at least a month per year.
- The number is expected to increase to more than five billion by 2050, according to the UN Water.
- A recent study by The Lancet Neurology says air pollution and high temperatures are contributing to an increase in stroke cases worldwide.
- The study said stroke affects nearly 12 million people annually, causing over seven million deaths.
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