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(240321) -- BEIJING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo poses with the new report on the state of the global climate in 2023 at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo poses with the new report on the state of the global climate in 2023 at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo (C) speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo (L) speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Israeli scientists use Red Sea simulator to prove coral resilience to climate change

STORY: Israeli scientists use Red Sea simulator to prove coral resilience to climate change DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people snorkeling in the Red Sea in Eilat 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAOZ FINE, Head of Laboratory for Coral Reef Ecology at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat 3. various of the Red Sea in Eilat 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAOZ FINE, Head of Laboratory for Coral Reef Ecology at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat 5. various of the Red Sea in Eilat STORYLINE: A group of Israeli scientists is using a kind of Red Sea simulator to study corals' adaptability to climate challenges. Their experiments have proved that corals living in the waters of the Gulf of Aqaba are relatively resilient to climate change and ocean acidification. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAOZ FINE, Head of Laboratory for Coral Reef Ecology at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat "We are

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Traditional techniques, advanced technologies bring ancient books to life

STORY: Traditional techniques, advanced technologies bring ancient books to life DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient books 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU BING, Expert with Liaoning Provincial Library 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YING, Ancient book repairer, Liaoning Provincial Library 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG ZHIQING, Deputy curator of National Library of China STORYLINE: Starting 2007, China has been making great efforts to protect and restore the country's ancient books. There are about 30 million ancient books in China. After years of work, 20 million of them have been effectively protected. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU BING, Expert with Liaoning Provincial Library "Most of the books after the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties were printed on bamboo paper, prone to acidification and flocculation. In China's humid south, ancient books can easily get moldy." Now, there are over 1,000 ancient book re

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Ocean acidification seen costing world over $1 tril. a year

TOKYO, Japan - A worker checks experimental devices installed off Ny-Alesund on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, as seen in this file photo taken in July 2010, to survey the acidification of the Arctic Ocean. The U.N. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity has warned that the impact of ocean acidification could cost the world more than 1 trillion dollars annually by 2100.

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UN chief says renewable energy "lifeline" to ending climate change

STORY: UN chief says renewable energy "lifeline" to ending climate change DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. wide shot of UN Headquarters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. wide shot of UN Headquarters 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for efforts to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, saying the renewable energy is the "lifeline" to ending climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of no return, according to the latest flagship report from the World Meteorological Organization, published on Wednesday. The State of the Climate 2021 indicates that extreme weather - the day-to-d

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IAEA environment lab in Monaco studies clownfish

Common clownfish are kept in an aquarium at the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco in this photo taken on April 2, 2015. The U.N. nuclear watchdog's lab is tackling the problem of ocean acidification adversely affecting the marine ecosystem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo