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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

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According to the European Union climate monitor Copernicus, 2023 was the warmest year on record—nearly 1.48 Parts of Africa will be especially vulnerable, with agricultural yields declining by as much as 50% in some areas. degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than 19th century pre-industrial levels. millimeters (0.1

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The history of renewable energy

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1 Since the 1990s, continued innovation in energy production and government energy policies, such as tax incentives, have spurred the growth of the solar energy industry and solar energy use. And, in the 19th century, settlers in the Americas used windmills to pump water for agriculture.