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Developing public transport via trains across the Middle East should also be a high priority, researchers said. Photo: Etihad Rail
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Temperatures in the Middle East are set to keep rising by almost 0.5°C per decade, with extreme weather events, such as droughts, becoming more common. AFP
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Iraqis visit an area near what used to be Lake Sawa, which has all but dried up due to climate change-induced drought, in Samawa city. Reuters
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Extreme weather events – including torrential rain – will become more common. Pawan Singh / The National
Researchers predict an increase in severity and duration of extreme weather, such as dust storms. More torrential rain and subsequent flash floods are also expected. EPA
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Trees burn during a forest blaze caused by extreme temperatures in Larache, northern Morocco. AP
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Climate-change experts say countries need to reduce carbon emissions by deploying more solar power, a sector in which the UAE has invested heavily. Pawan Singh / The National
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Developing public transport via trains across the Middle East should also be a high priority, researchers said. Photo: Etihad Rail
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Temperatures in the Middle East are set to keep rising by almost 0.5°C per decade, with extreme weather events, such as droughts, becoming more common. AFP
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Iraqis visit an area near what used to be Lake Sawa, which has all but dried up due to climate change-induced drought, in Samawa city. Reuters
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Extreme weather events – including torrential rain – will become more common. Pawan Singh / The National
Researchers predict an increase in severity and duration of extreme weather, such as dust storms. More torrential rain and subsequent flash floods are also expected. EPA
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Trees burn during a forest blaze caused by extreme temperatures in Larache, northern Morocco. AP
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Climate-change experts say countries need to reduce carbon emissions by deploying more solar power, a sector in which the UAE has invested heavily. Pawan Singh / The National
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Developing public transport via trains across the Middle East should also be a high priority, researchers said. Photo: Etihad Rail
Middle East to get 5°C hotter this century, major report says
Research reveals global efforts to cut carbon emissions could limit temperature increase
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