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3 January 2040

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Heatwaves drive record-breaking crime rate around the world

Unprecedented rise in domestic violence, assaults linked to impact of rising temperatures on mental health

  • thumbnail Turmoil as Canada, Russia, and the US threaten to walk out of emergency climate summit in the Maldives
  • thumbnail Climate activists stage sit-in at World Economic Forum in Davos, are told to “go home and whine to your dolls” by president of the European Union
  • thumbnail Russian scientists confirm spike in emissions from thawing permafrost, warn warming could cause vicious cycle
  • thumbnail Record-low rainfall is a warning sign of Amazon rainforest ecosystem collapse, say alarmed experts
  • thumbnail The African Union’s Great Green Wall slows Sahara’s southward march