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COP31 climate summit begins after disastrous year of extreme weather

By Suzan Fraser

orld leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Turkey on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures and deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond.

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Climate change

The long-term rise in global temperatures and changes in weather patterns, driven mainly by greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels.

It brings more extreme heat, floods and droughts, affecting food, health and economies.

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