Two dead in southwestern Japan after ‘heaviest rain ever’
KURUME, Japan, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - At least two people were killed in torrential rain in southwest Japan on…
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Mass fish deaths haunt river on Polish-German border
BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany, July 8, 2023 (AFP) - Fisherman Henry Schneider stopped work for several months after a toxic algae bloom…
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Yellen urges ‘direct’ talks, US-China climate collaboration
BEIJING, July 8, 2023 (AFP) - Washington and Beijing should communicate "directly" on concerns about specific economic practices, US Treasury…
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El Niño spells trouble for vulnerable Galapagos iguana
By Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse PUERTO AYORA , Ecuador (AFP) -- Unusually warm for this time of year, the waters…
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Monday world’s hottest day on record, initial measurements show
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Monday was the world's hottest day on record, exceeding an average of 17 degrees Celsius (62.6…
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UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact
GENEVA, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations on Tuesday warned the world to prepare for the effects of…
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We may be underestimating the climate risk to crops: researchers
PARIS, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to…
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Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future: UN rights chief
GENEVA, July 3, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering,…
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Extreme heat kills more than 100 in Mexico: government
MEXICO CITY, June 29, 2023 (AFP) -- More than 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Mexico in…
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Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds
PARIS, June 27, 2023 (AFP) - Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in…
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Tiny Thai school on the climate change front line
By Lisa Martin and Pitcha Dangprasith Agence France-Presse BAN KHUN SAMUT CHIN, Thailand, June 23, 2023 (AFP) - Each morning,…
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Beijing issues highest heat alert as north China swelters
BEIJING, June 23, 2023 (AFP) -- China issued its highest-level heat alert for northern parts of the country on Friday…
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