Four feared dead after typhoon hits Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two people were confirmed dead and another two were found "without vital signs" after Typhoon…
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African leaders demand funds to adapt to climate change
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The leaders of two dozen African countries Friday urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid…
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California wildfire doubles in size
by Patrick FALLON Agence France-Presse HEMET, United States (AFP) -- A wildfire burning outside Los Angeles has doubled in size…
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Countries growing 70% of world’s food face ‘extreme’ heat risk by 2045
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global…
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Two dead, thousands told to flee California wildfire
by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- At least two people are dead and thousands have…
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Greenhouse gas, sea levels at record in 2021: US agency
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Earth's concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a…
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10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA
Paris, France (AFP) Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday,…
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‘Dangerous’ heat wave hits southwestern US
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A "dangerous" heat wave was taking hold of the southwestern United States Tuesday, with…
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UN appeals for $160 mn to help worst hit in Pakistan floods
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) The United Nations and the Pakistani government launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday to…
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‘Third’ of Pakistan under water as flood aid efforts gather pace
by Ashraf Khan, with Zain Zaman Janjua and Emma Clark in Nowshera Agence France-Presse SUKKUR, Pakistan (AFP) -- Aid efforts…
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Greenland already locked in to major sea level rise: study
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Even without any future global warming, Greenland's melting ice sheet will…
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Heatwave-hit Chinese province resumes power to factories
Beijing, China (AFP) The southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan downgraded emergency energy supply measures on Monday, restoring power to some…
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