Putin alarmed over ‘unprecedented’ natural disasters in Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the scale of natural disasters that have hit Russia…
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climate
UN climate report ‘starkest warning yet’ warns COP26 chief
An upcoming UN report on climate change gives the international community its clearest ever warning about the dangers of accelerating…
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Hundreds of families homeless as Greek fires rage, rain saves Turkey
Hundreds of firefighters fought fires that have devoured record numbers of woodlands in Greece on Saturday and left hundreds of…
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In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees
by Camille CAMDESSUS HURON, United States (AFP) -- Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had…
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Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) --Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and…
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Heatwave causes massive melt of Greenland ice sheet
Greenland's ice sheet has experienced a "massive melting event" during a heatwave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees…
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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worsening as humanity’s impact deepens
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs"…
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Record-shattering heatwaves caused by pace of warming: study
Heatwaves that obliterate temperature records as in western Canada last month and Siberia last year are caused by the rapid…
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California fire departments share staff as blazes rage
LOS ALTOS, United States (AFP) -- As wildfires ravage the western United States and Canada, some fire departments near San…
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Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate
CHICO, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big…
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Huge fires rage in western US, Canada
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- More than a million acres of the western US and Canada were in…
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Singapore unveils one of world’s biggest floating solar farms
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore Wednesday unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the…
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