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Landslide, flash floods kill 12 in Nepal, dozens missing
Sep 03, 2020 14:09Flash floods and a landslide triggered by heavy rains killed 12 people in Nepal and at least 36 people were missing in the Himalayan nation's biggest monsoon-related disaster this year, officials said on Thursday.
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Two Koreas on high alert as typhoon approaches peninsula
Sep 02, 2020 11:51Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach Wednesday.
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Curb climate fear to tackle other priorities
Aug 28, 2020 11:31One survey of 28 countries shows that almost half of all people believe climate change will likely lead to the extinction of the human race. Global warming is a real challenge and a problem we need to tackle. But the alarmism makes it difficult for us to think smartly about climate solutions, and it swamps our attention away from the many other important global issues. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, this panic was vastly exaggerated.
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California fires force thousands to flee as more blazes feared
Aug 23, 2020 11:47Some of California's largest-ever fires are raging across the state, forcing tens of thousands from their homes as forecasters warned of further blazes sparked by lightning.
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As planet edges closer to multiple climate tipping points, scientists identify first active methane gas leak in Antarctica
Aug 21, 2020 17:33Just below the freezing Antarctic ice shelves, researchers have discovered a gas leak that could change the region's climate destiny. For the first time, scientists have detected an active leak of methane gas — a greenhouse gas with 25 times more climate-warming potential than carbon dioxide — in Antarctic waters.
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State of emergency declared in California as dozens of wildfires rage
Aug 19, 2020 07:11California’s governor has declared a state of emergency in a bid to fight raging wildfires fuelled by an "extreme" 130F heatwave.
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Earth's atmosphere more sensitive to CO2 emissions than thought: Study
Jul 24, 2020 00:01Hopes that the rise in average global temperatures by 2100 might be capped below 2.5C can be all but ruled out if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, new research reassessing the atmosphere's sensitivity to CO2 suggests.
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rose 10.7% percent in June: Agency
Jul 10, 2020 09:54Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June, preliminary government data on Friday showed, heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire for worsening destruction of the rainforest on his watch.
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What warmer summers mean for Artic wildlife
Jul 03, 2020 01:08Changes like summer heatwaves, unusually mild winters and the early onset of spring have all sorts of consequences for cold-adapted Arctic wildlife. Warmer summers can transform the landscape. Permanently frozen ground (known as permafrost) is thawing and taller shrubs are growing in the grassy tundra.
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2019 was the second-hottest year ever, closing out the warmest decade
Jul 02, 2020 08:00Researches announced that the past decade was the hottest on record the latest sign of global warming’s grip on the planet, and 2019 was the second-warmest year ever, just shy of the record set in 2016.