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Scorching heat wave sparks wildfires in Europe
Jul 14, 2022 07:12Thousands of firefighters battled more than 20 blazes that raged on Wednesday across Portugal and western Spain, menacing villages and disrupting tourists' holidays amid a heat wave that pushed temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of Europe.
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Critics warn drilling project in Arctic would unleash dangerous “carbon bomb”
Jul 12, 2022 15:34Climate groups raised the alarm and put President Joe Biden on notice after the Bureau of Land Management opened the public comment period for a proposed drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic that critics warn would unleash a dangerous “carbon bomb” and threaten pristine ecosystems if given approval by the federal government.
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Iran: President calls for regional effort to tackle dust storms
Jul 12, 2022 15:19President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has called on regional countries to cooperate to tackle a rising wave of dust storms that has created major environmental and economic problems for the region.
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Most US states experiencing some form of drought
Jul 12, 2022 12:21Forty out of the total fifty states are currently experiencing some form of drought, according to recent data from the US Drought Monitor.
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Some 20 killed since last week as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan's Karachi
Jul 12, 2022 10:08The death toll in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi from the latest spell of monsoon rains which started last week went up to around 20 by Monday night, rescue workers and local media reported.
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Around 700 firefighters with aircraft battle blaze in southern France
Jul 08, 2022 07:19About 700 firefighters backed by aircraft have been pressed into service in France's southern Gard region to battle a blaze that has so far burnt more than 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of forest area.
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At least 77 die in monsoon rains in Pakistan, flood alerts issued in India
Jul 06, 2022 23:48Pakistan’s climate change minister says more than 70 people have died in the ongoing monsoon rains lashing different parts of the country over the past few weeks.
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Tens of thousands told to evacuate as floods batter Australia's largest city
Jul 05, 2022 11:28Thousands of people have been asked to evacuate their homes as torrential rains and floods hit Australia's east coast for the third time this year.
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Typhoon Chaba snaps ship in two off coast of southern China
Jul 02, 2022 12:22An industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.
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'Off the scale': Warmer Arctic Ocean fueling climate feedback loop faster than previously known
Jun 22, 2022 07:27New scientific research published recently shows the waters in the North Barents Sea are warming at a rate that is much more rapid than most climate models have predicted, with worrying implications about feedback loops for the larger Arctic region and far beyond.