Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Philippine students suffer in wilting heat, thwarting education efforts

Sweltering heat in the Philippines can curb farm production,

Philippine students suffer in wilting heat, thwarting education efforts
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Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend

A data analysis shows Indonesia had a 27% increase in primary forest loss in 2023

Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
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Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100

Kenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy rains, as flood-related deaths since mid-March in the East African country neared 100

Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100
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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

Small towns in Oklahoma are beginning a long cleanup after tornadoes flattened home and buildings and killed at least four people, including an infant

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
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Scotland's leader resigns as he struggles to win support for weakened government

Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change

Scotland's leader resigns as he struggles to win support for weakened government
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Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya

Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya killed at least 45 people and injured over 110 others on Monday as floodwaters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai

Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya
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Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo

Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership
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Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'

A professor who helped save Europe's largest saltwater lagoon is one of this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, known as the “Green Nobel."

Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'
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5 ex-officials were convicted over Greece's deadliest fire but freed after paying fines

A court has convicted five former firefighters and disaster response officials over a 2018 wildfire outside Athens that killed more than 100 people

5 ex-officials were convicted over Greece's deadliest fire but freed after paying fines
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Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US

A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.

Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US
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A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price

The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation

A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price
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Plastic pollution talks make modest progress but sidestep production curbs

Negotiations on a future global treaty to tackle soaring plastic pollution ran overtime into Tuesday morning amid tense debates over whether the world should

Plastic pollution talks make modest progress but sidestep production curbs
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Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada

For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussing actual text for what is supposed to become a global treaty to end plastic pollution

Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
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Russian missile hits educational institution, kills five in Ukraine's Odesa

A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in a popular seafront park in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday killed at least five

Russian missile hits educational institution, kills five in Ukraine's Odesa
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Tesla's California registrations down second quarter in a row, dealer data shows

Registrations of Tesla vehicles in California fell about 8% in the first quarter of 2024 for the second consecutive three-month period, according to data from the California New Car

Tesla's California registrations down second quarter in a row, dealer data shows
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Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

A new study finds that last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above

Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it
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Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing

Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high

Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
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Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals

Mexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year

Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
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Norway's wealth fund backs bid for PepsiCo biodiversity risk assessment

Norway's sovereign wealth fund plans to back a shareholder proposal demanding PepsiCo conduct a biodiversity risk assessment to gauge how vulnerable the soft drink and

Norway's wealth fund backs bid for PepsiCo biodiversity risk assessment
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China misses air quality goals as economy takes priority, report says

Half of the Chinese cities targeted by the government for air quality improvements have missed their targets as the country prioritised strengthening the economy

China misses air quality goals as economy takes priority, report says
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G7 offers leeway to Germany, Japan in deal to quit coal by 2035

Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed on Tuesday to end the use of coal in power generation during the first half of the next

G7 offers leeway to Germany, Japan in deal to quit coal by 2035
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Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else

EV fires make headlines, but they don’t tell the full story of EV safety. The real threat isn’t combustion, it’s weight.

Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
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China, US to hold climate meetings in Washington in May

U.S. climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin in Washington in May, resuming bilateral talks on climate cooperation

China, US to hold climate meetings in Washington in May
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Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp faces $30 billion of new wildfire claims

A utility owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway faces $30 billion of new claims blaming it for causing Oregon wildfires in 2020, nearly four times the maximum

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp faces $30 billion of new wildfire claims
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5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution

Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings

5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution

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