UN General Assembly chief warns: ‘World’s breadbaskets’ are sinking
While small island states are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the impact is much wider, warned the President…
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Environment
Australia’s firefighters face worst season in years
SYDNEY, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia's forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to…
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Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM
By Issam AHMED Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of…
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Volcanic Smog (VOG) Alert for Taal Volcano
As of 12:30 PM today, volcanic smog (VOG) has been observed over Taal Lake, persisting in the region. Continuous upwelling…
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Climate crisis has ‘opened the gates to hell’, UN chief tells summit
By Issam AHMED UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders the climate crisis had "opened the gates to…
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Tornado in eastern China kills 10, hundreds relocated
A tornado in eastern China killed 10 people and seriously injured several others, state media said Wednesday, the latest in…
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Heaviest rains in century bring floods to Caspian Sea coast: Iran media
Flash floods have injured 20 people in northern Iran, after what officials described as the region's heaviest rains in a…
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Invasive species on the menu at London restaurant
By Daniel MATTHEWS and Sylvain PEUCHMAURD A London restaurant is exploring whether eating invasive species such as grey squirrel, American…
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Most species of ‘world’s largest flower’ risk extinction: study
Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals,…
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Australia warns of worse fires, heat as El Nino kicks in
Australia's weather bureau confirmed on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern is under way, bringing hot and dry conditions…
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