International/Environment
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World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns
'The heat trapped by human-induced greenhouse gases will warm the planet for many generations to come'
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Brazil's Amazon deforestation nearly doubles previous peak
Preservation of the Amazon is vital to stopping catastrophic climate change
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Study finds many sea urchin species survived mass extinction
Study carries 'great significance for the study of evolution in general, not just for that of sea urchins'
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Pakistan, India reeling under intense heatwave
The record-breaking heatwave 'continues to leave the people gasping in whatever shade they find'
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US: California probes 'Big Oil' over plastic pollution
'Enough is enough. The truth is: The vast majority of plastic cannot be recycled'
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Fierce winds drive wildfires in US southwest
'There's going to be a lot of homes, buildings impacted, it's a very chaotic situation'
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A year of extremes: Europe lashed by climate crisis in 2021
The hottest summer in Europe, heatwaves in the Mediterranean, and in western Europe flooding and droughts
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South Africa declares national state of disaster from flooding
'The tragedy currently unfolding in our province is one of the worst natural disasters in history'
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Philippines: 148 killed in tropical storm Megi fallout
The region is regularly ravaged by storms, which are becoming stronger due to climate change
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Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time
Microplastics are omnipresent across the world, and human exposure is unavoidable
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UN climate report says ‘now or never’ to avert disaster
'Without immediate and deep emissions reductions,' limiting global warming 'will be impossible'
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UN chief says states, firms are ‘lying’ on climate efforts
'Some government and business leaders are saying one thing - but doing another'
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Talks on new UN climate report ‘far from finished’
Oil exporter Saudi Arabia also argues that phasing out fossil fuels too quickly could hurt the world's poorest
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Cyprus probes dumping of dead zoo animals in landfill
'The dumping of innocent dead animals from Limassol Zoo in the garbage is a great scandal'
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Qatar, Gates Foundation to spend $200m on climate-adaptive agriculture
'We are trying to help those communities grapple with the reality of climate change'
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Scientists investigate after thousands of tremors strike Sao Jorge
'One of the possible scenarios on the table is that we see something similar to what happened in La Palma'
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Study: Forests 'are key' in tackling climate crisis
'Without the forest cover we have now, the planet would be hotter and the weather more extreme'
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Australia declares 'mass bleaching' at Great Barrier Reef
This is the fourth mass bleaching event since 2016
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Study: Rich countries must abandon oil, gas production by 2034
'There are huge differences in the ability of countries to end oil and gas production'
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No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021
Some regions even saw a rebound in smog after Covid-related dips
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World Wildlife Conference will focus on iconic African animals
'There is a new... engagement to combat the illegal trade of endangered species of wild animals and plants'
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Nations vet climate solutions as world 'sleepwalks' to catastrophe
Nearly 200 countries gather to work on next IPCC report
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Melting poles: Extreme heat in Antarctica, Arctic
'You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both melting at the same time... it's pretty stunning'
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Great Barrier Reef bleached from intense heat
'Only urgent action on climate change will give the reef a chance to survive'