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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, ‘catastrophic’ Nepal floods: USGSNews

Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, ‘catastrophic’ Nepal floods: USGS

Kathmandu, Nepal / Beijing, China | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A glacial collapse caused seismic activity and "catastrophic" downstream impacts in Nepal and Tibet, the US Geological…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2026 Full article
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Massive flood near Tibet border kills at least 95 in NepalNews

Massive flood near Tibet border kills at least 95 in Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP At least 95 people were killed in Nepal on Wednesday after a massive flood tore through the border region with Tibet, a…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2026 Full article
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Tens of thousands evacuated as fire bears down on US cityNews

Tens of thousands evacuated as fire bears down on US city

Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 20:11 CET Tens of thousands of people remained evacuated from their homes around the western…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2026 Full article
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Thousands march in Sweden climate demo as election loomsNews

Thousands march in Sweden climate demo as election looms

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 16:17 CET Around 10,000 people marched in Stockholm on Sunday for a protest against human-made climate change,…
SourceSourceAugust 23, 2026 Full article
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South Korea sends trial container ship through Arctic route: ministryNews

South Korea sends trial container ship through Arctic route: ministry

Seoul, South Korea | AFP A container ship departed on Saturday from South Korea on a trial route through the Arctic, Seoul's oceans ministry said, as…
SourceSourceAugust 22, 2026 Full article
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The biodiversity price of China’s solar boomScience

The biodiversity price of China’s solar boom

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The global push for solar energy expansion could carry hidden biodiversity costs, according to a study on China…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2026 Full article
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7,300 excess deaths and counting in France’s historically hot summerNews

7,300 excess deaths and counting in France’s historically hot summer

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2026 Full article
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Older people face greater heat risks as world warms: studyScienceNews

Older people face greater heat risks as world warms: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The threat that rising temperatures fuelled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2026 Full article
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Belgium fire makes ‘limited’ spread overnight, more help on wayNews

Belgium fire makes ‘limited’ spread overnight, more help on way

Robertville, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Air reinforcements were headed to Belgium Monday to help combat the country's worst wildfire in a century, which made…
SourceSourceAugust 17, 2026 Full article
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Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on HawaiiNews

Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii

Honolulu, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The eye of Hurricane Lala neared the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island Saturday, as heavy rain and…
SourceSourceAugust 16, 2026 Full article
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: USGSNews

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: USGS

Sydney, Australia | AFP A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of South Pacific nation Vanuatu on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The…
SourceSourceAugust 16, 2026 Full article
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Indonesia quake toll jumps to 20 killedNews

Indonesia quake toll jumps to 20 killed

Maumere, Indonesia | AFP A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off Flores island in east Indonesia Saturday killed at least 20 people, an emergency official told…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2026 Full article
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Latest developments: Europe battles wildfiresNews

Latest developments: Europe battles wildfires

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2026 Full article
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Eight dead after heavy Japan rains: authoritiesNews

Eight dead after heavy Japan rains: authorities

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Eight people died after "unprecedented" heavy rains in eastern Japan, authorities said on Friday. Those killed after the torrential downpours late Thursday…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2026 Full article
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More than 135 mn in Europe set for temperatures over 35 °C on ThursdayNews

More than 135 mn in Europe set for temperatures over 35 °C on Thursday

Paris, France | AFP Areas of Europe home to more than 135 million people -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- are set…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
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Oil spill off Oman reaches coastline: state mediaNews

Oil spill off Oman reaches coastline: state media

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An oil spill from a tanker that ran aground off Oman has reached the coastline, state media…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
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Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low DanubeNews

Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low Danube

Bucharest, Romania | AFP Romania began Thursday the complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after water levels in the Danube, used to cool the site, fell…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
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Colombia president says earthquake death toll hits 265News

Colombia president says earthquake death toll hits 265

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP Colombia's president declared an economic emergency Wednesday and vowed the country would rebuild after a massive earthquake that he said had now…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2026 Full article
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Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to 169: mayors’ associationNews

Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to 169: mayors’ association

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP At least 169 people died and more than 600 were injured in the earthquake that struck Colombia, according to a tally released…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2026 Full article
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Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss ReNews

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Credit: Swiss Re Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2026 Full article
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Europe braces for another summer heatwaveNews

Europe braces for another summer heatwave

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
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Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitorFactsNews

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
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One woman confirmed dead in western Canada wildfireNews

One woman confirmed dead in western Canada wildfire

Montreal, Canada | AFP An 80-year-old woman died while leaving her home trying to escape a massive wildfire in Canada's British Columbia province, the Royal Canadian…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2026 Full article
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Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern ChinaNews

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern China

Beijing, China | AFP Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, as torrential rain and high winds swept swathes of the…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2026 Full article