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Greece announces 2.5-bn-euro plan to tackle drought threatNews

Greece announces 2.5-bn-euro plan to tackle drought threat

Athens, Greece | AFP Greece on Thursday said it would invest 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) over the next decade to tackle a mounting drought challenge…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2025 Full article
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‘Nowhere to sleep’: Melissa upends life for JamaicansNews

‘Nowhere to sleep’: Melissa upends life for Jamaicans

St. Ann, Jamaica | AFP In the north coast parish of St. Ann, almost all residents are without power -- and many of them woke up…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s vital signs hit record extremes as scientists call for rapid actionClimate

Earth’s vital signs hit record extremes as scientists call for rapid action

'State of the climate' 2025: Earth’s vital signs worsen, science shows options for livable future Summary: Earth’s health indicators are worsening at an alarming pace,…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2025 Full article
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Restoring Europe’s sponge landscapes: The ‘SpongeBooster of the year 2026’ award opens for applicationsNews

Restoring Europe’s sponge landscapes: The ‘SpongeBooster of the year 2026’ award opens for applications

The EU-funded SpongeBoost project invites both organisations and private individuals, aimed at restoring sponge landscapes across Europe, to apply for the 'SpongeBooster of the Year…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2025 Full article
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‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate changeNews

‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change

Vicious cycle: Vox in Valencia Navigating the new reality The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned. With…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2025 Full article
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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Cuba: NHCNews

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Cuba: NHC

Kingston, Jamaica | AFP Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it picks up speed over the Caribbean sea and approaches eastern Cuba,…
SourceSourceOctober 29, 2025 Full article
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World far off track to meet climate goals: UNClimate

World far off track to meet climate goals: UN

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
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European court clears Norway of climate misconduct over oil licencesNews

European court clears Norway of climate misconduct over oil licences

Strasbourg, France | AFP The European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that Norway did not breach its climate obligations when it awarded Arctic oil and…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
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Vietnam city sees record 1.7 m rainfall in 24 hours: environment ministryNews

Vietnam city sees record 1.7 m rainfall in 24 hours: environment ministry

Hanoi, Vietnam | AFP The central Vietnamese city of Hue recorded more than a metre of rainfall in a 24-hour period, smashing a national record set…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
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Different chars, different climate effects in northern soilsScience

Different chars, different climate effects in northern soils

New study reveals that different types of char can raise or lower greenhouse gas emissions from northern soils Summary: Adding carbon-rich materials to farmland soils…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
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Global construction emissions could double by 2050, study warnsClimate

Global construction emissions could double by 2050, study warns

As the world marks UN World Cities Day on 31 October – a call to make cities more sustainable – a new international study warns…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2025 Full article
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NGOs warn 28 ‘carbon bomb’ projects launched since 2021News

NGOs warn 28 ‘carbon bomb’ projects launched since 2021

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Some 28 so-called carbon bomb fossil fuel extraction projects have begun operating since 2021 despite their catastrophic climate impact,…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2025 Full article
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Australian Murray cod wallops swim recordNews

Australian Murray cod wallops swim record

Sydney, Australia | AFP An Australian freshwater Murray cod has surprised scientists by swimming a marathon 860 kilometres (530 miles) along a major river system --…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2025 Full article
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Tiny ocean plankton could reshape climate predictionsClimate

Tiny ocean plankton could reshape climate predictions

Tiny plankton with shells drive the ocean carbon cycle through traits that shape their success and climate response Summary: Calcifying plankton, some of the ocean’s…
SourceSourceOctober 24, 2025 Full article
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EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target deal

EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target deal

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk EU leaders launched a final sprint Thursday to agree on a 10-year target to cut carbon emissions ahead of…
SourceSourceOctober 24, 2025 Full article
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Australian rainforests no longer a carbon sink: studyClimate

Australian rainforests no longer a carbon sink: study

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb,…
SourceSourceOctober 16, 2025 Full article
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In China, climate litigation starts with the stateNews

In China, climate litigation starts with the state

Beijing, China | AFP | Muser NewsDesk With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in…
SourceSourceOctober 15, 2025 Full article
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Small stone tools reveal ancient resilience to climate change in South ChinaClimate

Small stone tools reveal ancient resilience to climate change in South China

New analysis of 12,000 artifacts shows how South China’s prehistoric communities used tiny stone tools to adapt to changing environments and resource challenges Summary: Miniaturized…
SourceSourceOctober 15, 2025 Full article
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US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions dealNews

US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions deal

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last…
SourceSourceOctober 14, 2025 Full article
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Brazil’s climate wins ahead of COP30News

Brazil’s climate wins ahead of COP30

Brasília, Brazil | AFP Brazil's president has slashed deforestation in the Amazon and worked to better protect Indigenous people, giving him a generally positive environmental record…
SourceSourceOctober 14, 2025 Full article
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Glaciers’ self-cooling power nearing its peak, ISTA study warnsClimate

Glaciers’ self-cooling power nearing its peak, ISTA study warns

ISTA study confirms: Glaciers are fighting a losing battle against climate change Summary: Glaciers may soon lose their ability to cool the air around them,…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2025 Full article
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Wastewater plants fail to remove common drugsScience

Wastewater plants fail to remove common drugs

Common antidepressants, antibiotics and allergy drugs are being discharged into waterways, as conventional treatment fails to remove them Summary: Municipal wastewater treatment plants are failing…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2025 Full article
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New Zealand accused of ‘climate denial’ over new methane targetsNews

New Zealand accused of ‘climate denial’ over new methane targets

Wellington, New Zealand | AFP Environmental campaigners have accused New Zealand's government of "full-blown climate denial" after it slashed targets for reducing emissions of methane, a…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2025 Full article
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Scientists probe Tajik glacier for clues to climate resistanceClimate

Scientists probe Tajik glacier for clues to climate resistance

Tajikistan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region,…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2025 Full article