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UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026News

UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026

United Nations, United States | AFP The United Nations on Monday hit out at global "apathy" over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for…
SourceSourceDecember 8, 2025 Full article
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Climate change drives birds toward Europe’s upper elevationsClimate

Climate change drives birds toward Europe’s upper elevations

Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. Sunny southern…
SourceSourceDecember 7, 2025 Full article
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Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 627News

Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 627

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the…
SourceSourceDecember 7, 2025 Full article
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Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40% in deep-sea mining zone: studyScience

Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40% in deep-sea mining zone: study

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a…
SourceSourceDecember 6, 2025 Full article
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To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be ‘clear’ about human role: IPCC chiefNews

To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be ‘clear’ about human role: IPCC chief

Saint-Denis, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must…
SourceSourceDecember 5, 2025 Full article
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Deep-sea nodules offer a climate-smart source of critical metalsClimate

Deep-sea nodules offer a climate-smart source of critical metals

If manganese nodules can be mined in an environmentally friendly way, the critical metals needed for the energy transition could be produced with low CO₂…
SourceSourceDecember 4, 2025 Full article
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EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified cropsNews

EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified crops

Brussels, Belgium | AFP European lawmakers and EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques.…
SourceSourceDecember 4, 2025 Full article
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Norway to postpone deep-sea mining activities for four yearsNews

Norway to postpone deep-sea mining activities for four years

Oslo, Norway | AFP Norway, the first European country to open parts of its waters to deep-sea mining, will not issue the first licenses for another…
SourceSourceDecember 3, 2025 Full article
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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll hits 1,300News

Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll hits 1,300

Banda Aceh, Indonesia | AFP Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2025 Full article
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Toxic floods heighten climate anxiety in vulnerable communitiesScience

Toxic floods heighten climate anxiety in vulnerable communities

Major storms are spreading industrial contaminants across entire neighborhoods, raising concerns about future well-being, especially in communities of color, according to new research from Rice…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2025 Full article
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Swiss reject compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-richNews

Swiss reject compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-rich

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Swiss voters on Sunday resoundingly rejected a proposal to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for all…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600News

Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600

Padang, Indonesia | AFP Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as the death toll from devastating…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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How climate change intensifies the dangers of microplastic pollutionClimate

How climate change intensifies the dangers of microplastic pollution

Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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Australia arrests dozens in coal port protestNews

Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Sydney, Australia | AFP Australian police said Sunday they had arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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Tropical storm Koto kills at least three in VietnamNews

Tropical storm Koto kills at least three in Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam | AFP Tropical storm Koto killed three people and left another missing as it approached Vietnam, authorities said Sunday, as strong winds and high…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2025 Full article
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IPCC wording found to weaken public trust in climate scienceScience

IPCC wording found to weaken public trust in climate science

The United Nations’ climate change body may unintentionally be eroding public trust in science because of the way it communicates risk, new University of Essex…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2025 Full article
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Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300News

Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300

Medan, Indonesia | AFP Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday.…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2025 Full article
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Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions targetNews

Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions target

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Fossil fuel giant Australia's current policies put it on track to miss a two-month-old target to slash greenhouse gas…
SourceSourceNovember 27, 2025 Full article
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Mountains face faster climate change, with risks for billionsClimate

Mountains face faster climate change, with risks for billions

A major global review has revealed how climate change has impacted mountain regions over the last 40 years Summary: Climate change in mountain regions is…
SourceSourceNovember 26, 2025 Full article
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Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousandsNews

Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousands

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP The death toll from days of widespread flooding in southern Thailand rose to 33 on Wednesday, with tens of thousands displaced in…
SourceSourceNovember 26, 2025 Full article
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NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestationNews

NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestation

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims…
SourceSourceNovember 25, 2025 Full article
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As ice thins, Antarctic mountains reveal a hidden iron supply to the oceanClimate

As ice thins, Antarctic mountains reveal a hidden iron supply to the ocean

Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the…
SourceSourceNovember 24, 2025 Full article
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COP30: Key reactions to climate dealNews

COP30: Key reactions to climate deal

Belém, Brazil | AFP Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host…
SourceSourceNovember 23, 2025 Full article
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Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit’s final dayNews

Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit’s final day

Belém, Brazil | AFP A breach, a blockade, and a blaze: tumultuous UN climate talks head into their final day Friday in the Brazilian Amazon, with…
SourceSourceNovember 21, 2025 Full article