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Brazil prosecutors sue Shell for $108 mn over deadly 2024 floodsNews

Brazil prosecutors sue Shell for $108 mn over deadly 2024 floods

Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Brazilian prosecutors on Friday filed an unprecedented lawsuit against oil giant Shell's subsidiary in the country, demanding $108 million…
SourceSourceOctober 10, 2026 Full article
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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida: NHCNews

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida: NHC

Pensacola, United States | AFP 10 October 2026 @ 03:51 The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida on Friday night, as the…
SourceSourceOctober 10, 2026 Full article
Image: Novita, a young female orangutan, clings to a tree surrounded by thick smoke from forest fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in September 2026
Walking through flames: orangutans rescued in Indonesia firesNews

Walking through flames: orangutans rescued in Indonesia fires

Palangkaraya, Indonesia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia's Borneo, as waves of thick smoke…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2026 Full article
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Malaysia closes schools in parts of country due to hazeNews

Malaysia closes schools in parts of country due to haze

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | AFP Malaysia closed schools in parts of the country on Friday including in the capital Kuala Lumpur, the education ministry said, as…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2026 Full article
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El Niño will intensify, then peak in DecemberNews

El Niño will intensify, then peak in December

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk El Niño will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be…
SourceSourceOctober 8, 2026 Full article
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Pacific presses world for help ‘surviving’ climate change at pre-COP summitNews

Pacific presses world for help ‘surviving’ climate change at pre-COP summit

Nadi, Fiji | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Pacific leaders pressed wealthy nations for more funds to help them "survive" climate change Wednesday at a gathering aimed…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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Australia’s High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate caseNews

Australia’s High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Australia's highest court ruled against a massive coal mine expansion on Wednesday, delivering judgement in what campaigners say is…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, UN tells Fiji talksNews

Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, UN tells Fiji talks

Nadi, Fiji | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the UN climate chief warned…
SourceSourceOctober 5, 2026 Full article
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Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries upNews

Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries up

Les Brenets, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The picturesque Lac des Brenets between France and Switzerland has dried up after a record-breaking hot summer, leaving…
SourceSourceOctober 4, 2026 Full article
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World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battleNews

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to…
SourceSourceOctober 2, 2026 Full article
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‘Catastrophic’: Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five yearsNews

‘Catastrophic’: Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

Les Diablerets, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2026 Full article
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Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: researchNewsFacts

Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2026 Full article
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One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitorNews

One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2026 Full article
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Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists sayNewsScience

Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists say

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sea-level rise driven by climate change could help invasive marine species spread into newly flooded coastal areas, threatening biodiversity…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2026 Full article
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Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain, high windsNews

Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain, high winds

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn…
SourceSourceSeptember 27, 2026 Full article
Image: Shisir Khanal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, left, meets European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera at the United Nations in New York on September 21, 2026
Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal ministerNews

Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Wealthy nations must do their fair share to help countries that are least responsible for the climate…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2026 Full article
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‘Clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable’: UN chiefNews

‘Clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable’: UN chief

United Nations, United States | AFP Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres opened his final climate meeting Wednesday at the world organization's New York headquarters by urging…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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El Niño could cause 451,000 extra heat deathsNews

El Niño could cause 451,000 extra heat deaths

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk This year's powerful El Niño weather pattern could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February as it…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summitNews

Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summit

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Updated @ 23 September 2026 - 21:48 Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres hailed the "unstoppable" rise of…
SourceSourceSeptember 23, 2026 Full article
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Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on recordNews

Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record

Tunisia's summer this year was its hottest on record, the country's weather authority said Tuesday, following multiple heatwaves, water shortages and power cuts. "The summer…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
Image: Katie White at COP30 in Belém (Nov 14, 2025)
Green policies just good politics, says UK ministerNews

Green policies just good politics, says UK minister

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Transitioning to a low-carbon economy isn't just vital for the planet's future -- it's also good politics,…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
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Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: reportNews

Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: report

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Global renewable power capacity grew by record levels last year, a report showed Monday, hailed as a…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article
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COP31 host says AI’s climate footprint to be a summit priorityNews

COP31 host says AI’s climate footprint to be a summit priority

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk COP31 host Turkey said Monday that pursuing "climate-responsible AI" and pushing tech companies to power data centers…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article
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Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian AndesNews

Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian Andes

Villa De Leyva, Colombia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A forest fire was burning Sunday in central Colombia near the popular tourist town of Villa de…
SourceSourceSeptember 21, 2026 Full article