Environment
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Climate change makes July hotter by up to 3 degrees C
The three-day peak saw temperature records tumble in Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain while the city of Paris experienced its…
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Iceland to honour the first glacier lost to climate change
On August 18, a plaque will be unveiled to Okjokull — which translates to “OK glacier” — in the west…
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150 million Americans suffer as stifling heat wave tightens grip
An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million people struggling to…
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7,000 species put on ‘Red List’
Mankind’s destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an “unprecedented” rate, the leading wildlife conservation…
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Millions urge Indian govt to declare a ‘climate emergency’
Inspired by teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old student Aman Sharma launched a petition on Change.org in May after…
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Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021
“I am very pleased to announce that as early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful, single-use plastics from coast to…
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180 nations agree UN deal regulate the export of plastic waste
The 1,400 representatives, meeting in Geneva reached the agreement after 12 days’ discussion on what Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of…
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