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  Jakarta (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog. Air pollution is estimated to contribute to seven million premature deaths every year and is considered by the United Nations to be the single biggest environmental health risk. The capital and its surroundings form a megalopolis of about 30 million people that has outpaced other heavi ... read more |
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Inner city delivery hubs raise child health fears after UK court battleLondon (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 From the third-floor window of a London primary school, parent Sarah Slotover stares out over the industrial site at the centre of a "David and Goliath" battle between online supermarket Ocado and the community. ... more  
Fast-moving Hawaii wildfire kills at least 36Kahului, United States (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 The death toll from a fast-moving wildfire that turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes has risen to 36 people, officials said Wednesday, after desperate residents jumped into the ocean to escape the fast-moving flames. ... more  
Land and sea efforts to save reefs must work together: studyParis (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 A new study offers a glimmer of hope in efforts to save the world's coral reefs, which play a vital role in underwater life but have been put under threat by rising ocean temperatures. ... more  
EU chief offers 400 mn euros to help flood-hit SloveniaLjubljana (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday offered 400 million euros from the bloc's solidarity fund as part of a package to help flood-hit Slovenia. ... more |
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Iraq's extreme temperatures a 'wake-up call' for world: UNBaghdad (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Iraq's rising temperatures and protracted drought are a "wake-up call" for the world, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said in Baghdad on Wednesday. ... more |
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Israel's pioneering use of water 'to the last drop'Eilat, Israel (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 In the scorching summer heat, an Israeli farmer tends to a dripline taking a mix of ground and recycled water to palm trees - an approach honed for decades in the arid country and now drawing wide interest abroad. ... more  
'Mother Nature needs money,' Lula tells rich countries at summitBelem, Brazil (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged wealthy nations Wednesday to fulfill their unkept promises to fund developing countries' fight against climate change, at a summit on saving the world's tropical forests. ... more 
Norway dam breached after heavy rainsOslo (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Norwegian authorities said Wednesday they had evacuated thousands of people following flooding, as parts of a dam breached after its floodgates failed to open. ... more 
Philippines says unaware of deal with China over disputed reefManila (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday he was "not aware" of any agreement with China to remove a Philippine Navy vessel grounded on a reef in the disputed South China Sea. ... more |
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Pakistan climber cleanses K2 as shrine to fallen fatherK2 Basecamp, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Gazing up from K2 Basecamp, Sajid Ali Sadpara sees Earth's second-highest mountain, his father's final resting place, and a blight of litter on the furthest reaches of the natural world. ... more |
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Record heat warning as forest fires rage in Spain and PortugalMadrid (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Temperatures soared across Spain and Portugal on Wednesday as the two countries boil under their third heatwave of the summer. ... more  
Hong Kong arrests 10 for 'foreign collusion' over protest fundHong Kong (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Hong Kong police arrested 10 people on Thursday under the city's national security law, accusing them of providing financial support to overseas dissident groups pushing for sanctions against the Chinese finance hub. ... more 
Amazon nations launch alliance to fight deforestation at summitBelem, Brazil (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Eight South American countries agreed Tuesday to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the Amazon, vowing at a summit in Brazil to stop the world's biggest rainforest from reaching "a point of no return." ... more  
US storms, natural disasters push up insurance costs: Swiss ReZurich (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Economic losses caused by natural disasters totalled $120 billion in the first six months of the year, reinsurance giant Swiss Re said Wednesday, slightly less than last year but sharply above the 10-year average. ... more |
 The temperature the human body cannot survive 
El Nino could imperil Australia's Great Barrier ReefSydney (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday. ... more |
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China launches its latest meteorological satelliteBeijing (XNA) Aug 04, 2023 China launched a meteorological satellite on Thursday for weather forecasting, climate change monitoring and research on atmospheric chemistry. A Long March 4C carrier rocket lifted off at 11: ... more  
Giant solar eruption felt on Earth, Moon and MarsParis (ESA) Aug 04, 2023 A solar eruption detected simultaneously at Earth, the Moon and Mars emphasises the need to prepare human exploration missions for the dangers of space radiation. A coronal mass ejection erupted fro ... more  
Workers less productiv, make more typos in afternoon and especially on FridaysCollege Station TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 If there's one thing most office workers can agree on, it's that they tend to feel less productive toward the end of the day and the end of each work week. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A and ... more 
Record heat warning as forest fires rage in Spain and PortugalMadrid (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Temperatures are expected to hit 44 degrees Centigrade (111 Fahrenheit) in Spain and Portugal on Wednesday as the two countries boil under their third heatwave of the summer. ... more |
Little warning and 'huge' losses, say China flood victimsZhuozhou, China (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Villagers in northeastern China told AFP that the losses from recent flooding were "huge", a week after the heaviest rains Beijing has ever seen triggered widespread flooding in the region. ... more 
33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rainsBeijing (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday. ... more 
Wanted Hong Kong activist says parents 'harassed, intimidated'Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok said Wednesday that her parents were "questioned, harassed and intimidated" by authorities, weeks after officials accused her and seven others of endangering national security. ... more 
Japan, South Korea issue warnings as storm Khanun moves northTokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Airlines cancelled several hundred flights and authorities issued warnings Wednesday as tropical storm Khanun barrelled off Japan's southern coast towards South Korea. ... more |
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Biden, in environment push, protects lands near Grand CanyonGrand Canyon, United States (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 Joe Biden used the backdrop of the Grand Canyon Tuesday to champion the climate fight - and distinguish himself from the Republican right - by designating large swathes of surrounding sacred land with protective status. ... more 
July hottest month on record: EU climate observatoryParis (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday, warning of dire consequences. ... more 
German drought prompts rethink for ancient palace park treesPotsdam, Germany (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 Climate change is taking a heavy toll on the ancient trees of Sanssouci, the sumptuous summer palace built in the 18th century as the Prussian answer to Versailles. ... more 
Death toll from Slovenia flooding climbs to sixLjubljana (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 The death toll from days of heavy rains and flooding in Slovenia has climbed to six, police said Monday, as clean-up operations continued with help from neighbouring countries. ... more |
Typhoon forces Japan atomic bomb commemorations insideTokyo (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Typhoon Khanun was on course Monday to dump prolonged, heavy rain on one of Japan's main islands this week, forecasters said, forcing commemorations of the Nagasaki atomic bombing to be held inside. ... more 
Flash floods, landslides kill eight in northern VietnamHanoi (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Flash floods and landslides have killed at least eight people across northern Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday. ... more  
Huge blue whale washes ashore in southern ChileSantiago (AFP) Aug 6, 2023 An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea, local authorities said Sunday. ... more 
Three-quarters of children in South Asia face extreme heat: UNNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already facing dangerously high temperatures, the highest level worldwide, as the impact of climate change grows, the United Nations warned Monday. ... more |
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Two dead, thousands without power as storms batter eastern USWashington (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 Much of the eastern United States was lashed by intense storms Monday, leaving at least two people dead, hundreds of thousands without power and thousands of flights canceled or delayed. ... more 
Canada's TMC to seek license next year to mine Pacific deep seaOttawa (AFP) Aug 3, 2023 Canada's The Metals Company will seek a license next year to start mining the depths of the Pacific Ocean, with production expected to follow in 2025, according to a statement. ... more 
Clearcut logging leads to more frequent flooding, including extreme floodsVancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 Loss of forest cover is associated with more frequent extreme flooding, as well as more frequent floods of any size, according to new UBC research. While it's widely thought that loss of fores ... more 
Hawaii's undersea volcano Kama'ehu erupted five times in past 150 yearsManoa HI (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 Kama'ehuakanaloa (formerly Lo'ihi Seamount), a submarine Hawaiian volcano located about 20 miles off the south coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, has erupted at least five times in the last 150 year ... more |
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