Fri 26 July 2024: A fierce wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50 percent of its structures. Firefighters are working tirelessly to save as many buildings as possible. Evacuation and Impact on Tourism Jasper, located in the mountainous Jasper National Park in Alberta, was evacuated on Monday. […]
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Fri 26 July 2024: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres drew attention Thursday to the growing danger of heat to the world. “Heat is estimated to kill almost half a million people a year, that’s about 30 times more than tropical cyclones. “We know what is driving it — fossil fuel-charged, human-induced climate change. And we know […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: Preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service indicates that July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally. The global average surface air temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit) on that day, the highest since records began in 1940. Unprecedented Temperature Surge “The difference in temperature […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: Romania’s government has more than doubled the number of bears that park rangers can legally kill, approving the culling of almost 500 bears this year following a deadly attack on a hiker that caused a nationwide outcry. The law adopted on Monday in an emergency meeting of parliament authorises the culling […]
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Wed 17 July 2024: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says South Africa is at an increased risk of natural disasters and needs a “new system” to manage these challenges more effectively. “I wish to take this time to also convey our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who have […]
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Japan Tuesday completed the release of the seventh batch of treated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. discharged around 7,800 tons of water, which had begun on June 28, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported. The operator reported no abnormal tritium levels in nearby […]
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Mon 15 July 2024: Some 7.2% of deaths reported in 10 major Indian cities are caused by air pollution, a new study said on Thursday. The study by The Lancet Planetary Health claimed significant associations between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and daily mortality rates across multiple cities in India, which last year surpassed China as the world’s […]
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Sun 14 July 2024: Keir Starmer’s Labour government has unveiled a plan to significantly expand solar panel installations on homes across the UK, aiming to address the climate crisis and reduce energy bills. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced the “rooftop revolution” initiative, which includes approving three major solar farms in eastern England that had previously […]
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Tue 09 July 2024: Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU’s climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves. Every month since June 2023 has eclipsed its own temperature record in a 13-month streak of unprecedented global heat, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said. “This […]
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Sun 07 July 2024: A persistent heatwave is endangering more than 130 million people in the United States, with record-breaking temperatures expected from coast to coast, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service (NWS) warns that temperatures could soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in regions including the Pacific Northwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. […]
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