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Low pressure in US midwest brings unseasonable heat to New York and Boston
Unusually warm air from the US midwest brought temperatures near 23C (73F) to New York and Boston this week, roughly 7-10C above early November norms.…
One dead and 82,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK
Storm Boelo brought severe winds across northern Britain on Saturday evening, killing a 60-year-old man and cutting power to over 82,000 properties. T…
Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China
Typhoon Champi swept across Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, according to The Guardian. The storm uprooted trees, se…
Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say
United Nations nature advisers warn that nearly all shallow-water coral reefs on Earth face ecosystem collapse by 2075 due to global heating. The asse…
Hurricane Trudy menaces Mexico’s Pacific coast and Greece hit by deadly floods
Hurricane Trudy weakened to a tropical storm as it approached Mexico's Pacific coast, sparing the region from the most severe conditions after initial…
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
Residents of Longyearbyen, a remote Norwegian town in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, have been ordered not to drink tap water after heavy metal c…
Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands
Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla source nickel for vehicle batteries from mines linked to deforestation of primary rainforest on indigenous lands in Indones…
Resources minister faces calls to correct her claim all Beetaloo emissions will be offset
Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King claimed at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday that all greenhouse gas emissions from the Be…
Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region
Indonesia is testing dry ice dispersal by aircraft to combat widespread wildfires and the toxic haze they produce across South Sumatra. The coordinati…
Argentina temporarily closes Iguazu Falls after El Niño-fuelled surge in water levels
Heavy rainfall linked to El Niño forced Argentina to temporarily close Iguazu Falls to tourists on Monday as water levels surged to dangerous levels, …
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
A survey of the Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles has found approximately 180,000 giant tortoises, according to The Guardian. The population represents the …
Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season
Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The storm carries…
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
Turkey's designated host for Cop31 climate negotiations has called on wealthy nations to allocate significantly more funding to climate action than mi…
Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California
The National Weather Service issued extreme heat warnings for parts of southern California, including Los Angeles, through Thursday, with temperatures…
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
Britain is experiencing its worst bluetongue outbreak on record, with case numbers already exceeding the total from the previous three years combined,…
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
Europe's summer heat this year reached record-breaking intensity, with surface air temperatures in western Europe running 2.5 degrees Celsius above th…
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico’s Baja braces for Hurricane Polo
Hurricane Nolo continues to threaten Hawaii with heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds even as the storm moves away from the island chain, which r…