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President Joe Biden's administration announced new "guardrails" it says will ensure that carbon offset markets effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in a big boost for the contentious schemes.
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Brazilian authorities on Tuesday reported an increase in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rats, in the flooded south, parts of which have been under water for a month.
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone
Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged by seawater deeper and longer than ever before, raising fears for endangered wildlife.
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Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea -- a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fuel producer.
Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon
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Exceptionally early heatwave hits Finland
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Three dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Residents of low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India surveyed the damage on Monday as an intense cyclone that lashed the coast weakened into a heavy storm after killing at least three people, damaging homes and uprooting trees.
More than 115,000 flee as cyclone approaches Bangladesh
More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, officials said.
Thousands flee as cyclone heads towards Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall of an intense cyclone, officials said.
Brazil farmer who lost everything to floods recalls water's fury
It was 6:00 in the morning when Brazilian farmer Vernei Kunz heard the roar of water as the Forqueta river overflowed its banks and swept away most of his 5,000 pigs.
Tornado leaves five dead in Iowa
A tornado that ripped through the midwestern US state of Iowa killed five people and left dozens injured, officials said, with homes smashed to pieces and cars thrown through the air.
Scientists say they can make zero-emission cement
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Volunteers race to save Mexico's howler monkeys in heat wave
Volunteers are rushing to hoist food and water up into trees in sweltering southern Mexico, but help came too late for the howler monkeys whose lifeless bodies lay still on the ground.
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Half of mangrove ecosystems at risk: conservationists
Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse due to climate change, deforestation and pollution, according to a study published Wednesday.
Hazardous weather sparks chaos and rider anger at Giro 16th stage
The Giro d'Italia's 16th stage was twice shortened due to hazardous weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, on Tuesday after a rider rebellion against organisers who pushed for a full day's racing.
Hazardous weather causes Giro 16th stage to be shortened
The Giro d'Italia's 16th stage was shortened due to hazardous weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, on Tuesday after riders had threatened not to take part in the start of day's racing.
Canadian oil city lifts wildfire evacuation orders
Residents forced to flee wildfires threatening a Canadian oil-producing hub were allowed to return home Saturday after evacuation orders were lifted.
US plans to end leasing in its largest coal-producing region
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced a plan to end coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists.
Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists
The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in reefs around the globe, scientists warned Thursday.
Brazil's Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen
Porto Alegre, the Brazilian metropolis left submerged after torrential rains, had been lulled into a "false sense" of security by a vast but aging system of flood defenses, an urban drainage engineer told AFP.
Green policies can be vote winners, London mayor says
Green policies can win votes, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Thursday, after winning a record third term despite the war he has waged on polluting vehicles.
Parts of Canadian city in oil sands region evacuated as wildfire draws near
Four neighborhoods of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, were ordered evacuated Tuesday as an out of control wildfire drew near and the skies filled with smoke.
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study
Last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
Brazil's flooded south paralyzed as rivers swell, again
Rivers in south Brazil rose anew Monday as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva conceded authorities had not been "prepared" for a disaster of such magnitude.
Twelve dead, 60 injured in India billboard collapse
Twelve people were killed and at least 60 injured after a billboard collapsed during a fierce storm in India's financial capital Mumbai, officials said Monday.
Environmental protests stop play at two Rome Open games
Environmental protestors stopped play at two matches at the Rome Open tennis tournament on Monday after invading courts in the Italian capital.
Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probe
Two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers have withdrawn from a public procurement tender in Romania after the EU launched an anti-subsidy probe, Brussels said Monday.
Loss and hope: US park rangers' climate crisis fight
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Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil
River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more than 140 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.
Flash floods kill 62 in one day in north Afghanistan
The toll from deadly flash flooding that ripped through northern Afghanistan on Friday rose to 62 people, mainly women and children, an official said, in a country highly vulnerable to climate change.
Flash floods kill 50 in one day in north Afghanistan
At least 50 people, mainly women and children, were killed Friday in flash flooding that ripped through Afghanistan's Baghlan province, in the north of the country, a local official told AFP.