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'Act before it's too late': Tokyo residents fight for more trees

One sweltering day in Tokyo, Kaoru Morimoto told friends she wasn't sure she could endure another summer in her neighbourhood, where tree cover and the crucial shade it provides is dwindling.

Pre-COP host Tuvalu at frontline of climate change

When leaders visit the coral atolls that form the Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday, they will find a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change.

Storms, flooding cause chaos on Greek holiday island of Crete

Floods after heavy storms trapped some people in their cars and forced the evacuation of some tourists on the Greek holiday island of Crete, local officials said Saturday.

Return of swarming moth spectacle has Australia in a flutter

Moth swarms so thick they can blot out the stars are fluttering across Australia, heralding a migratory spectacle unseen since the creature's brush with extinction nearly 10 years ago.

Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research

Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat at both ends of the planet, an annual report said Wednesday.

Dangote to launch $16bn refinery in Kenya

Africa's richest man was set to break ground on a new $16 billion mega-refinery in Kenya on Wednesday that he says will mark a vital step towards the continent's self-sufficiency in fuel.

New Zealand denies breaching climate commitments to EU

New Zealand denied on Wednesday it had broken climate promises made in a free-trade deal with the European Union, after a green group lodged a complaint with Brussels.

Hurricane Polo sweeps over Mexico's Pacific coast, heads inland

Hurricane Polo ripped roofs off houses, felled trees and flooded roads as it swept over Mexico's Pacific coast but caused little serious damage and no reported injuries, according to initial assessments by authorities Tuesday.

Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record

Tokyo has logged 34 straight days of rain, marking the longest streak on record, Japan's weather agency said on Tuesday.

France puts out largest wildfire since 1949

A wildfire that scorched 42,000 hectares in southwest France has finally been declared extinguished, two months after the country's largest blaze since 1949 broke out, authorities said Monday.

Trump admin finalizes reversal of US fuel economy standards

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday finalized its rollback of US fuel economy standards that were meant to spur the transition towards electric vehicles and reduce planet-warming emissions from transport, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gases.

The wildfires choking Indonesia, sparking regional haze

For weeks, Indonesia has been battling fires that have burned vast swathes of forest and peat ecosystems, causing toxic haze to blanket parts of the country, Malaysia and Singapore.

Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

Thousands of Bangkok residents awoke in shelters on Sunday after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in the Thai capital inundated homes and roads, with some starting to dry out their homes and belongings.

Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have piled pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Saturday.

UN approves resolution on dealing with rising sea levels

The United Nations on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution demanding stronger action on rising sea levels, an existential threat for low-lying island nations driven by ocean warming and melting ice sheets and glaciers.

Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

Wealthy nations must pay for climate disasters that devastate countries that are least responsible for the crisis, yet bear its brunt, Nepal's foreign minister told AFP on Thursday.

Mokrý sníh a mlha zahalily Sněžku, o víkendu se vrátí teplo

Na Sněžce se dnes dopoledne zatáhlo a vytvořila se hustá mlha. Místy poletuje mokrý sníh. Na hřebenech Krkonoš se zatím nedrží a na víkend má přijít babí léto. Webkamera Humlnet hlásí, že nyní na nejvyšší hoře Česka okolo 2,5 stupně Celsia.

Sněžku zahalila mlha a mokrý sníh, na víkend se čeká babí léto

Na Sněžce se dnes dopoledne zatáhlo a vytvořila se hustá mlha. Místy poletuje mokrý sníh. Na hřebenech Krkonoš se zatím nedrží a na víkend má přijít babí léto. Webkamera Humlnet hlásí, že nyní na nejvyšší hoře Česka okolo 2,5 stupně Celsia.

As Moscow steps up attacks, Kyiv residents brace for harsh winter

The first days of autumn chill have only barely set in over Kyiv, but winter is already dominating conversations among residents, who are making plans in case Russian strikes once again knock out the energy system.

Rio breaks record for rainiest September amid powerful El Nino

Brazil's typically sun-drenched city of Rio de Janeiro is experiencing its wettest September on record as the powerful El Nino weather phenomenon threatens to wreak havoc in the vast nation.

Mongolian herders enlist new tech against harsher, drier climate

When Mongolian herder Ganchimeg's sheep strayed dangerously near a salty lake this summer, driven by hunger as nearby vegetation was poor, she was in a "total panic".

Chile's Atacama Desert blossoms with life after El Nino rains

A resplendent display of flowers has bloomed across Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth, after the El Nino climate phenomenon brought heavy rain to the region.

UN chief says 'Big Oil' treats atmosphere as open sewer

Major global oil companies are treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," the outgoing United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a withering attack on the energy industry at the UN's high-level meeting.

Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record

Tunisia's summer this year was its hottest on record, the country's weather authority said Tuesday, following multiple heatwaves, water shortages and power cuts.

Typhoon Dujuan leaves four dead in Japan, 45,000 houses without power

Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo were without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said Tuesday.

Green policies just good politics, says UK minister

Transitioning to a low-carbon economy isn't just vital for the planet's future -- it's also good politics, according to Britain's climate minister, who argues the country's record-hot summer has galvanized public opinion like never before.

El Nino weather pattern enters record territory: scientist

The strengthening El Nino weather pattern has tied for the most intense on record on a widely-used metric, a senior scientist told AFP Monday, even as its influence is already being felt from Central America to Indonesia.

Climate crisis a job for world leaders, not just activists: UK FM

The world's climate change crisis is a security issue that belongs on the desks of generals and prime ministers, not just green campaigners, Britain's foreign minister said Monday, as world leaders convene for the UN General Assembly's high-level week.

Indonesia doing 'everything' but struggling to curb fires

Dozens of planes and thousands of personnel fighting huge forest fires in Indonesia are struggling to contain them, authorities said Monday, while neighbouring Malaysia stepped up efforts to combat toxic haze.

Thousands protest inaction over climate crisis in Switzerland

Several thousand people marched in the Swiss cities of Geneva and Lausanne on Saturday to protest government inaction in the face of global warming.

Indonesia accepts Malaysia's help to tackle wildfires

Malaysia will send aircraft and dozens of firefighters to help tackle blazes in Indonesia, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Saturday, after receiving approval from Jakarta.

Hushing and hedging: US companies retreat on climate

Some companies are talking less about their climate commitments, while others are shifting the goalposts or quietly letting targets lapse.

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