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FILE PHOTO: People and vehicles are seen on a road amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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India’s top court pulls up authorities over air quality as farmers burn crop residue

India's Supreme Court demands action within a week to curb crop burning, which worsens Delhi's toxic smog ahead of winter.

A farmer attending to a vineyard outdoors.
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China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience

In a Beijing lab, purple and green hybrid grapes are tested to help China's wine industry tackle climate challenges.

FILE PHOTO: A truck passes by a chemical factory near the Jinjie Industrial Park in Shenmu, Shaanxi province, China November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Ella Cao/File Photo
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China could cut CO2 by a third by 2035 with new UN targets, think tank says

China could cut carbon emissions by a third by 2035, aligning with Paris Agreement goals, if it adopts more ambitious climate targets.

Green Party Leader David Coon arrives at the New Brunswick Legislative Building in Fredericton, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Coon is promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment if the Greens are elected to govern on Oct. 21.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
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New Brunswick election: Greens promise to guarantee right to a healthy environment

David Coon pledges to pass a law for the right to a healthy environment if the Green Party is elected to govern on...

FILE PHOTO: Oak trunks cut for the Chinese market are seen at the Margaritelli Fontaines sawmill in Burgundy, France, April 10, 2018. Picture taken April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
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EU proposes 12 month delay for deforestation regulation

The EU plans to delay its deforestation-linked import ban by one year, facing opposition from industries and member states.

Little Prespa Lake, on the Albanian-Greek border, has been receding at a rate that alarms experts and locals (AFP)
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Shrinking lake on Albanian-Greek border struggles to survive

As waters recede at Little Prespa Lake, its transformation into marshland highlights a dire ecological crisis in the region.

P. Ravinder Reddy, a farmer, applies fungicide to peanut seeds before sowing in Rayanpet village of Telangana state, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds

Unpredictable rains and heat in Rayanpet, India, threaten rice crops, prompting farmers to adopt climate-resilient seed varieties

A man runs along Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Wildfires in California have burned one million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

California wildfires in 2024 have burned over one million acres, fueled by extreme heat, wind, and dry conditions statewide.

FILE PHOTO: Hikers take a picture of Pers Glacier amid climate change, in Pontresina, Switzerland, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer

Swiss glaciers melted at an above-average rate in 2024, despite heavy snowfall earlier, due to a blistering summer.

With Spain getting hotter, the amount of land devoted to drought-resistant pistachio trees has jumped nearly five-fold since 2017 to 79,000 hectares (195,000 acres) (AFP)
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Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming

Facing drought and climate change, Spanish farmers turn to pistachios, a resilient crop booming in production and demand.

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