Wednesday, 7 May 2025

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FILE PHOTO: Waves crash against the seawall as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Alvin Baez/File Photo
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Small islands join forces on debt relief ahead of COP29 climate talks

The world's small island states plan to join forces to push for debt relief and more climate investment ahead of this year's COP29...

A section of the river Bure at the National Trust’s Blickling Estate in Norfolk (National Trust Images/ PA)
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Conservation project makes chalk stream more resilient to climate change

A stretch of a chalk stream that feeds into the Norfolk Broads has been given a new lease of life, with steps taken...

Vehicles travel along a lateral highway restored to allow the movement of humanitarian aid for those affected by floods caused by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
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Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

After devastating floods in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state will need to rebuild in a way that reduces...

FILE - A windmill draws water for livestock in Leupp, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, Saturday, March 9, 2024. In a vote on Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File)
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Navajo Nation in U.S. approves proposed settlement to secure Colorado River water

The latest settlement talks were driven in part by worsening impacts from climate change and demands on the river like those that have...

An Afghan couple sit near to their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan Saturday, May 18, 2024. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in Ghor province in western Afghanistan killed dozens of people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban official said on Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports and might rise. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)
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From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Niño’s extreme weather is causing a surge in hunger

Extreme weather attributed to the El Niño phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, says the...

The study warns half the world’s mangroves are at risk (Emily Beament/PA)
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Half the world’s mangroves ‘at risk of collapse’ from climate change

Storing 11bn tonnes of carbon, valuable mangrove ecosystems across the world are under threat from sea levels rising and brutal coastal storms.

The Fed said that 19 percent of adults reported being financially affected by natural disasters or severe weather events like flooding over the last 12 months (AFP)
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Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: Fed

The U.S. Federal Reserve's annual report into the economic wellbeing of American households found that 19 percent of adults reported being financially affected...

Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan announced the community climate funding (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Scots to share £5.5m fund to improve climate change resilience

The funding, which has been made available for 2024-25, will support 20 community hubs which are taking on bespoke projects, including energy generation...

FILE PHOTO: A CenterPoint Energy crew member works to repair damaged lines as residents remained without power after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024.   REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
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Over 226,000 customers still without power after storms in Texas

More than 226,000 homes and businesses in Texas were still without power on Monday morning after storms battered the region last week

Flash floods have killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan (AFP)
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Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan

Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday