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FILE PHOTO: Fish swim near recovering coral reefs after bleaching in late December 2023 due to extreme weather, in Bondalem village, Buleleng regency, Bali, Indonesia, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Yuddy Cahya Budiman/File Photo
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Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise

Coral bleaching in Bali in late 2023 was mainly caused by rising sea temperatures caused by the El Nino phenomenon that hit Indonesia.

dians living in Grenada and Canadians of Grenadian origin here in Canada are doing what they can to provide relief after the Island nation was struck with a powerful hurricane earlier this week. Palm trees wilt after being uprooted by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Haron Forteau
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Canadians in Grenada and Montreal rally to help after hurricane Beryl devastation

Downgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday as it headed toward Mexico’s Caribbean coast, Beryl has claimed at least nine lives.

A man cools off at a temporary misting station deployed by the city in the Downtown Eastside due to a heat wave, in Vancouver on August 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Environment Canada issues multiple warnings as B.C. braces for weekend heat

A high pressure ridge building over East Vancouver Island will usher in a hot weekend, presenting a "moderate" public health risk before more...

An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Firefighters stopped the fire at around 10 acres. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Most evacuation orders lifted as crews continue battling Northern California wildfire

Containment of the Thompson Fire near the city of Oroville in Butte County remained at 7%, the same as the previous night.

Anne-Claire Fontan, scientific officer at the WMO's tropical cyclone programme, said that Beryl signals a very active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024 (NOAA/RAMMB)
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Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification signals a new era of powerful storms

The World Meteorological Organization told AFP that more storms with the hallmarks of Hurricane Beryl could be expected in the future.

A temperature of 108 degrees is displayed on a bank sign in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 3, 2024. A heat wave with triple digit temperatures is expected in California's Central Valley for the next several days. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Millions swelter under dangerous 4th of July heat wave

Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country.

A woman balances on a rock while cooling off in the frigid Lynn Creek water in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, June 28, 2021. A warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada says people across British Columbia should brace for an upcoming heat wave that's expected to send temperatures into the high 30s and beyond in the southern Interior. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. told to brace for heat wave as forecast shows 40°C for Kamloops

Warning preparedness meteorologist Armel Castellan says the heat will start on Vancouver Island and move east across the province.

People rest at Dolores Park during a heat wave as temperatures climb to over 80 Fahrenheit (26.7 degrees Celsius), in San Francisco, California, U.S., July 2, 2024. REUTERS/Emily Steinberger
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Fourth of July scorcher set for a quarter of the United States

Some 110 million people in 21 states will spend their holiday under heat-related advisories and warnings.

FILE PHOTO: A chaja opens its wings near teros standing in the Navarro lagoon, which dried up due to the climate phenomenon La Nina, in Navarro, in Buenos Aires province, Argentina December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
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La Nina threatens Latin America with hurricanes and droughts: experts

La Nina is linked to both floods and drought, as well as an increase in the frequency of hurricanes in the Caribbean.

A person immerses themself in puddle in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Rosenberg, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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Explainer: Record-breaking temperatures strengthen Hurricane Beryl as it hits Caribbean

Beryl is the strongest storm to hit the south-eastern Caribbean in 20 years.

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