Beset by wildfires, Portugal gets help from Spain, Morocco
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AVEIRO DISTRICT, Portugal - A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed...
- 21 hours ago
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Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows
TEFE, Brazil - The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases...
- Sep 5
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Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake
LAKE MORNOS, Greece - From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are reemerging nearly 45...
- Sep 4
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Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk
GANGNEUNG, South Korea - South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers...
- Aug 29
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Canada wildfires last year released more carbon than several countries
Wildfires that swept Canada's woodlands last year released more greenhouse gases than some of the largest emitting countries, a study...
- Aug 25
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Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, leave 2 dead
SAO PAULO - Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening,...
- Aug 24
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As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims to help
SAN AGUSTIN ACASAGUASTLAN, Guatemala - Drought and crop failure are a pervasive threat in Guatemala where hunger and malnutrition run...
- Aug 14
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Panic and destruction in Greece as wildfire and city meet
ATHENS - Vangelis Ilias was returning from holiday on Monday when friends called to tell him the unthinkable. A wildfire in forests north...
- Jul 8
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2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records
BRUSSELS - Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of...
- Jul 4
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China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies
BEIJING/SINGAPORE - China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate...
- Jul 4
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Fourth of July scorcher set for a quarter of the United States
A huge swath of the United States will experience dangerously high temperatures on Wednesday - just ahead of the long Fourth of July...
- Jun 24
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Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals
LONDON - Some of the world's biggest companies, finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase...
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