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2025's biggest environmental wins

2025 may have been a long year, but it wasn’t without good news. From healthier rivers to recovering trees and atmosphere, here are some of the major wins for Earth’s climate and nature that you may have missed to help break up your doom...

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Climate anxiety is shaping how young Americans think about having kids

Some young adults say their considering climate change and the future when deciding whether or not to have children. David Schechter reports.

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Top 10 natural disasters cost over $120 billion in 2025, report says

A report has sought to catalogue some of the most significant extreme weather events of the year. UK charity Christian Aid found that heatwaves are pushing the limits of human adaptation, hurricanes and typhoons are breaking records, and...

France 24

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Britain: How climate change affects fishers

As the oceans heat up, octopuses are migrating to the English coast. The newcomers are depleting local fish stocks, though fishers can profit from the new species, too.

DW News

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Plastic pollution threatens Lake Malawi’s unique fish

For conservationists, the message is clear: while community-led clean-ups are making a visible difference, protecting one of the world’s most remarkable freshwater ecosystems will ultimately require stronger enforcement of plastic bans a...

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Mount Kenya’s melting peaks erode a symbol of national identity

Mount Kenya’s once sacred snowcap, source of its name and culture, is vanishing fast, threatening nature and national identity.

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Loss of glaciers puts Mount Kenya’s unique ecosystems at risk

Mount Kenya has lost 95% of its glaciers, and forests cut to a third; climate change and deforestation push ecosystems towards extinction.

Al Jazeera

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Europe becomes the fastest-warming continent

Europe is the fastest-warming continent in the world, facing intensifying climate risks. This year saw exceptionally high temperatures across the region, as heatwaves, floods and droughts become more frequent and severe.

Al Jazeera

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Hundreds of sinkholes fuel farmers' concerns in Turkey

Hundreds of sinkholes have emerged in Turkey's central agricultural region due to dwindling rainfall and receding groundwaters, causing concern among farmers and environmental experts who see it as a worrying sign of climate change.

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How weather and climate shape the perfect Christmas tree

Long before lights and ornaments are added, Christmas trees are shaped by years of weather, climate and environmental conditions that determine their strength, symmetry and resilience. Here’s how wind, snow, sunlight and seasonal cycles ...

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Mount Kenya glaciers to vanish by 2030, experts warn

Scientists say key indicators of global warming reached record or near-record levels in 2025. In Africa, mountaintop glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded. The remaining glaciers on Mount Kenya are expected to disappear by aroun...

Al Jazeera

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Research Zeppelin hunts air pollution above Zugspitze peak

An international team is measuring aerosols with an airship on Germany’s highest peak. The goals are to understand the role of particulate matter in global warming and combat air pollution.

DW News

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Carney defends climate policies following pipeline pushback

After facing criticism for signing an agreement to support a new pipeline out of Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his climate policies in a year-end interview, saying Canada needs more action and fewer regulations.

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How bamboo can save homes in Kinshasa DRC

Ravines threaten to swallow thousands of homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One man is on a bamboo planting drive to prevent dangerous soil erosion.

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Canadian scientists hope to return to Antarctica to build on findings

Research samples gathered by an all-Canadian expedition to Antarctica are making waves at the ArcticNet scientific conference as Canadian scientists hope to expand our scientific footprint there and return for another expedition to build...

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World nearing 'peak glacier extinction'

AccuWeather Vice President of Forecast Operations Dan DePodwin and AccuWeather Climate Expert Brett Anderson discuss the top headlines related to climate change in the December 19 edition of Climate In The News.

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How learning sign language boosts climate inclusion

A teacher in Zimbabwe teaches sign language to help deaf communities prepare for climate challenges. He also raises awareness about solar power.

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Austria's glaciers: Hope on thin ice?

Glaciologist Tobias Sauter has been monitoring climate change for decades — from Patagonia to the Himalayas. DW met the dedicated scientist immersed in mountain research.

DW News

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Pakistan: Quetta's deepening water crisis

In Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, water is running dry. The rapidly depleting groundwater is making life difficult for those living in the city. DW looks at what's behind the ongoing challenges.

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Torrential rains and flash floods kill 37 in Moroccan city of Safi

Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 37 people in the Moroccan coastal city of Safi, the Interior Ministry said Monday.

Africanews

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South Sudan families battle rising Nile floods to survive

Each day they rebuild river defenses using clay and papyrus, but increased flooding driven by recent climate change has made their homes even more vulnerable to flooding.

Africanews

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First climate migrants from Tuvalu arrive in Australia

The first group of climate migrants from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has arrived in Australia under a landmark visa scheme, as rising sea levels threaten to make parts of the low-lying country uninhabitable and force long-term re...

France 24

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Paris Agreement: Hope for change clouded by climate realities

The agreement, signed in Paris on 12 December 2015, was considered historic but a decade on, the planet is still warming at too great a rate.

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Climate change threatening your favorite holiday flavors

Holiday baking may soon feel the heat as cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar crops face mounting pressure from extreme weather, rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns. Experts warn that the world’s most beloved seasonal flavor...

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Sumatra residents struggle as aid falls short after cyclone

Two weeks after a devastating cyclone swept across southeast Asia, thousands of people on Indonesia's Sumatra Island are still awaiting assistance. Local officials urge the government to declare a national emergency.

DW News

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How a 'bee run' is creating a buzz in Uganda

The Kampala Bee Run raises awareness about the importance of pollinators - like bees - for biodiversity. And encourages people to protect them. Plus, it’s fun!

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Christmas tree farms feeling impacts of drought despite good weather

One year of drought can disrupt operations at Christmas tree farms for years to come.

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Environment summit calls for bold action on climate and biodiversity

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly aims to advance solutions for planetary resilience.

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Crisis center braces for “tsunami of need” as cold grips Midwest

A fresh blanket of snow and a blast of cold weather gripped the Midwest and parts of the South, with colder-than-normal temperatures felt from Minnesota to Maine.

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Brazil's robusta coffee growers boost quality as prices rise

As climate change threatens the arabica beans traditionally used in high-end brews, Brazilian farmers are investing in harvesting and drying techniques to produce top-notch robusta that appeals to the most demanding consumers.

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