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Lebanese wine businesses struggle through war and drought

Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shriveling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern Lebanon. Last year, Israeli air strikes kept him from picking most of the grapes. Now, a drought has slashed his harvest.

Reuters

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New data shows record drought in Europe

Europe is parched: new data from the European Drought Observatory shows more than half of the continent is experiencing record drought this month amid a summer of heatwaves.

France 24

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Typhoon Kajiki makes landfall along Vietnam's central coast

Typhoon Kajiki has made landfall in Vietnam. Authorities have shut down airports, closed schools, and begun mass evacuations. Kajiki is already the fifth in a series of powerful storms, supercharged by climate change, to hit Vietnam this...

DW News

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Monarch butterflies could be at further risk after hot, dry summer

A group of Ottawa researchers is looking at how the drought-like conditions of the past couple of months have affected nectar that monarch butterflies use as fuel for their yearly migration south.

CBC News

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Three ways climate change will increase risk of wildfires

Scientists say that wildfire spread and intensity has increased markedly in the past 50 years. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga breaks down the three biggest ways a warming climate can impact fire risk.

CBC News

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Engineers help revive North Sea oysters in Belgium

Oysters play a key role in marine ecosystems. In Belgium, engineers are trying to restore North Sea beds hit by overfishing, climate change and disease.

DW News

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UN says 'urgent action' needed to protect workers from heatwaves

The United Nations has urged governments and employers to act swiftly to safeguard workers whose health is at growing risk from extreme heat. With climate change driving more frequent and severe heatwaves, laborers around the world are a...

France 24

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Peru’s Amazon under threat: Industry blamed for massive land loss

Peru, home to the second-largest Amazon region after Brazil, is facing a devastating environmental crisis. Illegal deforestation, fuelled by cattle ranching, mining, and drug trafficking, is destroying vast swathes of rainforest each year.

Al Jazeera

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'Urgent action' needed to protect workers from heat stress, UN says

Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said.

Reuters

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Billions at 'real' risk of extreme heat in the workplace: WHO

The organisation's first report specifically dedicated to the dangers of extreme heat on-site warns that employers need to adapt to a new normal of heatwaves.

Euronews

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Warming climate forces Bosnia to rethink tourism

Bosnia is known for its ski resorts, but less snowfall has forced the tourism sector to be creative, turning winters of discontent into a springtime of warm-weather activities.

DW News

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Pakistan floods highlight impact of climate change

Pakistan is once again facing devastating floods, raising urgent questions about the country’s climate preparedness.

Al Jazeera

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Pakistan flooding: Search for survivors continues as death toll rises

In northern Pakistan, rescuers are searching for survivors from flash flooding caused by five days of heavy rain. Hundreds are dead and countless are missing, with survivors losing all belongings and lacking clean water or shelter.

Al Jazeera

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Spain battles record fires despite end of heatwave

The Spanish government will declare the areas affected by the deadly wildfires that have ravaged much of its northern Galicia province as disaster zones.

Euronews

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Devastating floods in Pakistan kill at least 270 people

Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday, while one official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have built homes else...

France 24

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Iraq's historic drought sparks severe water crisis in Basra

Iraq is having one of its worst droughts in nearly a century. A severe water crisis grips the southern city of Basra, where thousands queue for tankers as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have seen their levels drop by nearly 30 percent d...

Al Jazeera

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Retreat of Italy's Ventina glacier monitored remotely

After 130 years of direct measurement, the retreat of Italy’s Ventina glacier will now be tracked by drones due to rapid melting and unstable terrain.

Euronews

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Nova Scotia's Long Lake wildfire continues to grow despite rain

Crews are back on the scene of an out-of-control wildfire burning in Nova Scotia's Annapolis County today. The blaze near Long Lake has grown to an estimated 2,063 hectares, or roughly 20 square kilometres, the Department of Natural Reso...

CBC News

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Historic drought, wheat shortage to test Syria's new leadership

Syria's worst drought in 36 years has slashed wheat production, squeezing the country's cash-strapped government. The situation poses a challenge to President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose government is seeking to rebuild Syria after a 14-year ...

Reuters

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Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

Spain's worst wave of wildfires in at least two decades spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

France 24

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What is a cloudburst and why are they so dangerous?

Deadly flash floods and landslides in Pakistan’s northwest have claimed over 300 lives after days of relentless monsoon rains. Homes, roads, and bridges were swept away in a matter of hours, with officials blaming a rare weather event kn...

Reuters

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Iraq’s water buffalo herds dwindle

The ancient Mesopotamian marshlands of southern Iraq are facing an existential crisis as prolonged drought and reduced water flows devastate the region's iconic water buffalo herds.

Al Jazeera

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Global talks to end plastic pollution crisis fail again

Global talks aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis failed once again after 11 days of work at the United Nations office in Geneva.

CBS America

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UN plastic treaty talks extended as no agreement reached

UN delegates have extended talks on a global plastic treaty due to lack of agreement. Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.

France 24

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What the latest climate report reveals about impact on humans

The 35th annual State of the Climate report was released Thursday. David Schechter has details.

CBS America

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Ocean heat and global sea level hit new records, report finds

A State of the Climate report from the American Meteorological Society shares concerning updates about the planet. It shows that the annual global temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations and ocean heat all hit record highs last year.

CBS America

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Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution have less than 24 hours to salvage a deal on August 14 after the talks plunged into total disarray.

France 24

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Report highlights unprecedented temperatures, precipitation in 2024

The American Meteorological Society's State of the Climate report showed 2024 set numerous weather records and saw high land and ocean surface temperatures. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter breaks it down.

CBS America

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Program trains new generation of wildland firefighters

As climate change drives more destructive fires, there are fewer people than ever to fight them. A program in Burns, Oregon, shows how it's training the next generation.

CBS America

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Global plastics treaty talks in Geneva stall as deadline looms

With just hours left to reach a deal on plastics, negotiators in Geneva were scrambling to resolve a deadlock caused by “red lines” of member countries. Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution ...

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