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Australia Has Returned The World’s Oldest Rainforest Back To Its Indigenous Owners

The world’s oldest tropical rainforest, Daintree Rainforest, in Australia has been returned to Aboriginal people in an official acknowledgment ceremony on Wednesday Sep. 29.

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These Engineers Built The World’s Largest CO2 Capture Plant In Iceland To Start To Reverse Climate Change

The world’s largest carbon dioxide-extracting plant has opened in Iceland, beginning operations on Sep. 8.

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A Volcano Keeps Erupting On A Spanish Island And Now The Molten Lava Has Reached The Ocean

Following weeks of volcanic eruption from the Cumbre Vieja volcano of La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, lava started pouring into the ocean, forming a pyramid-like structure off the island’s coast on Wednesday Sep. 28.

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Greta Thunberg Called Out World Leaders For Being “Blah, Blah, Blah” On Climate Action

Greta Thunberg mocked global leaders for their empty words and promises on tackling climate change at the Youth4Climate summit in Milan, Italy.

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Thousands of Young Activists Marched on the Streets To Call For Climate Action

Thousands of young people took to the streets on Friday in more than 1,500 locations around the world to demand action to end climate change.

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Thai Taxi Drivers Turned Their Cars Into A Vegetable Garden To Feed Themselves During The Pandemic

A parking lot of taxis abandoned in Bangkok, Thailand, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been transformed into a vegetable garden to help feed taxi drivers who have been put out of work.

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Some Animals Have Started “Shape-Shifting” In Order To Survive Due To Climate Change

Some animals have started experiencing shifts in their body shapes, “shape-shifting” in response to the ongoing climate crisis, new research has found.

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Berlin’s Universities Are Going Mainly Vegan And Vegetarian To Help Combat Climate Change

In an effort to reduce their carbon footprints and curb climate change, Berlin’s universities will be offering mainly vegan and vegetarian meals from this October.

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Madagascar Is On The Brink Of The World’s First Climate Change Famine And 1.1 Million Are Starving

Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world’s first ever famine directly caused by climate change instead of conflict.

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The UK Is Banning Single-Used Plastic Cutlery, Plates And Polystyrene Cups To Reduce Plastic Waste

England’s government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups.

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A Freak Hailstorm Hit Dolce & Gabbana’s Venice Runway Show, Pelting Celebrities And Models

Dolce & Gabbana’s outdoor runway show in Venice, Italy, was struck by a freak hailstorm on Monday Aug. 30, causing chaos.

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Spain Has Banned Fertilizers Near A Lagoon After 15 Tons Of Dead Fish Washed Up On The Shore

Spain has banned fertilizer use near one of its bigger saltwater lagoons after 15 tons of dead fish washed up on its shores.