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More Than 100 Wildfires Are Already Raging Across Spain And Spring Has Only Just Started

Authorities have voiced concerns that there will be more wildfires this year due to an unusually dry winter and rising temperatures due to climate change.

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People In Fiji Are Being Forced To Leave Their Islands As Rising Sea Levels Swallow Their Lands

“We left our grandparents and parents behind. We left our big houses behind. We left the sea.”

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After These Pacific Islands Students’ Work, The UN Asked The World’s Top Court To Examine Climate Change

The resolution was spearheaded by the Pacific Island of Vanuatu, after a group of students across the Pacific Islands launched a campaign.

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The UN Says We Are Not Acting Fast Enough To Limit Global Warming And Stop Climate Change

The report found humans have permanently damaged the planet, and the current scale and pace of climate action is not enough.

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More Than 200 People Dead In Southern Africa After It Was Hit By One Of The Longest Storms

Cyclone Freddy has broken several records including the most accumulated cyclone energy for a storm in the southern hemisphere.

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After Nearly Two Decades, Countries Signed A Historic Treaty To Protect The World’s Oceans And Marine Life

The “High Seas Treaty” agreement aims to protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 by setting up protected areas to avoid damage.

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Devastating Floods Hit Brazil’s São Paulo, Killing At Least 40 People And Canceling Carnival

More than 600 millimeters of rain was recorded over 24 hours, some of the largest amounts ever recorded.

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After Being Hit By The Worst Flood In A Century, New Zealand Was Hit By The Worst Storm In A Century

It comes just weeks after New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, was hit by its worst flood in modern history.

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New Zealanders Are Sharing Wild Videos Of The Flooding In Auckland And The Scenes Look Unreal

Viral videos on social media show New Zealanders trying to go about their normal lives in flooded gyms, supermarkets, buses and Auckland Airport.

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New Zealand’s Biggest City Is Experiencing Its Worst Flooding In Modern History And It Looks Unreal

Auckland received more than 75% of its annual summer rainfall in just 15 hours.

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A “Once In A Century” Flood Has Hit Western Australia, Submerging Towns And Stranding Hundreds Of People

The one-in-100 year event has been described as “the worst flooding in Western Australia’s history.”

Activism

Two Women Amazon Activists Have Been Named As Brazil’s Environment And Indigenous Ministers

Brazil’s new leftist president Lula has appointed two women Amazon activists, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, as his environment and Indigenous ministers.