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Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Canada's Severe Fire Weather Environment

Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Canada's Severe Fire Weather

A rapid attribution study found human-caused warming roughly doubled the likelihood of severe fire weather in two Canadian regions.

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El Niño and Ocean Heat Raise Risk of Record Global Temperatures Environment

El Niño and Ocean Heat Raise Risk of Record Global Temperatures

Scientists say a strengthening El Niño and record ocean warmth could push 2026 toward the global heat record, with 2027 even more likely to set a new high.

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Greek Wildfire Breaches Lines as European Heat and Drought Deepen Environment

Greek Wildfire Breaches Lines as European Heat and Drought Deepen

A wildfire west of Athens crossed containment lines, forcing more than 1,000 evacuations as heat, drought and fires strained several European countries.

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France Keeps Thousands of Firefighters on Active Wildfire Fronts Environment

France Keeps Thousands of Firefighters on Active Wildfire Fronts

About 3,000 firefighters remain deployed in France as major fires near Bordeaux and in Provence stay active amid heat and wind.

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Western US Heat Dome Raises Record and Wildfire Risks Environment

Western US Heat Dome Raises Record and Wildfire Risks

A heat dome pushed Western US temperatures toward records while federal forecasters warned of dangerous heat and rising wildfire risk.

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Global emissions edge lower in May but methane rises Environment

Global emissions edge lower in May but methane rises

Climate TRACE estimates May emissions fell 0.1% year over year, while methane rose and the 2026 year-to-date total remained flat.

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Half of England Enters Drought as Fourth Heatwave Depletes Water Environment

Half of England Enters Drought as Fourth Heatwave Depletes Water

About half of England is officially in drought as a fourth heatwave, exceptionally low July rainfall and high demand strain rivers, reservoirs, farms and wildlife.

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Kyushu Earthquake Kills 13 as Rescuers Search for Survivors Environment

Kyushu Earthquake Kills 13 as Rescuers Search for Survivors

At least 13 people died after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kyushu, as rescuers searched damaged buildings and thousands sheltered.

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Sarawak Activates Haze Response as Kalimantan Hotspots Surge Environment

Sarawak Activates Haze Response as Kalimantan Hotspots Surge

Sarawak tightened open-burning controls after unhealthy air was recorded in Serian and monitoring found 1,081 hotspots in neighboring Kalimantan.

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Typhoon Noul Forces 801,000 Relocations as Flood Risk Spreads Across Southern China Environment

Typhoon Noul Forces 801,000 Relocations as Flood Risk Spreads Across Southern China

More than 801,000 people were relocated in Guangdong as Typhoon Noul moved inland, disrupting Hong Kong flights and raising the threat of flash floods.

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British Columbia Wildfire Complex Forces Evacuations Around Clinton Environment

British Columbia Wildfire Complex Forces Evacuations Around Clinton

The Big Bar wildfire complex has burned more than 48,500 hectares around Clinton, forcing evacuations as crews defend communities and infrastructure.

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UK Endures Third Heatwave of 2026 as Records Fall and Met Office Warns of Further Heat Environment

UK Endures Third Heatwave of 2026 as Records Fall and Met Office Warns of Further Heat

The UK is in its third heatwave of 2026, with the Met Office forecasting peaks of 35 to 36 degrees Celsius and 2026 already setting a national record for days above 34 degrees, as scientists link the extremes to climate change.

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