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Albanese Government Approves Controversial Gas Project Extension

The Albanese government approved a 40-year extension of the North West Shelf gas project, despite environmental concerns and conflicting with its climate goals, potentially releasing over 4 billion tonnes of climate pollution and harming the Murujuga Indigenous site.

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Glacier Collapse in Swiss Alps Creates Dam, Threatens Villages

A glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps buried a village, creating a lake of rising water behind a debris dam, prompting evacuations and raising concerns about further landslides and downstream flooding.

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Climate Action
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Saskatchewan Declares State of Emergency Amid Uncontainable Wildfires

Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to 17 active wildfires, 8 of which are uncontainable, forcing thousands of evacuations, following a similar declaration by Manitoba.

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Glacier Collapse in Switzerland Triggers Evacuation Warnings

Authorities in Switzerland's Leventina Valley are preparing for evacuations after a glacier collapse caused a dangerous buildup of water behind a debris dam on the Lonza River, threatening downstream communities with potential flooding.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Swiss Rockslide Highlights Urgent Need for Climate Action

A massive rockslide in the Lötschental valley in Switzerland, likely triggered by permafrost thaw due to climate change, highlights the escalating risks of glacial melt in the Alps and underscores the urgent need for stronger climate action, potentially saving hundreds of lives due to timely evacuat...

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Northwest England Declares Drought Amidst Unprecedented Dry Spell

Northwest England is experiencing its first drought since 2018, impacting water supplies due to critically low reservoir and river levels after one of the driest springs on record; the government is fast-tracking new reservoir projects to counter future shortages.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Canadian Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations, States of Emergency Declared

On May 29th, Canada declared states of emergency in Saskatchewan and Manitoba due to severe wildfires; approximately 21,000 people were evacuated, with the situation worsening due to dry conditions and poor weather forecasts; air force planes aided evacuations in Manitoba.

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UK Moorland Fire Monitoring System Improves Air Pollution Detection

Researchers launched FireUp, a system combining satellite and 10 ground sensors, to monitor moorland fires in the Peak District after a prescribed burn on October 9th, 2023, caused significant air pollution in Sheffield. Community reporting and data triangulation pinpoint fire locations and pollutio...

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Good Health and Well-being
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Oil Companies Sued Over Heatwave Death

A Washington state lawsuit holds oil companies responsible for the heatwave death of Julie Leon in Seattle on June 28, 2021, the city's hottest day on record at 108°F, marking the first such case linking fossil fuels to a human death.

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North West Shelf Gas Extension Threatens Ancient Australian Rock Art

Australia's approval of the North West Shelf gas project's extension to 2070 threatens the Murujuga rock art site in Western Australia, which contains petroglyphs up to 50,000 years old. A report details significant damage due to industrial pollution, prompting recommendations to halt further develo...

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Life on Land
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Norwegian Village Faces Catastrophic Tsunami Threat

The picturesque Norwegian village of Hellesylt, a popular tourist destination and filming location, is threatened by a potential tsunami caused by a massive rockslide from the nearby Åkerneset mountain, which is eroding at a rate of 3.5 inches per year due to climate change; an early warning system ...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Climate Change Threatens Germany's Historic Parks: Adaptation Strategies Underway

Germany's historic parks and gardens, facing damage from increased heat and drought, are implementing adaptation strategies such as natural regeneration and cultivating climate-resistant tree species, with large-scale projects like the Branitz Park's "Baumuniversität" receiving €10 million in fundin...

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Life on Land

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