Record Amazon Wildfires and Drought in 2024
The 2024 Amazon rainforest experienced its worst wildfire year since 2005, fueled by drought and exacerbated by deforestation linked to illegal land clearing; however, Brazil and Colombia saw decreased deforestation rates, and COP16 granted Indigenous communities increased conservation authority.
Record Amazon Wildfires and Drought in 2024
The 2024 Amazon rainforest experienced its worst wildfire year since 2005, fueled by drought and exacerbated by deforestation linked to illegal land clearing; however, Brazil and Colombia saw decreased deforestation rates, and COP16 granted Indigenous communities increased conservation authority.
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40% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbated 2024 Extreme Weather Events
The 2024 World Weather Attribution report linked climate change to 26 of 29 studied extreme weather events, resulting in thousands of deaths and millions displaced; heatwaves intensified, floods increased, and droughts impacted all continents.
Climate Change Exacerbated 2024 Extreme Weather Events
The 2024 World Weather Attribution report linked climate change to 26 of 29 studied extreme weather events, resulting in thousands of deaths and millions displaced; heatwaves intensified, floods increased, and droughts impacted all continents.
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48% Bias Score
Severe Heatwave Ignites Devastating Wildfires in Victoria, Australia
A severe heatwave in Victoria, Australia, has created extreme bushfire conditions, with a large uncontained fire in the Grampians National Park burning 55,000 hectares and prompting emergency warnings for residents near Mafeking, while firefighters from other states are assisting.
Severe Heatwave Ignites Devastating Wildfires in Victoria, Australia
A severe heatwave in Victoria, Australia, has created extreme bushfire conditions, with a large uncontained fire in the Grampians National Park burning 55,000 hectares and prompting emergency warnings for residents near Mafeking, while firefighters from other states are assisting.
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40% Bias Score
California's Extreme Weather: Record Rainfall, Wildfires, and Unprecedented Tornado
Heavy rainfall, flooding, wildfires, and a record-breaking tornado warning hit California in the past weeks, causing evacuations, property damage, and fatalities, highlighting the state's vulnerability to extreme weather intensified by climate change.
California's Extreme Weather: Record Rainfall, Wildfires, and Unprecedented Tornado
Heavy rainfall, flooding, wildfires, and a record-breaking tornado warning hit California in the past weeks, causing evacuations, property damage, and fatalities, highlighting the state's vulnerability to extreme weather intensified by climate change.
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24% Bias Score
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Block PacifiCorp Rate Hikes Amid Wildfire Lawsuits
Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce a bill preventing rate increases for utilities with unresolved wildfire lawsuits over three years old, targeting PacifiCorp due to its role in the deadly 2020 wildfires and a recent 9.8% rate hike.
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Block PacifiCorp Rate Hikes Amid Wildfire Lawsuits
Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce a bill preventing rate increases for utilities with unresolved wildfire lawsuits over three years old, targeting PacifiCorp due to its role in the deadly 2020 wildfires and a recent 9.8% rate hike.
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48% Bias Score
Victorian Bushfires Trigger Emergency Alerts, Blanket Melbourne in Smoke
Uncontrolled bushfires in regional Victoria, fueled by extreme dry conditions and strong winds, are blanketing Melbourne in smoke haze and threatening multiple towns, prompting emergency alerts and evacuations in the Grampians, Macedon Ranges, and Bass Coast regions.
Victorian Bushfires Trigger Emergency Alerts, Blanket Melbourne in Smoke
Uncontrolled bushfires in regional Victoria, fueled by extreme dry conditions and strong winds, are blanketing Melbourne in smoke haze and threatening multiple towns, prompting emergency alerts and evacuations in the Grampians, Macedon Ranges, and Bass Coast regions.
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24% Bias Score
2024 Amazon Crisis: Record Wildfires and Drought Despite Some Conservation Gains
The Amazon rainforest faced its worst year for fires since 2005 in 2024, driven by drought and deforestation, impacting biodiversity and climate regulation; however, some progress was made with reduced deforestation in Brazil and Colombia, and an agreement at COP16 to increase Indigenous involvement...
2024 Amazon Crisis: Record Wildfires and Drought Despite Some Conservation Gains
The Amazon rainforest faced its worst year for fires since 2005 in 2024, driven by drought and deforestation, impacting biodiversity and climate regulation; however, some progress was made with reduced deforestation in Brazil and Colombia, and an agreement at COP16 to increase Indigenous involvement...
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48% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire: Evacuations and Shelter-in-Place Orders Issued Amidst Extreme Fire Danger
An out-of-control bushfire near Victoria's Grampians National Park, sparked by lightning, has grown to over 50,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as extreme heat and strong winds create 'dreaded Boxing Day' conditions.
Grampians Bushfire: Evacuations and Shelter-in-Place Orders Issued Amidst Extreme Fire Danger
An out-of-control bushfire near Victoria's Grampians National Park, sparked by lightning, has grown to over 50,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as extreme heat and strong winds create 'dreaded Boxing Day' conditions.
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36% Bias Score
Emergency Evacuations Ordered as Bushfires Rage Across Western Victoria
Emergency evacuations are underway in three Victorian communities—Bornes Hill, Moyston, and Pomonal—due to an out-of-control bushfire burning over 40,000 hectares, fueled by extreme heat and strong winds, prompting total fire bans and interstate assistance.
Emergency Evacuations Ordered as Bushfires Rage Across Western Victoria
Emergency evacuations are underway in three Victorian communities—Bornes Hill, Moyston, and Pomonal—due to an out-of-control bushfire burning over 40,000 hectares, fueled by extreme heat and strong winds, prompting total fire bans and interstate assistance.
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24% Bias Score
California's Extreme Weather: Floods, Fires, and a First-Ever Tornado Warning
Record rainfall exceeding one foot in parts of Northern California, coupled with the Franklin Fire displacing 20,000 people in Los Angeles County and a first-ever tornado warning in San Francisco, underscores California's vulnerability to extreme weather.
California's Extreme Weather: Floods, Fires, and a First-Ever Tornado Warning
Record rainfall exceeding one foot in parts of Northern California, coupled with the Franklin Fire displacing 20,000 people in Los Angeles County and a first-ever tornado warning in San Francisco, underscores California's vulnerability to extreme weather.
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44% Bias Score
Hawaii Utility Seeks State Backing for Renewable Energy Projects After Wildfires
Faced with financial instability after the 2023 Lahaina wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. seeks state backing for its renewable energy contracts to ensure the timely completion of renewable energy projects, crucial for meeting Hawaii's 2045 renewable energy goal.
Hawaii Utility Seeks State Backing for Renewable Energy Projects After Wildfires
Faced with financial instability after the 2023 Lahaina wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. seeks state backing for its renewable energy contracts to ensure the timely completion of renewable energy projects, crucial for meeting Hawaii's 2045 renewable energy goal.
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36% Bias Score
2024: Record Temperatures Fuel Intensified Extreme Weather Events
The year 2024 witnessed record-breaking global temperatures exceeding 2023, resulting in intensified extreme weather events—powerful hurricanes, devastating floods, widespread wildfires, and extreme heat—causing significant damage and displacement worldwide.
2024: Record Temperatures Fuel Intensified Extreme Weather Events
The year 2024 witnessed record-breaking global temperatures exceeding 2023, resulting in intensified extreme weather events—powerful hurricanes, devastating floods, widespread wildfires, and extreme heat—causing significant damage and displacement worldwide.
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52% Bias Score