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#3 #climate change

#7 #national park

#11 #reproductive rights

#16 #flash flood

#17 #extreme weather

theguardian.com | 4 hrs. 30 min. ago

Beyond the heatwave: what it really takes for climate warnings to cut through in the UK

#climate #climate crisis #collective action #drought #See #wildfire #wildfires

As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving changeWildfires, excess deaths, hosepipe bans, school closures: this summer many British people have experienced the often devastating effects of the climate crisis in ways they had not before. In that sense, policymakers and climate experts have a unique opportunity to engage with the public about what needs to happen to better prepare the country for the years ahead. But as trust in institutions wavers – and yellowed, drought-stricken grass begins to recover – can the messaging cut through?This week, reflecting on a summer as “hot as hell”, the UN’s head of climate, Simon Stiell, said: “Climate is sometimes seen as a partisan issue, as territory in the culture wars. That is palpably false.” Continue reading...

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scmp.com | 11 hrs. 34 min. ago

When Indonesia burns, these women run towards the fire

#Indonesia #peatland #REACH #See #Smog #wildfire #wildfires

Irma smells the fire before she sees it: a column of thick, yellow-tinged smoke rising above the tree line near her small wooden home. She pulls on heavy rubber boots, checks her equipment and drives straight into the impenetrable smog emanating from wildfires devouring the peatland and ancient forests of Borneo. “I am terrified that the flames will reach residential areas. It is extremely dangerous,” the 39-year-old mother told This Week in Asia, moments before disappearing into the murk that...

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bbc.co.uk | 13 hrs. 5 min. ago

Firefighters say this antioxidant helped them - their union warns it could be risky

#wildfire #wildfires

Glutathione, an antioxidant, has been offered as a treatment at some of the largest US wildfires in recent years.

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theguardian.com | 20 hrs. 24 min. ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

#Indonesia #Russia #wildfire #wildfires

The 25th anniversary of 9/11, Russian strikes in Kyiv, wildfires in Indonesia and Sabalenka at the US Open – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalistsWarning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing Continue reading...

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cbc.ca | 23 hrs. 3 min. ago

Wildfires, permafrost melt in Canada causing even more climate change, new study shows

#Canada #climate #climate change #climate feedback #emissions #feedback loops #greenhouse gas #greenhouse gas emissions #Permafrost #study #wildfire #wildfires

These climate feedback loops, where climate change triggers more greenhouse gas emissions that in turn feed into even more climate change, could add 20 to 30 per cent more warming over current estimates for this century.

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carbonbrief.org | 1 days ago

El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century

#El Niño #emissions #Indonesia #wildfire #wildfires

Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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wattsupwiththat.com | 1 days ago

Beyond the Narrative and Following the Data with Vijay Jayaraj

#agriculture #climate #climate crisis #drought #environmental data #extreme weather #Greening #wildfire #wildfires

Climate Debrief | Vijay Jayaraj joins Angela Wheeler on Climate Debrief to examine the history of the modern environmental movement and the rise of today’s climate crisis narrative. Drawing on historical and environmental data, he challenges claims about worsening extreme weather, wildfires, droughts, and heat while highlighting improvements in human life expectancy, agriculture, and global greening. The post Beyond the Narrative and Following the Data with Vijay Jayaraj | Climate Debrief appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

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independent.co.uk | 1 days ago

Six more orangutans rescued from wildfires raging in Indonesia’s Borneo

#habitat #Indonesia #wildfire #wildfires

Apes were saved from plantations in rural West Kalimantan, where they had become trapped after fires cut off access to their habitat

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newsbeep.com | 1 days ago

Indonesian wildfires cause respiratory infections to double in a week, Health Ministry says

#Indonesia #wildfire #wildfires

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Respiratory infections caused by hazardous wildfire pollution in Indonesia have more than doubled in just…

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latimes.com | 1 days ago

L.A. County probes Farmers Insurance Company’s handling of wildfire claims

#wildfire #wildfires

Los Angeles County launched a probe into Farmers Insurance Company’s handling of claims by policyholders impacted by last year’s devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires, after a growing number of residents complained of delays, denials and underpayments

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news.mongabay.com | 1 days ago

Children’s health at risk in south Borneo as El Niño intensifies Indonesia wildfires

#El Niño #Indonesia #respiratory disease #wildfire #wildfires

Wildfires across Borneo and Sumatra are raising health risks for local populations, with some health offices reporting rising rates of respiratory disease.

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france24.com | 1 days ago

August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges

#climate #El Nino #United States #wildfire #wildfires

Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Nino pattern grows stronger. Global temperatures over land and sea soared to all-time highs in August and capped an extreme summer of heatwaves and wildfires that ranked the hottest on record for western Europe and the contiguous United States.

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