Risk of 40°C/104°F heat in the UK ‘rapidly increasing’, says Met Office—a temperature never before recorded in the UK could possibly occur as frequently as once every 3.5 years by 2100
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Siberian wildfires swell amid historic heatwave, as highs of 38°C reported north of the arctic circle
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Iceland hit by thousands of quakes and threat of volcanic eruption – the island nation has experienced increased seismic activity in the past month
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Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic iron ore mine – quake measured magnitude 4.1 and forced the mine to close
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2000-2010 drought in Upper Missouri River Basin driest in 1,200 years
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Experts knew a pandemic was coming. Here’s what they’re worried about next.
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Awakening volcanic region in Iceland could cause disruption for centuries – Reykjanes peninsula's last active period started in 10th century and lasted 300 years
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A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than one out of ten
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Floodlines - An eight-part narrative podcast thoroughly reassessing Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, fifteen years later
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Two German tourists killed in Arctic avalanche – part of a guided snowmobile tour of the island of Spitsbergen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago
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Celeste Barber’s $52 million bushfire fund has been held up thanks to legal wrangling
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An open letter on Australian bushfires and climate: urgent need for deep cuts in carbon emissions [signed by Laureates of the Australian Research Council]
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica
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Mt. Þorbjörn, Reykjanes – Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption
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Why Australia's fires are linked to floods in East Africa
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Incredible, secret firefighting mission saves famous Australian 'dinosaur trees'
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The Australian government has been forced to talk about climate change, so it’s taking a subtle – and sinister – approach
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The ecological devastation of the Victorian bushfires has been laid bare in a leaked report which warns some species are likely to already be extinct
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A News Corp employee has accused the organisation of a "misinformation campaign" filled with "irresponsible" and "dangerous" coverage of the national bushfire crisis
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Australia's bushfire emergency is being exploited on social media, as misinformation is spread through cyberspace via hundreds of thousands of posts.
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's...
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media
This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's a multitude of reasons why the fire extent has bene so devastating. I think a warming planet would be part of that — [but] the biggest part of that is arsonists," he said.
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How big are the fires burning in eastern Australia? Interactive map
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Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters
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New Zealand 'blanketed' by smoke and dust from raging NSW and QLD bushfires
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Miserable Christmas Day: Typhoon Phanfone kills at least sixteen in Philippines
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Firefighters in Australia say situation 'out of control' as Prime Minister denies request for emergency aid
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Australia heatwave: State of emergency declared over bushfire crisis
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Heatwaves on multiple continents linked by jet stream tendency
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New Zealand volcano: Tourists injured and missing after eruption on White Island (live updates)
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Mapping the Australian fires
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High tide in Venice reaches highest level in over fifty years, causing severe flooding and hundreds of millions of euros in damage
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Former NSW Fire chief frustrated at Govt for 'sweeping climate change under the rug'
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Bahamas: Hurricane hell
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NSW fires destroy at least 150 homes, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast communities under bushfire threat in Qld
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California contemplates a dark and fiery future
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New bond lets investors turn a profit while helping California prevent fires
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Examples of wildfire mitigation working
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The 160-mile-long Garlock fault in California has begun moving for the first time on record; has the potential of producing a magnitude eight earthquake
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A worst-possible wildfire scenario for Southern California
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PG&E releases list of California cities, counties on power shut-off watch
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Red to green: The stark evolution of Christchurch's abandoned acres
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As the Veslemannen mountain collapses in Norway, local residents celebrate
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Bahamas death toll from Hurricane Dorian reaches thirty, with thousands still missing; 70,000 people in need of food, water or shelter; and estimated $7 billion in damage
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Hurricane Dorian: Storm inches north west, leaving devastation in Bahamas
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Preparing for Hurricane Dorian: Storm trackers and other survival tools
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After Hurricane Katrina, a priceless musical archive was thought lost. It showed up in Torrance.
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A trailblazing plan to fight California wildfires
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Unusual plan for disaster relief: just give survivors money
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US hurricane forecasts may be running headlong into the butterfly effect
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This US heartland has been flooded for five months. Does anyone care?
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Heavy rain triggers series of landslides in Norway – at least one person is presumed dead and many others unaccounted for
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