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Indonesia prioritises Kalimantan region as wildfire hotspots rise
Indonesia will tackle wildfires in Kalimantan as a matter of priority, the country's disaster agency said on Friday after identifying a rise in hotspots in the region, which share...
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UK forecaster predicts strongest El Niño in living memory
Britain's Met Office national weather forecaster on Friday said the developing El Niño weather pattern was likely to be the strongest in living memory.
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July's Typhoon Maysak killed at least 159 in China's southwest region
The death toll from Typhoon Maysak and the floods it unleashed in China's southwestern Guangxi region in early July has risen to at least 159, with 10 people still missing, state...
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Singapore's plan to clear forest for housing faces a backlash
Plans to clear part of Singapore's dwindling secondary forests for high-density housing have sparked a rare public backlash in the city-state, prompting the government to adjust t...
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Europe's hottest town says climate change is reshaping daily life
Five years after Floridia registered Europe's highest-ever temperature, residents say extreme heat is no longer measured by records but by its impact on daily life, keeping people...
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Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño
The Panama Canal Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it gears up for a longer-than-usual El Niño season expected to reduce water levels, it said on Thursday...
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Mariana, 18 more Brazil cities join Vale-BHP dam collapse compensation deal
The compensation agreement with miners BHP , Vale and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015 has been joined by 19 new cities, including the one that was the epicenter of th...
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Strong earthquake strikes central Peru, no damage reported
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit central Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, although authorities reported no immediate casualties or damage.
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Bulgaria's nuclear plant to cut capacity due to Danube's low water level
Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant said it will cut capacity by about 12% on Friday due to the Danube river's low water levels.
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