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Kenya's rainy season is not playing around: floods and landslides kill at least 18Climate

Kenya's rainy season is not playing around: floods and landslides kill at least 18

At least 18 people have been killed in Kenya as ongoing rains trigger floods and landslides across the East African nation, with conditions still actively developing.

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British hospital goes full 'only the dying, please' mode as heatwave turns UK into a massive soupClimate

British hospital goes full 'only the dying, please' mode as heatwave turns UK into a massive soup

A UK hospital has declared a critical incident and restricted services to life-threatening emergencies only, as an extreme heatwave drives a dangerous surge in patient demand, according to Euronews.

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Inferno swallows 1,000 homes overnight in Malaysian Borneo, leaving 9,000 people with nowhere to sleepClimate

Inferno swallows 1,000 homes overnight in Malaysian Borneo, leaving 9,000 people with nowhere to sleep

A fire broke out at 1:32am in a coastal village in Sabah, Malaysia, destroying around 1,000 homes and displacing over 9,000 residents. Strong winds, densely packed houses, and low tide conditions combined to make the blaze nearly impossible to contain.

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British ad giant quietly ran a $1.5bn oil industry glow-up while preaching climate valuesClimate

British ad giant quietly ran a $1.5bn oil industry glow-up while preaching climate values

A new report accuses London-based ad giant WPP of breaching its own climate policy after analysis found it helped ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP spend an estimated $1.5 billion on US advertising since the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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Scientists say the Mekong River is basically becoming a chemistry experiment nobody signed up forClimate

Scientists say the Mekong River is basically becoming a chemistry experiment nobody signed up for

Scientists are warning of a regional environmental disaster as toxic runoff from rare earth and gold mining in Myanmar continues to poison the Mekong River, threatening over 60 million people across Southeast Asia.

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World's biggest urban planning party just wrapped in Baku and cities are, uh, kind of in troubleClimate

World's biggest urban planning party just wrapped in Baku and cities are, uh, kind of in trouble

The 13th World Urban Forum wrapped up in Baku as its biggest edition yet, closing with an urgent global call to action on how cities can survive conflict, climate change, rapid urbanisation and inequality without abandoning their most vulnerable communities.

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France bans booze at music festivals because apparently 40°C heat and rosé don't mixClimate

France bans booze at music festivals because apparently 40°C heat and rosé don't mix

French authorities have banned alcohol at outdoor music festival events during a red-level heatwave warning, as millions of Fête de la Musique revelers face temperatures hitting 40°C (104°F).

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Morocco built a giant solar tower in the desert and it's giving 'we tried our best' energyClimate

Morocco built a giant solar tower in the desert and it's giving 'we tried our best' energy

Morocco's giant Saharan solar complex is one of the world's most ambitious clean energy projects - but fossil fuels and grid constraints are making the dream messier than expected, according to Deutsche Welle.

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Earth is basically a giant tinderbox right now and 2026 is just getting startedClimate

Earth is basically a giant tinderbox right now and 2026 is just getting started

More than 150 million hectares - over twice the size of Texas - have already burned in early 2026, and scientists warn a high-probability El Nino event could make the second half of the year dramatically worse.

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Mayon volcano is doing its dramatic thing again, and yes, it blanketed an entire Philippine region in ashClimate

Mayon volcano is doing its dramatic thing again, and yes, it blanketed an entire Philippine region in ash

Mayon Volcano has erupted again, sending ash and debris across the Bicol region of the Philippines. The country's most active volcano is doing what it does best - being absolutely dramatic about it.

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Europe's energy crisis fix: go homegrown or go broke, says EU climate chiefClimate

Europe's energy crisis fix: go homegrown or go broke, says EU climate chief

EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is calling for a radical shift toward homegrown European energy, arguing that ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran prove the bloc can no longer afford to depend on volatile foreign suppliers.

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Africa's green energy dream keeps getting cockblocked by Wall Street's spreadsheetsClimate

Africa's green energy dream keeps getting cockblocked by Wall Street's spreadsheets

Billions have been pledged for Africa's clean energy transition, but high financing costs driven by credit rating rules are stopping projects from ever getting off the ground, according to ABC News.

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