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Climate calling — 183 episodes

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1300 heat-linked deaths: why experts say Europe is in danger when it comes to extreme heat

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Seven dead, officials on alert as Europe swelters through spring that feels like summer

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Conservation protest takes aim at "needless" harvesting on Great Barrier Reef

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INTERVIEW: Vanuatu's minister for Climate Change Ralph Regenvanu

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INTERVIEW: The Cocos Islands will soon become uninhabitable; but what happens to the residents?

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'Deadly negligence': Stern warning issued as COP30 climate summit opens in Brazil

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Advocates flag 'make or break time' for planet as COP30 begins

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Three free hours of power under new plan - or is it?

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INTERVIEW: Graeme Samuel tells SBS why he endorses the government's environmental bill

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Government introduces environment laws to Parliament - but hurdles remain

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Climate tipping points being crossed, scientists warn

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What's next for South Australia's algae bloom?

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UN says millions of young people are being left behind

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Opinions divided on how to save our precious mountain ash forests

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'Right plan for Australia': Government ministers defend 2035 climate target

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Deep rifts widen further within Coalition under climate change pressure

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Australia's greatest threat: Not war, not terror, not pandemic... but the climate

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Spain prepares for future extreme weather after 'environmental catastrophe'

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Broad consensus offers hope of fixing 'broken' environment laws

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Unprecedented bleaching across WA's reefs from last year's marine heatwave

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Government told to be ambitious on emissions reduction: Coalition MPs say scrap the plans

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Embrace clean energy says UN climate chief: or put Australia's living standards at risk

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Top court delivers landmark ruling on global obligations to curb climate change

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Libraries usually like bookworms - but not these ones

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Strong demand from Tuvalu for Australian residency as visa lottery closes

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Love will keep driving us: Torres Strait Islander 'in shock' after landmark climate case dismissed

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Not so sweet: explaining the impact of sugar substitutes on the environment

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'It's like a bomb has gone off': the algal bloom devastating SA marine life

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Study says the burning of fossil fuels responsible for 1,500 deaths

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Thousands seek Australian climate visas as Tuvalu sinks

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Hello possums: authorities race to save new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW

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Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region

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Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs

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Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden

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"Magic" unusual bird sightings emerge after floods in central Australia

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'Learning to cope': Climate adaptation actions stalls for over a decade

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Australia making a dent in plastic packaging pollution on coastlines, CSIRO finds

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Can the oceans help in slowing climate change?

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Advocates and MPs say there's something fishy about government's environment legislation

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Fears Pacific climate change "not on the agenda" for US aid funding

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Research reveals violence against women increases in the wake of disaster

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From drill to grill: Continued fossil fuel use puts us all in the hot seat

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'No one wins if talks fail': Biodiversity back on the agenda after COP16 deadlock

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INTERVIEW: The planet at risk - from disinformation

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Misinformation online is putting the planet at risk

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Is the air we breathe impacting our brains? Medical experts say yes

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The cooking innovation helping the environment and household budgets

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The world's largest iceberg on a collision course with a remote island

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The giant glacier threatening to raise sea levels

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2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record

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Northern hemisphere hit hard by snow, blizzards

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Should we be drinking purified sewage?

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Change Agents Revisited: Greg Mullins

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Fiji villagers on the front line of climate change

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2024 Year in Review: Climate whiplash amid more weather extremes

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Up up and away: carbon emissions in tourism industry on the rise

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Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the tourism industry on the rise

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Burnt: No Ordinary Fire

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Are bioplastics the solution to fossil fuel dependency and plastic pollution?

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World's highest court hears largest-ever case on climate justice

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Australia's 'beating heart' - the Murray Darling Basin - is declining in health

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Severe storms in Australia raise fears of future wild trends

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Negotiations reach a critical point to stop the world from drowning in plastic

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COP29 fails to secure clear climate finance goals but delivers definite doubts over global response

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New report notes further decline in Great Barrier Reef coral cover

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COP summit 'no longer fit for purpose' say leading climate experts

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"We are talking about talking": frustrations rise at COP29 over climate finance goals

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INTERVIEW: Climate finance gap for Pacific nations revealed in new report

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'You caused the problem. You solve it': Bangladeshi leader tells rich nations to pay for climate commitments

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What these Pacific youth leaders want to see come out of COP29

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Are fungi a weapon to fight climate change?

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Experts brace for Trump's 'disastrous' climate agenda but say the global fight will continue

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Report says urgent action needed to avoid rising costs as Australia faces emissions tipping point

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Red list of endangered species now counts 742 Australian species

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'Amazon tipping point' focuses attention on escalating biodiversity loss

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INTERVIEW: Former defence chief Chris Barrie talks to SBS about Australia's climate security

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Defence officials say government's response to climate and security is "too hot to handle"

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Beer’s brewing battle: climate change is challenging traditional hop-growing

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Emergency services spring into action amid severe weather in Tasmania

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Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan's greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit

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Tuvalu and Australia celebrate climate pact - as Pacific leaders support regional policing deal

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Are we about miss this 'once-in-a-decade opportunity' for our subantarctic islands?

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Nuclear waste dump debate heating up over AUKUS, Coalition plans

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Is time running out for the Great Barrier Reef?

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Clean energy investors need policy stability, say business leaders

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Pacific Island nations urged to unite against climate change

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Nuclear power if we win power: Coalition reveals planned reactor sites

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Severe climate change could mean no business for the snow business

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INTERVIEW: Pacific climate campaigners urge Australia to contribute to new climate fund

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How feasible is nuclear power in Australia and what would it cost? CSIRO and experts take a look

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Should federal government payments to fossil fuel users be increasing?

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Rubbish takes flight to reduce greenhouse gases

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Why do pilot whales beach themselves? Researchers look for answers after latest WA stranding

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Nations call to reduce plastic use by 60% by 2040

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South Australia's Riverland region bursting back to life after floods

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Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is 'a wake up call'

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Climate inaction by governments ruled to be a human rights violation

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INTERVIEW: Patricia Scotland warns some Pacific Island countries may disappear

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Farmers switch to 'natural' farming methods for resilience to extreme weather

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When the river runs dry: megadroughts on the cards in Australia, new report warns

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New mass bleaching event underway on Great Barrier Reef

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Australia experiencing 'climate whiplash', new report shows

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Plastic not so fantastic for environmental experts, as recycling falls flat

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Record rain washes away forecast of long hot summer

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Calls for planning changes intensify as flooding events worsen

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Rains moving on for now in Victoria - but flooding risk remains

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The tiny Australians that pack a poisonous punch

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2023 turns up the heat - and Australia could feel the burn

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Queensland announces tourism relief package as disaster cleanup unfolds

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Cleaning up after storm onslaughts

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What does the historic 'Loss and Damage Fund' agreed for climate-stricken small nations mean?

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Communities urged to work together in the face of wild weather

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Climate change defined as existential threat to humans in 2023

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Crocodile captured in floodwaters as north Queensland remains deluged

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COP28 reaches agreement - but is it enough?

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COP28 agreement splits delegates

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EU climate chief says COP28 agreement isn't ambitious enough

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CSIRO detecting fishy ocean water to protect booming aquaculture industry

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INTERVIEW: Tuvalu's former foreign minister talks to SBS about saving the sinking island from climate change

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Nations on climate change frontline speak up at COP28 as clock ticks on fossil fuel

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INTERVIEW: Global Cooling Pledge backed by 63 nations, but not Australia

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At COP28, China says the ocean could be key to storing carbon

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UN Climate chief: 'Good intentions won't halve emissions, we need finance'

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Talk turns to global cooling at COP28 as US goes nuclear

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Hillary Clinton at COP28: 'Women bear the burdon of climatic events'

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COP28 host country is abusing public trust, says Al Gore

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COP28: Australia urged to make substantial commitment to climate loss and damage fund

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Climate disaster fund agreed in principle - but is time running out in the Pacific?

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As the temperatures rise, so does anxiety for many people

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Why extreme weather events can damage your mental health

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INTERVIEW: What this Pacific leader hopes will come out of COP28

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At COP28, small island states welcome deal on loss and damage fund

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The challenges facing COP28

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Government optimistic about progress on climate change - despite falling behind

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The legacy of Charles Darwin - saving the golden lion tamarin

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Fears for the 'powerhouse' of the Southern Ocean

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Could rewilding save our environments?

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Summit in the sands: COP-28 gathers as glaciers melt

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World's largest plastic sorting facility promises a trashy revolution

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APEC leaders focus on climate change

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The secret weapon of the reef-eating crown of thorns starfish

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Gliding to an uncertain future

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Homelessness crisis deepens as climate concerns grow

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INTERVIEW: Oxfam CEO on the climate-induced crisis in East Africa

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Lab-cultivated fat: The secret sauce for delicious meat alternatives

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State of emergency is now New York's state of mind

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Energy agency says 1.5C climate goal still within reach due to record growth in solar power and EVs

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National bushfire summit helping emergency services brace for a risky summer

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Community solar project shining a light on Australia's renewable energy transition

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Race is on for the world to reach net zero emissions

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Fight against honeybee mite sours for Australian scientists

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Australia signs landmark treaty that covers the world's high seas

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Disease fears climb for Libya flooding survivors in Derna

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Experts blame climate change for devastating Libya flooding

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Labor ramps up fight against smoking amid dismay over climate health

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Hotter, drier summer predicted for Australia thanks to El Nino

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INTERVIEW: 'Missing in action': Former Defence chief says government lacking over climate change

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Albanese emphasises cooperation and climate as G20 Summit ends in New Delhi

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'The situation is outrageous': Greece hard hit by flooding

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Kenya generates 70 per cent of its energy with renewable sources

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Report warns of heightened risk of blackouts this coming summer

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Florida residents evacuated amid warnings of 'catastrophic devastation’

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Balancing the tourist industry with protecting the planet

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Hot, dry, poor - is this Australia's future?

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Why has Victoria said no to the new Murray Darling Basin plan?

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Australians told to prepare as higher bushfire risk blooms for spring

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New deal to water down Murray Darling basin plan timeline

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Storm Hilary bringing 'life-threatening' rain into southwestern US

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Keeping safe: emergency alerts can save lives

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Fears death toll will rise in Hawaii as fire fighting continues

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Amazon summit concludes - but is accused of lacking concrete goals

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Six dead and historic Hawaiian town destroyed as wildfires rage

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Concern grows over unexpected coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef

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Governments meet to discuss how best to protect the Amazon rainforest

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Governments meet to discuss how best to protect the Amazon Rainforest

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Great Barrier Reef remains on UNESCO World Heritage list - but Australia warned to take action

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Southern Europe swelters through another heatwave

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Fire authorities investigating how cultural burning can become more accessible

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The dangers of smoke, ahead of a new bushfire season

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July on track to be the hottest month in history

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Climate change is intensifying heatwaves and bushfires: meteorologists

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Murray Darling Basin Plan won't finish on time, says Minister

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WMO warns of increased risk of deaths from extreme weather in Europe, Asia and US