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Eastern U.S. floods could persist longer toward the end of the century

Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns

As 25 Earth vital signs worsen, scientists warn of ‘irreversible climate disaster’

Drought & climate change force Ethiopia pastoralists to go job hunting

In Brazil, half a century of salt mining sinks a city, displacing thousands

Sumatra villages count cost of deadly river tsunami swelled by illegal logging

We need rapid response support for Indigenous peoples in the face of growing extreme weather events (commentary)

‘Another catastrophe’: Flooding destroys Indigenous agroforestry projects in Peru’s Amazon

In climate-related flooding, a Ugandan river turns poisonous

Fears of marine disaster loom after fertilizer-laden ship sinks in Red Sea

Climate change brings a river’s wrath down on western Uganda

Landslide in Philippines mining town kills nearly 100, prompts calls for action

As climate disasters claim their children, Bangladeshi mothers seek safety in bigger families

Risky development in Uttarakhand: Interview with environmentalist Ravi Chopra

Long-term wildlife impacts at Chornobyl, Fukushima may yield ‘a new ecology’

Philippines oil spill may reverberate long after cleanup declared complete

Super flock of pigeons leaves Nepali researchers asking what happened

In Philippines, climate change tests Indigenous farming like never before

Tested by COVID and war, an Indigenous conservation system in Ethiopia prevails

Organic farming, and community spirit, buoy a typhoon-battered Philippine town

‘Alarming’ heat wave threatens Bangladesh’s people and their food supply

After historic storm in New Zealand, Māori leaders call for disaster relief and rights

‘War with weeds’ lacks ecological understanding and empathy (commentary)

In wake of ‘natural’ disasters, not reducing biodiversity loss is a big missed opportunity (commentary)

Humanitarian experts report ‘cascading crises’ as climate, health emergencies soar

Japan’s example: Can forest planting reduce climate disaster risk?

Deadly landslides prompt Philippine president to call for tree planting

Haiti: An island nation whose environmental troubles only begin with water

Fires in the world’s largest wetland turns Brazilian farmers into firefighters

As stronger storms hit Bangladesh farmers, banks are climate collateral damage

Hundreds of iconic Barbary macaques feared dead in Morocco forest fire

‘The volume of water is beyond control’: Q&A with flood expert M. Monirul Qader Mirza

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