UN
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2026-08-26
Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of over three billion people, the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said Wednesday, announcing three winners of its World Restoration Flagships awards.
The Guardian
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2026-08-26
DIY system will be stocked by big retailers, starting with Argos, enabling more homes to lower bills by generating own electricity
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-26
Scientists have found that climate pollution from the fossil fuel industry is significantly worsening the water crisis in California and the western United States.
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-25
The prayer gathering in one of the regions hardest hit by this year’s wildfire season comes as the province faces prolonged dry weather that has heightened the risk of forest and peatland fires.
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-24
Some of the weapons have exploded in the intense heat. Blasts have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, where a bomb-disposal team was dispatched to check a forest threatened by flames near a site of fierce fighting in the Limburg province in 1944.
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-24
A wildfire that exploded in size in Reno, Nevada, over the weekend has forced authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their neighborhoods
