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Europe's Scorched Summer: The Ancient Shepherds Who May Hold the Answer to Wildfires
Europe's Heat Refuses to Leave: September Records Fall as Economies Count the Cost
A heat dome brought 32°C to Germany and 33°C to France in late September — temperatures more typical of midsummer. Researchers now put this summer's heat bill for Europe at €113 billion, and the UK has suffered its worst harvest on record.
'Grants, Not Loans': Nepal's PM Demands Climate Justice at the UN After Glacier Disaster
A glacier collapse in late August triggered a flash flood that killed at least 1,450 people and left more than 6,000 missing. At the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Balendra Shah said vulnerable nations must not borrow their way out of climate catastrophe.
At His Final Climate Summit, Guterres Demands Fossil-Fuel Exit Timelines
World leaders met in New York on September 23 as scientists warned that breaching 1.5°C is now 'virtually inevitable' — and the outgoing UN chief told the G20 to lead the energy transition with clear deadlines.
Super El Niño: The Strongest on Record Is Coming — and Its Heat Could Kill 451,000
China's meteorologists say this year's El Niño could be the strongest ever measured, with ocean temperatures peaking in November — while a new University of Chicago analysis warns that heat alone could claim 451,000 lives by February.
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At His Final Climate Summit, Guterres Demands Fossil-Fuel Exit Timelines
'Grants, Not Loans': Nepal's PM Demands Climate Justice at the UN After Glacier Disaster
Europe's Heat Refuses to Leave: September Records Fall as Economies Count the Cost
Super El Niño: The Strongest on Record Is Coming — and Its Heat Could Kill 451,000