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Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low

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Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low

Sept 25 (Reuters) – Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up. Researchers warn the shift can have dire consequences … Read more

Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast

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Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast

[1/5]Vincent Thomas Etienne, Evgeny Kovalevsky and Stanislav Berezkin, the three people rescued after sharks attacked a yacht off the Australian coast, pose for a photo in Vanua Levu Island, Fiji July 31, 2023. Russian Ocean Way/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Three people on board an inflatable catamaran in … Read more

Sand dredging is ‘sterilizing’ ocean floor, UN warns

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Sand dredging is ‘sterilizing’ ocean floor, UN warns

GENEVA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is unsustainable and can wipe out local marine life irreversibly. Sand is the most exploited natural resource in the world after water but its extraction for use in … Read more

British Columbia lifts most travel restrictions as Canada wildfires ease

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British Columbia lifts most travel restrictions as Canada wildfires ease

[1/3]British Columbia’s Premier David Eby holds a press conference following a tour of the Tselletkwe Lodge, which was created as a safe place for Indigenous evacuees and others who’ve been displaced due to the wildfires, in Kamloops, B.C., Canada, August 22, 2023. Chad Hipolito/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 22 (Reuters) – The government … Read more

Canada to deploy armed forces in British Columbia to tackle fast-spreading fires

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Canada to deploy armed forces in British Columbia to tackle fast-spreading fires

Aug 20 (Reuters) – Canada is sending armed forces to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province deals with tinder-dry conditions and winds that have put more than 35,000 people under evacuation order. The province imposed an emergency late on Friday, giving officials more power … Read more

Wildfire in Tenerife national park prompts village evacuations

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Wildfire in Tenerife national park prompts village evacuations

TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A wildfire that broke out in a national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife has spread to 300 hectares, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of five villages and to cut off access to the forest surrounding the Mount Teide volcano. The fire, which started on … Read more