Canada sees second-worst wildfire season
• Aug 15, 2025, 12:42 AM
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With hundreds of wildfires burning out of control, Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is prolonging and exacerbating the burning, leading to more destruction, evacuations and smoke-filled skies. Sophie Samaille and Yuka Royer report.
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Road to COP30: What are the climate targets?
• 3:04 PM
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World leaders will convene at a climate summit hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday in New York. Countries face mounting pressure to set more ambitious emission reduction targets for 2035 ahead of COP30 in Brazil. Governments were
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World leaders push to make tougher 2035 climate plans ahead of COP30
• 2:33 PM
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World leaders are under pressure to submit stronger Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2035 ahead of COP30, but divisions among major emitters and within the EU threaten delays and weaker targets. Climate activists have staged protests, warni
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China evacuates 400,000 as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches after slamming Philippines
• 4:45 AM
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Super Typhoon Ragasa hit the northern Philippines on Monday with winds of up to 215 kilometres per hour, tearing off roofs and toppling trees as tens of thousands sought shelter. The storm is now moving toward southern China, where authorities in Shenzhe
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