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Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact

This handout picture released on August 20, 2025, by the University of Santiago USACH, shows a view of Antarctica during a study led by a team of Chilean scientists of the University of Santiago with researchers from the Netherlands and Germany, to determine the presence of heavy metals in Antarctica due to the increase in tourism in the area. Antarctica is showing increasing signs of the polluting impact of tourism and scientific activities, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Sustainability. In the visited areas of the Antarctic Peninsula, heavy metal pollutants have been detected in quantities ten times higher than 40 years ago. (Photo by Jose Jorquera / University of Santiago USACH / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO USACH / HANDOUT / " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record

A wildfire rages on Studeno mountain above Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Aug 15, 2025. Europe "continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss", noted the EEA, which compiled data from 38 countries across the continent for its report.
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Europe must step up efforts to protect environment: report

Tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market, a popular sightseeing spot, Tokyo, Japan, Aug 22, 2025.. The Japanese government issued a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures.
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August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitor

A man walks past a rain damaged area from the past few days in Huairou district, on the outskirts of Beijing, China, July 30, 2025. Heavy rain killed more than 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked landslides and flooding, state media said.
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Extreme rain in China caused 16 billion yuan in road damage, further straining public purse

Commuters cross the street on their way to work on a hot, sunny morning in Tokyo on Aug 6, 2025. Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scientists say, and Japan is no exception.
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Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35 deg C or more

The authors of the 2024 paper acknowledged methodological flaws and on Wednesday uploaded a corrected version, which has not yet been peer-reviewed.
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Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge

A wildfire burns near Little Bear Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada, May 30, 2025.
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PICTURES

Summer 2025 already a cavalcade of climate extremes

People cool off at the beach of Sale during a heatwave in Rabat, Morocco, June 29, 2025.
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PICTURES

Record-breaking temperatures in June around the world

An investment by China in the fund, which Brazil first proposed in 2023, would signal an important shift in climate finance.
International

China signals investment in Brazil-led global forest fund: sources

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