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Australia’s south-east to endure more wintry weather after Melbourne records coldest day in five years
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A pond in warming Mali is disappearing, and a UNESCO-listed fishing tradition is in danger
Thousands of fishermen holding cone-shaped nets stood side by side, cheering and chanting as they waited for the signal. Suddenly, they rushed to a large muddy pond and cast their nets, dropping to their knees in the mud. For several hundred years, people have gathered in the southern Mali town of San for Sanké mon, a collective fishing rite in June that begins with animal sacrifices and offerings to the water spirits of Sanké pond.
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Newly discovered Amazon fish species is named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ villain for its odd pattern
A new species of fish has been discovered in the Amazon: a piranha relative with humanlike teeth. The eye-catcher was named after a “Lord of the Rings” villain.
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China’s record heat and heavy rain raise food security concerns
China is grappling with extreme weather as severe drought and record temperatures scorch the north while heavy rains inundate the south, raising concerns about food security in the world’s second-largest economy.
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Greece heatwave: Warning for tourists after four dead and more missing in record temperatures
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Newly discovered species found in Ecuador lives up to its name, A. miraculum
Researchers have discovered a plant species called Amalophyllon miraculum in western Ecuador. Its survival inspires hope that devastated forests can be preserved.
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Oil stains Singapore beaches after shipping accident
STORY: :: Oil covers Singapore's beaches after a spill from a nearby shipping terminal:: June 15, 2024:: The oil spread after a Netherlands-flagged dredger struck a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vesselThe oil-stained waters and sand of Tanjong Beach were cordoned off from visitors. An advisory from Sentosa said the waters of Tanjong, Palawan and Siloso beaches would be closed for cleaning and swimming while sea activities were not allowed.The oil spill had spread from Pasir Panjang Terminal, less than 6 miles (10 km) from the island popular with tourists and locals, after a Netherlands-flagged dredger struck a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vessel on Friday (June 14) afternoon.Singapore's port authority said in a statement on Friday evening some oil from the damaged cargo tank on the bunker vessel had spilled into the water and "the affected cargo tank has been isolated and the spill contained".
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Experts, activists slam 'pointless' G7 on climate
The Group of Seven rich democracies have failed to deliver significant new progress on climate during a summit in Italy, instead reiterating previous commitments, experts and activists said Friday.The group, responsible for nearly 30 percent of fossil fuel production, "left the door open for continued public investments in gas", said Nicola Flamigni from climate-oriented communications firm GSCC. Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States also reiterated the need to agr
Engadget
Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s 'unfathomable' pay package
Tesla shareholders have again approved Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar pay package several months after a Delaware court invalidated it.
BBC
Wild horses return to Kazakh plain after centuries
Przewalski's horses roamed Asia for millennia before dying out and surviving only in European zoos.
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Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk
The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. "We have a lot of health problems going around in this community and most of them are respiratory problems,” said Beverly Whitfield amid dairies in Pixley, a small town in Tulare County.
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Rising temperatures put some sea turtles at risk
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'I don't know how we'll survive this winter': Ukraine recovery to focus on energy
United Nations Development Programme and World Bank discuss how the recovery of Ukraine will look like.
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Zoo in Tennessee blames squeezable food pouch for beloved antelope's death
An antelope choked on a squeezable food pouch and died over the weekend at a northeastern Tennessee zoo, officials said. Lief, a 7-year-old male sitatunga, died Saturday at Brights Zoo, the family-owned zoo in rural Limestone said in a social media post mourning the loss of the "beloved animal" due to choking. The sitatunga is a swamp-dwelling antelope native to Africa with a lifespan of around 22 years in human care, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
Time
Florida Storm Marks Beginning of Hurricane Season
A Florida storm that led to floods and submerged roads on Wednesday is just the start of an active hurricane season.
BBC
Drones reveal Antarctic whale 'acrobatics'
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The Telegraph
Holidaymakers told to prepare for ‘record breaking temperatures’ in Europe this summer
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LA Times
El Niño makes an exit, but La Niña could bring dry conditions back to California
There is a 65% chance that La Niña conditions will develop between July and September. The climate pattern is associated with dry weather in Southern California.
LA Times
'Significant' weekend warming will give Southern California a short break from June gloom
A short but significant shift in Southern California weather will bring noticeable warming across the region as the marine layer weakens considerably.
The Independent
Why is the UK’s weather so bad in June - and when will summer arrive?
After a dire start to the year weather-wise, many Britons were hoping things would pick up going into the summer months

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Australia’s south-east to endure more wintry weather after Melbourne records coldest day in five years

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Newly discovered Amazon fish species is named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ villain for its odd pattern

China’s record heat and heavy rain raise food security concerns

Greece heatwave: Warning for tourists after four dead and more missing in record temperatures

Newly discovered species found in Ecuador lives up to its name, A. miraculum

Oil stains Singapore beaches after shipping accident

Experts, activists slam 'pointless' G7 on climate

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Rising temperatures put some sea turtles at risk

'I don't know how we'll survive this winter': Ukraine recovery to focus on energy

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Holidaymakers told to prepare for ‘record breaking temperatures’ in Europe this summer

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Why is the UK’s weather so bad in June - and when will summer arrive?