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Southeast Asia's greenhouse gas emissions demand urgent regional action

A new regional assessment shows that Southeast Asia is a major net source of greenhouse gases, with land-use change and rising fossil fuel use overwhelming natural carbon sinks, reservoirs that store carbon-containing chemical compounds for a long period.

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Why Are Loons Still Dying from Lead Poisoning?

In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates.
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PFAS concentrations can double with every step up the food chain

A new UNSW-led global meta-analysis shows that PFAS concentrations can double at every step up the food chain, leaving top predators—and humans—potentially exposed to higher chemical loads.

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Can camera traps improve conservation outcomes?

While Australia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, we also have some of the highest extinction rates.

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Eye Opener: Heavy snow and rain forces evacuations on West Coast

Snow and rain has led to evacuations in parts of California amid a flooding threat. Plus, the DOJ releases thousands more files related to Jeffrey Epstein. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

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The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool

Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.

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Halfway through Florida's bear hunt, state officials won't say how many bears are dead

Florida's first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count.

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New York's Congestion Pricing Is Working. Five Charts Show How

Nearly a year ago, New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The goal of the congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the US, was to improve air quality and raise $15 billion to upgrade the city’s extensive — and aging —…

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Watch These Live Cams of the Los Angeles Area Rain and Flood Risk During Christmas Week

Southern California is bracing for mudslides and other hazards during the holiday week.

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L.A. area braces for flash flooding, risk of landslides: "My biggest fear"

On Monday, the mountains of northern California were hit with heavy snow following days of rainfall at lower altitudes. Now, officials in L.A. are issuing evacuation warnings for sections of the city due to potential flooding concerns. Rob Marciano reports.

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The country’s largest magnesium supplier shut down. Now what?

What US Magnesium's bankruptcy means for the U.S. supply of a critical mineral -- and the environment.

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Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record

Met Office says temperatures are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though late cold spell could yet interveneForecasters say 2025 is “more likely than not” to break the record for the hottest year in the UK since records began, after a summer of heatwaves and drought follow…

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Boiling live crabs, lobsters to be banned in UK animal rights crackdown

The move comes after laws in 2022 recognised that crabs, lobsters, crayfish and squid were sentient and could feel pain.

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Victoria to get first publicly owned windfarm with 33-turbine Latrobe valley project

Advocates say State Electricity Commission’s $650m Delburn windfarm will be a ‘new chapter’ for region previously home to Hazelwood coal power stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria …

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Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center

Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite

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Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

Commentary by David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun; Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Published November 25, 2025 Introduction Tehran is experiencing an unprecedented water crisis. Satellite imagery analysis shows that key reservoirs that feed the capital are far below their…

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The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.

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Houseplant hacks – are used coffee grounds good for plants?

They are sustainable, contain nutrients and may deter pests, but you need to use them sparinglyThe problem
Coffee lovers often wonder if waste from their morning habit can feed their plants. The internet says yes; coffee grounds are packed with nitrogen and organic matter, in theory making them a n…

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Report: Climate is central to truth and reconciliation for the Sámi in Finland

As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.

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Locals sound alarm as Bijagos Islands slowly swallowed by sea

Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole.