Environment and nature
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Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heat waves, drought
MADRID ((DailyNews)) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and…
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Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods
SYLHET, Bangladesh ((DailyNews)) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented…
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Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years
Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement, a less talked about but major source of carbon pollution, have doubled…
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CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them…
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Officials try to deliver aid to flooded South Asia villages
DHAKA, Bangladesh ((DailyNews)) — Authorities in India and Bangladesh struggled Monday to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of…
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Arizona fires sweep land rich with ancient sites, artifacts
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ((DailyNews)) — As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert and cliffsides for signs of ancient tools and…
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Colombian voters elect country’s first Black vice president
BOGOTA, Colombia ((DailyNews)) — As Colombia’s voters put aside a longtime antipathy to leftists and chose one as their new…
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Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat
PHOENIX ((DailyNews)) — Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix,…
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Floods in India, Bangladesh leave millions homeless, 18 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh ((DailyNews)) — Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by massive floods that have…
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US opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become…
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