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In the wake of the deadly floods and landslides that struck Indonesia in late 2025, the nation’s environment ministry has sued six companies, seeking 4.8 trillion rupiah ($284 million) in environmental damages linked to the disasters.
Earlier this year, a spate of deaths in Florida caused by a flesh-eating bacteria, made headlines. Infections of this kind are on the rise as ocean temperatures surge higher and marine heat waves increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change.
Sea level rise, local subsidence, canal siltation, ill-planned reclamation, and overstressed drainage systems together lengthen high tides, allowing slack water to linger for hours. Experts call it high-tide flooding or tidal flooding.
Early investments in resilience and social programmes could cover the costs of damage for a fraction of what they cost today, a study says.
Scientists predict that locust outbreaks will worsen with climate change, and they suggest a way forward by integrating local communities' knowledge.
An unusual subject has found its way into the curriculum of schools in Niger: trees. As municipal authorities in the country work to adapt to extreme heat and other effects of climate change, the value of urban forestry has gained increased recognition
Extreme heat is putting people in Australia at serious risk of heart problems and premature deaths, according to new research. As the climate warms, rising temperatures could more than double Australia's burden of cardiovascular diseases by 2050.
Almost half of global average temperature rise and a third of sea-level rise can be attributed to the “carbon majors,” the world’s 122 largest fossil fuel and cement producers, a recent paper shows.
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