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'Without Urgent Govt Intervention,' Koalas Face Extinction in New South Wales by 2050
A koala named Pete from Pappinbarra at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 29, 2019 in Port Macquarie, Australia.
States Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Pandemic Face Another Health Hazard as Massive Dust Plume Heads Toward Southern US
Julia Conley, staff writer
People with respiratory ailments in Texas and Florida, where hospitals are nearing capacity with Covid-19 patients, may find little healthcare support if the dust plume exacerbates their conditions.
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'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm' Amphan Barrels Towards India, Bangladesh
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
A Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) volunteer uses a megaphone to urge residents to evacuate to shelters ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Amphan in Khulna on May 19, 2020. India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people May 18 as a cyclone barrelled towards their coasts, with officials racing to ready extra shelters amid fears of coronavirus contagion in cramped refuges.
Meteorologists say there's "catastrophic storm surge potential."
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'Trapped in a Nightmare Situation': Philippines Typhoon Offers Glimpse of Climate Disaster Amid Pandemic
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Residents carrying their belongings and wearing face masks arrive at a school compound serving as temporary shelter in Sorsogon town, Bicol region, south of Manila on May 14, 2020, as Typhoon Vongfong approaches.
"A global pandemic does not mean the climate crisis has stopped," says 350.org...
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A sign on a farm trailer reading "Food grows where water flows" hangs over dry, cracked mud at the edge of a farm April 16, 2009 near Buttonwillow, California. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)
Emerging Climate-Fueled Megadrought in Western US Rivals Any Over Past 1,200 Years: Study
A fire rages in Bobin, Australia on Nov. 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes across the state of New South Wales.
UN Chief Warns World 'Way Off Track' on Tackling Climate Crisis as New Report Underscores Need for Bold Global Action
Extreme Weather Could Spark Economic Recession 'Likes of Which We've Never Seen Before,' Research Warns
Floodwater from the Mississippi River rises around a home on June 1, 2019 in West Alton, Missouri.
Planet Just Had Costliest Decade for Global Natural Disasters: Insurance Industry Report
Fire and Rescue personnel run to move their truck as a bushfire burns next to a major road and homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney
'Unquestionably Alarming Signs': Earth Just Had Hottest Decade on Record
Oliviera Feliciano rests at the refugee camp located at the Mariano Rodríguez Coliseum on January 11, 2020 in Guanica, Puerto Rico. Saturday morning's quake was the most powerful aftershock following Tuesday's 6.4 earthquake that damaged her home. (Photo: Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)
'Unconscionable': As Puerto Rico Suffers Earthquake Aftermath, AOC, Sanders, and Velazquez Demand Trump End Illegal Hold on Relief Funds
Activists for climate action rallied
Tens of Thousands Join 'Sack ScoMo' Protests Against Government Climate Inaction as Bushfires Rage Across Australia
With 14 'Billion-Dollar Disasters' and Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska and Across South, 2019 Was a Year of Climate Extremes for US
More Than One Billion Animals Killed in Australia Wildfires Called a 'Very Conservative' Estimate
'Virtually Unstoppable' Blazes, Record Heat, and Mass Evacuations as Australia Wildfires Intensify
A woman stands amid buildings and homes destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Groundbreaking Study Finds 'Fingerprint' of Human-Caused Climate Change in Global Daily Weather
Indonesian children wade in their flooded neighborhood
Flooding From What Officials Called 'Not Ordinary Rain' Kills Dozens and Displaces Thousands in Jakarta

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