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Canadian city declares state of local emergency due to wildfires

Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada, declared a state of local emergency due to surrounding wildfires on Monday night. The declaration was...

Climate activists demand rapid system change as heatwaves, fires, floods hit home

The deadly extreme weather currently devastating communities, infrastructure, businesses and ecosystems across the globe has sparked renewed demands from climate activists for a rapid...

Forest fires rage as heatwave continues to grip Türkiye

Wildfires broke out in the southern and western provinces of Türkiye over the weekend as summer heat gripped a large swathe of the country,...

Wildfires in Canada force evacuation of 29,000 people

Wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta continue to spread despite rain and falling temperatures, authorities said on Sunday, May 7, 2023. More than 375,000...

South Korea designates 10 wildfire-hit areas as special disaster zones

South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, designated 10 areas hit by wildfires as special disaster zones. According to the president’s...

Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms, wildfires going from bad to worse – Guterres

The number of weather, climate and water-related disasters has increased by a factor of five over the past 50 years. Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms...

Wildfires prompt evacuations in Turkey, US

Rescue workers evacuated a total of 1,025 people to safety from homes and hotels as a wildfire raged in the southern Turkish province of...

Halima Imam: What we must do about floods and wildfires

Reservoirs, and rivers, in their thousands are disappearing on a global scale, glaciers keep melting and sea levels rise, many countries of the world...

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Climate change: NOSDRA urges staff, Nigerians to imbibe safety measures

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has called on staff of the agency and Nigerians to...
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Wildlife protection: Group reiterates need to strengthen measures

Save Andoni Forest Elephant and Ecosystem Initiative (SAFE-i), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Thursday, April 25, 2024, reiterated the need for government...

Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has stated...

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Climate change: NOSDRA urges staff, Nigerians to imbibe safety measures

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)...

Wildlife protection: Group reiterates need to strengthen measures

Save Andoni Forest Elephant and Ecosystem Initiative (SAFE-i), a non-governmental...
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