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![Arctic fires could release catastrophic amounts of C02: study](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/22/52/49/Arctic-fires-could-release-catastro-416136_small.jpg)
Arctic fires could release catastrophic amounts of...
Global warming is responsible for bigger and bigger fires in Siberia, and in the decades ahead they could release huge amounts of...
![No 'easy road' for Brazil's Lula, as world awaits Amazon action](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/cb/fd/5d/No--easy-road--for-Brazil-s-Lula--a-616661_small.jpg)
No 'easy road' for Brazil's Lula, as world awaits...
Brazil's president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is facing a tough battle to halt the destruction of the Amazon, with the weight...
![UN calls on nations to 'urgently' boost climate funds](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c8/f5/00/UN-calls-on-nations-to--urgently--b-711467_small.jpg)
UN calls on nations to 'urgently' boost climate fu...
Climate change impacts battering vulnerable countries threaten to outstrip efforts to adapt to global warming, the UN warned Thurs...
!['Hazardous' smog chokes India's capital](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/24/1e/1e/-Hazardous--smog-chokes-India-s-cap-526116_small.jpg)
'Hazardous' smog chokes India's capital
Smog in New Delhi hit "hazardous" levels on Thursday as smoke from thousands of crop fires in northern India combined with other p...
![UK's Sunak U-turns on attending COP27 in Egypt](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/48/7f/c1/UK-s-Sunak-U-turns-on-attending-COP-796678_small.jpg)
UK's Sunak U-turns on attending COP27 in Egypt
Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced he will join the UN climate conference in Egypt after all, having...
![In Bolivia, Lake Poopo's 'water people' left high and dry](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ef/39/c4/In-Bolivia--Lake-Poopo-s--water-peo-163606_small.jpg)
In Bolivia, Lake Poopo's 'water people' left high...
An abandoned boat rests on the cracked earth where formerly it floated. Lake Poopo, once Bolivia's second-largest, has mostly disa...
![Nile is in mortal danger, from its source to the sea](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/66/15/95/Nile-is-in-mortal-danger--from-its--261696_small.jpg)
Nile is in mortal danger, from its source to the s...
The pharaohs worshipped it as a god, the eternal bringer of life. But the clock is ticking on the Nile.
![S.Africa will need $500 bn to reach net zero: World Bank](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/11/33/62/S-Africa-will-need--500-bn-to-reach-377456_small.jpg)
S.Africa will need $500 bn to reach net zero: Worl...
South Africa, one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, will require at least half-a-trillion dollars to achieve carbon...
![Ardern in a flap as wren rocks N. Zealand's bird beauty contest](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/07/80/44/Ardern-in-a-flap-as-wren-rocks-N--Z-635815_small.jpg)
Ardern in a flap as wren rocks N. Zealand's bird b...
A tiny mountain-dwelling wren was the surprise winner Monday of New Zealand's controversial bird of the year competition, which ev...
![More than 6,000 baby turtles are released in Peru](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/1a/81/cd/More-than-6-000-baby-turtles-are-re-488640_small.jpg)
More than 6,000 baby turtles are released in Peru
More than 6,000 hatchlings of three species of endangered turtles have been released into lakes and lagoons in Peru's Amazon basin...
![Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbating inequality](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/23/f8/b1/Heat-waves-cost-poor-countries-the--696694_small.jpg)
Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbat...
Heat waves, intensified by climate change, have cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the last 30 years, a study publish...
![Global warming palpable for 96% of humans: study](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/cc/61/c2/Global-warming-palpable-for-96--of--696631_small.jpg)
Global warming palpable for 96% of humans: study
Whether they realised it or not, some 7.6 billion people -- 96 percent of humanity -- felt global warming's impact on temperatures...
![The Amazon: a burning question absent in Brazil vote](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ea/85/90/The-Amazon--a-burning-question-abse-266244_small.jpg)
The Amazon: a burning question absent in Brazil vo...
Felipe Guimaraes leaps on and off a surfboard on the sand as he shows tourists the basics of surfing. Here, on Rio de Janeiro's Ip...
![Greeks turn to firewood to heat homes amid energy crisis](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/74/70/e4/Greeks-turn-to-firewood-to-heat-hom-649066_small.jpg)
Greeks turn to firewood to heat homes amid energy...
Residents of the Athens suburb of Glyfada who are struggling to heat their homes as energy prices soar now have an option -- free...
![New NASA tool helps detect 'super-emitters' of methane from space](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/83/2c/11/New-NASA-tool-helps-detect--super-e-357937_small.jpg)
New NASA tool helps detect 'super-emitters' of met...
NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world emit...
![Partial solar eclipse begins in Iceland headed towards India](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/35/4c/3d/Partial-solar-eclipse-begins-in-Ice-951166_small.jpg)
Partial solar eclipse begins in Iceland headed tow...
A partial solar eclipse began over Iceland on Tuesday as the rare celestial spectacle started to make its way east across a swathe...
![Singapore targets net zero by 2050, eyes hydrogen power](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f5/cd/d8/Singapore-targets-net-zero-by-2050--685883_small.jpg)
Singapore targets net zero by 2050, eyes hydrogen...
Singapore announced Tuesday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, giving a firm date for the first time, and will look at...
![Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/77/93/62/Post-Diwali-Delhi-wakes-to-toxic-fi-876811_small.jpg)
Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog
New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail to celebrate the annual Hi...
!['We don't eat lithium': S. America longs for benefits of metal boon](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/7f/b6/b1/-We-don-t-eat-lithium---S--America--686616_small.jpg)
'We don't eat lithium': S. America longs for benef...
The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triang...
![Nine dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits Bangladesh](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/48/3c/d5/Nine-dead--million-seek-shelter-as--677364_small.jpg)
Nine dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits Ba...
At least nine people have died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of around a million people from the...
![Food shock: Crop-battering disasters highlight climate threat](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8f/b4/0b/Food-shock--Crop-battering-disaster-560616_small.jpg)
Food shock: Crop-battering disasters highlight cli...
Rolling crises linked to war, weather disasters and the pandemic have shaken global food systems and tipped millions into hunger a...
![Will climate change doom US truck habit? Detroit says no](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/81/15/1f/Will-climate-change-doom-US-truck-h-914616_small.jpg)
Will climate change doom US truck habit? Detroit s...
The US consumer's love for enormous vehicles has been seen by outsiders as a curiosity and sometimes a sign of profligacy.
![Europe's bees stung by climate, pesticides and parasites](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/98/13/b3/Europe-s-bees-stung-by-climate--pes-166233_small.jpg)
Europe's bees stung by climate, pesticides and par...
Bees pollinate 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of food worldwide. They also pollinate wild plants, helping sust...
![Aid slowly reaches Nigerian flood victims](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/05/bb/82/Aid-slowly-reaches-Nigerian-flood-v-286660_small.jpg)
Aid slowly reaches Nigerian flood victims
Along a highway engulfed by dark waters, Nigeria residents load dozens of boats full of food to bring assistance to the victims of...
![LED tech boosts saplings, hopes for UK net zero bid](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/06/94/1f/LED-tech-boosts-saplings--hopes-for-206140_small.jpg)
LED tech boosts saplings, hopes for UK net zero bi...
Surrounded by rows of healthy saplings grown using the latest LED technology, Scottish forestry researcher Kenny Hay has been left...
![Vietnam's 'wave of repression' threatens climate goals: rights groups](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f3/e8/61/Vietnam-s--wave-of-repression--thre-663616_small.jpg)
Vietnam's 'wave of repression' threatens climate g...
A "new wave of repression" in Vietnam is jeopardising progress in tackling climate change, human rights groups told UN chief Anton...
![French climate activists target store lights in Paris night raids](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/41/7a/d7/French-climate-activists-target-sto-360266_small.jpg)
French climate activists target store lights in Pa...
Paris climate activists have found a new way to get across their message against energy waste in the City of Light -- switching of...
![EU leaders fight for common ground on energy prices](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/13/cd/54/EU-leaders-fight-for-common-ground--656610_small.jpg)
EU leaders fight for common ground on energy price...
EU leaders are set for tough talks on how to handle Europe's energy shock Thursday, with capitals at loggerheads over imposing a c...
![EU leaders struggle for common ground on energy prices](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/13/cd/54/EU-leaders-struggle-for-common-grou-616669_small.jpg)
EU leaders struggle for common ground on energy pr...
EU leaders will debate how to handle Europe's energy shock Thursday, with capitals at loggerheads over imposing a cap on gas price...
![Riot of color draws fall tourists to Canadian mountaintop](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0a/06/fc/Riot-of-color-draws-fall-tourists-t-686856_small.jpg)
Riot of color draws fall tourists to Canadian moun...
Despite the complete absence of snow, the ski resort in Canada's Quebec province attracts tens of thousands of visitors every fall...
![French oil refinery strikes begin to ease](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e8/4a/fb/French-oil-refinery-strikes-begin-t-606616_small.jpg)
French oil refinery strikes begin to ease
After three weeks of blockades, strikes at sites owned by French oil giant TotalEnergies were starting to ease on Wednesday, altho...
![Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up slightly in 2022: IEA](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/63/6f/3d/Fossil-fuel-CO2-emissions-up-slight-565199_small.jpg)
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up slightly in 2022: IEA
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are expected to grow just one percent this year despite concerns over...