#Korea Climate change fuels record algal blooms in major Korean water sources Korea's major rivers and reservoirs — including the Han River, which supplies drinking water to 20 million people — are seeing record algal blooms fueled by stronger heat waves & torrential rains linked to climate change, raising concerns over water safety & even greenhouse gas emissions

Climate change fuels record algal blooms in major Korean water sources

Korea’s major rivers and reservoirs — including the Han River, which supplies drinking water to 20 million people — are seeing record algal b...

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#USA #US In a new poll of national likely voters (From August 15 to 20, 2025,), Data for Progress & Fossil Free Media find that nearly half of respondents say they or someone they know has personally experienced extreme heat waves in the past five years, and most believe these events are becoming more frequent. Voters are especially concerned about rising insurance rates, and many also expect climate change to impact everyday costs like utilities and groceries

Data For Progress

Voters Report Rising Climate Impacts and Strongly Support Making Polluters Pay

Voters overwhelmingly support requiring oil and gas companies to pay their share of climate damages.

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Florida #USA #US In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have? An Inside Climate News analysis shows the state’s insurance crisis is hitting hardest in the disadvantaged counties of Florida’s agricultural heartland. Residents here, in large part, are bearing the burden themselves

In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have? - Inside Climate News

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#Australia A decision to approve an operating licence for Australia's biggest gas project until 2070 is a shameful betrayal that will impact generations, conservationists say. The federal government green-lit the 40-year extension for Woodside Energy's controversial North West Shelf development in Western Australia's Pilbara region on Friday

Otago Daily Times Online News

'Dangerous climate fail': Fury as huge Aussie gas project approved

A decision to approve an operating licence for Australia's biggest gas project until 2070 is a shameful betrayal that will impact generations,...

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#USA #US ‘It’s a killing force’: How disinformation hurts Americans In their new book, ‘Science Under Siege,’ scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez describe the coordinated effort to discredit climate and public health research – and how to fight back For the powerful with vested interests in fossil fuels or alternative cures, it’s a new twist on an old technique. If you can’t rebut the data, silence the scientist

Yale Climate Connections

‘It’s a killing force’: How disinformation hurts Americans » Yale Climate Connections

In their new book, ‘Science Under Siege,’ scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez describe the coordinated effort to discredit climate an...

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#Australia “If the Government wants its 2035 climate target to be taken seriously, it must stop approving coal and gas projects. Every new fossil fuel project unleashes more pollution here and abroad. The government can’t credibly claim to be doing everything possible to fight climate change while waving through more pollution.”

Climate Council

Albanese Government puts Australians in harm’s way with climate bomb approval | Climate Council

Climate Council analysis shows that since being first elected in 2022, the Albanese government has approved 31 coal, oil or gas projects.

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#Canada What Canada needs is a climate-responsive social protection system that would provide a safety net to protect against the economic consequences of disasters. This would ensure climate change does not leave people in multidimensional poverty or trap them there. Options could include anticipatory cash transfers, resettlement programs and publicly provided temporary modular housing

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Canada needs a climate-responsive social safety net

For anyone already struggling, chaotic disaster responses increase vulnerability and the risk of poverty, health crises and death.

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#BC #Canada grow larger overall, and they can burn for weeks or even months as the terrain is forested, fuel is mostly dense The drought conditions will stay with us for the coming years and accelerate the loop of climate change. Canada was one of the top three polluters of CO2 in the world, simply because of the terrible wildfire season, With more wildfire activity comes higher emissions and a longer and hotter fire season. This is the situation we all face

CityNews Vancouver

Is climate change contributing to B.C.’s intense wildfire season?

The 2025 wildfire season has already been the second-worst on record, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC).

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#Alaska #USA #US A small mountain in southeastern Alaska has formally become a new island after a retreating glacier finally pulled away, a stark landmark captured in satellite images that scientists say underscores how rapidly the region’s icy landscape is changing

New Island Emerges in Alaska as Climate Change Reshapes the Region

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