Locusts in East Africa threaten to become a plague
The millions of people in East Africa are facing an impending disaster swarms of locusts are ravaging fields of crops. The UN is calling for urgent actions saying the food security of people in the affected region is at risk. More rainfall in the weeks ahead will bring fresh vegetation to feed new generations of the pests.
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At least 86 people have died in the devastating California wildfires. Large fires have grown in populated areas of California over the past few weeks, including the Camp Fire, north of Sacramento, the Woolsey Fire and the Hill Fire, northwest of Los Angeles.
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What are climate refugees?
Climate refugees are people who must leave their homes and communities because of the effects of climate change and global warming.
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Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world’s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
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