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<p>Earth Climate covers the broad spectrum of the climate crisis with the goal to increase understanding and awareness, and to encourage the fast paced introduction and deployment of the various solutions.</p>

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    Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region - Having tried #cloud seeding and water bombing, one pilot project will see dry ice dispersed by plane across the province of South #Sumatra. As #fires ravage #Indonesia emitting a #toxic #smoke that has drawn the ire of regional neighbours, the government is testing an unusual new approach to tackle the #haze dry #ice. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/indonesia-fires-dry-ice-dropped-toxic-haze-spreads

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    #Istanbul ’s worst floods in 80 years leave 4 dead #Turkey ’s largest city, with 16 million residents, was hit by more rain in the 48 hours up to Thursday morning than the combined historical average for September and October, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. “We are trying our best to help our citizens, but we are also experiencing the biggest #flood #disaster since 1942,” Ciftci said during a visit to one of the areas hit hardest by Wednesday night’s downpour. https://www.nbcnews.com/w...

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    Nearly half of reef-building #corals face elevated relative risk of #extinction - Coral reefs are diverse #marine #ecosystems that provide ecological functions and #economic and social benefits across over 100 tropical countries. Warming driven by #climate change is a primary threat to coral #reefs and is increasing the frequency of global coral #bleaching events. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11263-3

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    Singapore battles relentless haze as Prime Minister Wong warns of action #Singapore continues to grapple with severe #haze with air #pollution reaching unhealthy levels. The haze is also affecting neighboring countries, including #malaysia Singapore government authorities are rolling out protective measures to minimize #health risks. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/16/singapore-haze-wong-warning-indonesia.html

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    #California residents are waking up to their homes sliding into the ocean. And the worst is yet to come. Sandy beaches gone. Boardwalks demolished. Homes flooded. Southern California’s dreamscape is being devastated, and the worst of El Niño is still months away https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/beachfront-homes-destroyed-california-coastal-erosion-el-nino-bring-hi-rcna603211 #ElNino #flood

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    New wildfire in Southern California explodes in size, burning multiple homes A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California quickly consumed hundreds of acres and burned multiple homes after sparking in Orange County Friday, county officials said. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wildfire-southern-california-explodes-size-220745298.html

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    El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook El Nino will likely influence the upcoming winter months (December 2026 to February 2027), with warmer-than-average temperatures expected across the northern U.S.; wetter-than-average conditions likely across the southern U.S., from California to Florida, and along the Eastern Seaboard; and drought improving for the majority of the country, including areas in the East, Southern Great Plains and Southwest https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/el-nino-loom...

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    Super Typhoon Champi intensifies to a Cat 5 after battering Guam As Champi buzzsaws its way across the Western Pacific this week, the U.S. coast from North Carolina to New Jersey is bracing for several days of high water from a slow-moving nor’easter that could take on subtropical characteristics https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/super-typhoon-champi-intensifies-to-a-cat-5-after-battering-guam/

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    Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act The leaders want governments to tackle the financial networks behind environmental crimes while giving Indigenous peoples a greater role in protecting their ancestral territories and shaping a proposed international agreement https://apnews.com/article/amazon-united-nations-organized-crime-vienna-indigenous-b7c3967fe7cc3cf2e92e5c5b76721850

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    A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. Conservative organizations are filing open records requests by the dozens..demanding emails, research drafts, correspondence with law firms and other documents from academics studying #climatechange Targets and their allies say it’s all an effort to undermine the role climate #research is playing in litigation against U.S. #fossilfuel companies https://www.politico.com/ne...