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Bushfire emergency heroes to take centre stage at this year's Mardi Gras parade

The emergency service heroes of Australia's devastating bushfire crisis will have a moment in the spotlight during this year's Sydney Mardi Gras.




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Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of mild weather

Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of unprecedented mild weather caused by climate change, according to a UK animal rescue centre.




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UK's only working sled-dog centre to close 'due to climate change'

The Cairngorms Sleddog Centre, in Scotland, has decided to close its doors after 20 years in business as rising temperatures turn the once snow-covered mountains to a barren muddy landscape.




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MAFS' Connie Crayden won't have children due to climate change

Married At First Sight star Connie Crayden has revealed she will be adopting rather than having biological children due to concerns over climate change.




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Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to climate change

At-risk areas include Surfers' Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa del Sol and Weymouth, the study reveals.




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Cuts to air pollution could SPEED UP climate change in the short term

Experts from the University of Reading found that cutting pollution in areas with heavy industry would lead to short term temperature spikes and heavier rainfall.




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Viking's 1,500-year-old arrowhead discovered after climate change melts Norwegian glacier

Climate change has revealed a Viking's missed shot that laid hidden in Norway's the Jotunheimen glacier, a glacier for 1,500 years. Made of iron, it is seven inches long and weighs just over an ounce.




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Holy cow! How feeding cattle seaweed can help stop climate change

Boffins at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have developed FutureFeed, an additive made from a red seaweed called asparagopsis.




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Orange Is The New Black star Yael Stone cries at Sydney Opera House All About Women festival

Orange Is The New Black star Yael Stone recently returned to Australia over concerns about the carbon footprint she was creating by travelling to the US to work. 




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UK must cut meat consumption by 50 per cent to meet 2050 carbon emissions target

Climate neutrality by 2050 is unlikely for the UK without drastic technological and societal changes including limiting aviation and halving meat production, a report has found.




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Climate change is causing more plants to grow in savanna and tundra

An increase in wooded plants in both savanna and tundra regions is caused by increased rainfall and temperatures that can be attributed to climate change, UK ecologists have concluded.




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The world is 'way off track' for meeting climate targets

The world is 'way off track' for meeting targets to curb rising temperatures as the impacts of climate change increase, warned United Nations experts.




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Greta Thunberg wants to marry Prince George, Russian pranksters tell Prince Harry

The Duke of Sussex was duped into believing he was speaking to 17-year-old environmentalist Greta, who told him she wanted to one day marry Prince George (pictured).




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World 'way off track' in meeting climate change targets warns UN report

A damning report compiled by the UN's World Meteorological Organisation highlights 2019's increasing heat, accelerating sea level rises, and extreme weather.




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Snakes are facing extinction as temperatures rise due to climate change

Global warming makes it harder for snakes to maintain their optimum body temperature, changes their habitats and can reduce food availability.




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Climate change could see up to 1.2 BILLION people suffer from unsafe temperatures by 2100 

Researcher from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that four times as many people will be impacted by heat stress by 2100 than are today.




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Climate change threatens Himalayan goats used to produce world's most expensive cashmere

Pashmina goats, source of the world's most valuable form of cashmere wool, are facing a growing threat from climate change as heavy snows kill the grasses they depend on as a food source.




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South of England could run out of water in 20 years unless ministers act to stop shortages

London's excessive water consumption is leaving the south east particularly at risk of water shortages in the next 20 years. Drier weather due to climate change could bring a 600mn litre reduction in rainfall.




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New stunning National Geographic images explores aspects of climate change in their new issue

Rachel Carson's bestseller Silent Spring, which was published in 1962, helped to spur an environmental movement. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970.




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Wings of the nightingale famed for its beautiful birdsong are SHRINKING due to climate change 

This change will make the nightingale's long migrations to Africa more arduous and threaten its very survival, scientists have warned.




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Major UN climate change summit set to take place in Glasgow postponed

The Cop26 meeting was set to take place at Glasgow's Scottish Events Campus - which is being turned into a temporary coronavirus field hospital - from November 9 to 20.




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Britain's water birds have declined by a QUARTER in 10 years due to climate change

Data for the trust's Wetland Bird Survey - which has been running for 70 years - is collected monthly by a network of volunteer across British wetlands.




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Birds are adopting 'extraordinary behaviours' to survive the impact of climate change

Researchers from McGill University, Montreal studied data on more than 8,600 bird species to look at changes in their feeding and hunting techniques over time.




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Hungry birds are using their brains to beat climate change

Birds are learning new tricks to survive as global warming threatens their habitats, scientists in Canada say.




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More than half of all Earth's ocean life died off 444 million years ago because it ran out of oxygen

Stanford University, California experts believe that the 'Late Ordovician' mass extinction 450 million years ago was due to widespread 'anoxia', or oxygen depletion, over a three million year period.




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A 'MEGADROUGHT' is likely to emerge in the southwest of North America driven by climate change

Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought.




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Butterfly charity urges British public to report garden sightings during the coronavirus lockdown

Butterfly Conservation has been taking comprehensive surveys of Britain's butterfly and moth populations for the last 50 years.




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Greta Thunberg says coronavirus and climate change must be tackled together

The 17-year-old marked Earth Day with a live-streamed appeal from Sweden to 'tackle two crises at once', saying the pandemic showed the importance of listening to scientists.




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Hawaiian volcano eruption in 2018 was triggered by sustained rainfall

Excessive and sustained rainfall triggered 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption by softening the volcanic rock, which breaks more easily under pressure from magma, according to a new study.




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Jane Fonda treats herself to a martini and fights climate change for the 9 To 5 TikTok trend

The 82-year-old movie star embraced the viral moment by walking people through her daily quarantine routine and encouraging viewers to join in her Fire Drill Friday protests.




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Greenhouse gas emissions drop due to coronavirus lockdowns is NOT enough to stop climate change

The coronavirus has forced the world in a lockdown, resulting in a 6% drop in carbon dioxide levels, but experts warn it return to normal once the global economy recovers from the pandemic.




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Tropical coral reefs are being transformed by climate change

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.




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Climate change could slow down hurricanes by two miles per hour, experts warn

Princeton scientists warn that climate change will slow the movements of hurricanes by two miles per hour, resulting in the storm lingering over land longer and cause more destruction.




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Climate change is slowly killing off the main source of food for crabeater seals

Life for crabeater seals in the Antarctic could get even more difficult in the coming years, as climate change and commercial fishing make krill, their main food source, more scarce.




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Global warming could trigger ancient Indian Ocean El Niño-like climate pattern by 2100 

Computer simulations reveal climate change could awaken an ancient Indian Ocean El Niño by 2100, but the phenomenon could occur as early as 2050 if the current warming trends continue.




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Not child's play! Firefighters rescue a teenager who is a little bit too big for park swing 

Footage of the rescue emerged yesterday, and shows two firefighters working hard to remove the youngster from a swing in Bradford.




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Snapchat sex scandal involving underage girls rocks one of Australia's biggest Olympic sports

An alleged Snapchat sex scandal is set to rock one of Australia's most successful Olympic sports with claims underage athletes were also targeted.




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Tech giants urged to hand over data on how children use the internet to help research

British research looking at links between internet use and mental health is held back by a lack of accurate data showing which websites children use and how long they spend online (stock image).




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Boy, 17, charged with terror threats for posting message about bombing plane

Hector Fonseca, 17, from Humble, Texas, has been charged with third-degree making terroristic threats, a felony, for allegedly posting messages on Snapchat about blowing up plane.




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Paedophile who called himself 'Kirsty' while befriending two girls aged 15 on social media is jailed

Nicholas McEntee (pictured), 26, from Wetherby, appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he was jailed for eight years followed by an extended licence period of six years.




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Miranda Kerr reveals she's a huge fan of ex Orlando Bloom's fiancée Katy Perry

During an interview on Fifi, Fev & Byron, the model, 36, admitted she's obsessed with the musician's, 34, singles and detailed how she and Orlando, 42, raise their son Flynn, eight.




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Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel at exhibition

She's currently pregnant with her third child - and model Miranda Kerr looked incredible when she showed off her bump on Wednesday night. 




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Derby striker Mason Bennett filmed downing a pint of lager and throwing up in a urinal

Mason Bennett was filmed being sick in a pub toilet by his new Derby captain Tom Huddlestone just hours before crashing his car and being arrested for drink-driving.




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7 teens charged with gang assault in stabbing death of 16-year-old boy broadcast on social media

The seven New York teens caught on video beating a 16-year-old boy who had already been stabbed are being charged with felonies for their roles in the homicide that went viral on social media.




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Teenage drug dealer, 19, jailed after 14-year-old customer dies

Connor Parrish, 19, pictured, received a four-year detention order after he admitted supplying ecstasy to 14-year-old Bethany Devlin-McCrone who later died.




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Policeman, 26, snared teenage girls on social media before grooming and sexually abusing them jailed

Stephen Godridge, a special constable for Greater Manchester Police, would befriend teenage girls on social media before meeting and sexually abusing them.




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Teenager fronts Wollongong Court accused of assaulting a father and posting videos to Snapchat

Casey Holmes appeared in Wollongong Local Court, south of Sydney, on Tuesday accused of assaulting Brad Quirk on Saturday September 28.




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Wombat killing: Footage of car hitting and killing native animal in Tasmania

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Mobile phone footage shows wombat hit by a four-wheel-drive in Tasmania. The wombat is seen hanging off the car's bull bar.




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Snapchat's new 'Time Machine' filter lets you change your age to appear older or younger in selfies

The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger at one end and older in the opposite direction.




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The Bold And The Beautiful vet Carly Steel gets engaged to Snapchat executive Jacob Andreou

The 37-year-old beauty, who has starred on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and worked with Gwyneth Paltrow on Mortdecai, shared the news on Monday after flashing her diamond.