[2026-08-05 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: This year's July temperatures 3rd highest on record

Snippet: Temperatures for July this year were the third highest on record at an average of 26.8 C nationwide, the state weather agency said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10831496

[2026-08-05 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: This year's July temperatures 3rd highest on record

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures for July this year were the third highest on record at an average of 26.8 C nationwide, the state weather agency said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260805003300315

[2026-08-05 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

Snippet: Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world's oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all over.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10831483

[2026-08-05 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Gas giant prosecuted after under-reporting toxic emissions

Snippet: Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 11:21am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/nt-epa-prosecutes-gas-company-inpex/106998434

[2026-08-05 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Conspiracy theories blaming Jews for Europe's wildfires are spreading online, Cyberwell warns

Snippet: Cyberwell has alerted X/Twitter of a new wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories blaming Jews for wildfires across Europe, the NGO announced in a statement on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-904605

[2026-08-05 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: UK papers: 'Profits of war' and 'Super-rain'

Snippet: "Profits of war" leads the Guardian as it says oil companies have made $90bn from the price surge over the Iran war. An environmental NGO quoted in the paper accuses them of "cashing in on human misery" as a "climate crisis engulfs Europe." Elsewhere, the paper's home affairs editor points out that the electronic tags that will be used to monitor offenders' early release from prison are "failing to alert the authorities of potential breaches", according to a watchdog.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx8484plwzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-05 10:37 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Arson suspect in court as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington

Snippet: FIRE. A satellite image shows firefighting aircraft in flight during the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington, US, August 3, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/arson-suspect-court-wildfires-rage-spokane-washington/

[2026-08-05 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "It Could Be Tomorrow": California's Top Earthquake Expert Sounds Alarm On "The Big One"

Snippet: A new peer-reviewed study found that the fault system running beneath Los Angeles and the Inland Empire is carrying more stress today than at any point in the last millennium, and that a single rupture could tear across both the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults at once.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/it-could-be-tomorrow-californias-top-earthquake-expert-sounds-alarm-big-one

[2026-08-05 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Sri Lanka shuts schools as floods and mudslides kill 7

Snippet: Sri Lanka has shut down schools across its central highlands after torrential rains triggered deadly mudslides and flash floods, killing at least seven people and injuring several others.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/sri-lanka-shuts-schools-as-floods-and-mudslides-kill-7

[2026-08-05 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: BBC News

Title: Temperatures to drop briefly ahead of next UK heatwave

Snippet: Temperatures are set to drop across the UK over the next few days, ending the latest heatwave that has affected some areas of southern and eastern England.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/czjlp07xz4vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-05 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Signal No. 2  raised over 6 Luzon areas as Maymay intensifies into storm —Pagasa

Snippet: Six Luzon areas have been placed under Signal No. 2 as Maymay intensified into a tropical storm, state weather bureau Pagasa said in its severe weather bulletin early Wednesday morning.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/news/signal-no-2-raised-over-6-luzon-areas-as-maymay-intensifies-into-storm-pagasa/2398558

[2026-08-05 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community

Snippet: Cattle walk and graze at a ranch as the Bradley Creek wildfire burns in the distance, in Vernon, British Columbia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-canada-homes-destroyed-british-columbia-fbbb7f027adb04a9c9b47a109de74082

[2026-08-05 08:35 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Slow-moving Maymay intensifies into tropical storm

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/tropical-storm-maymay-southwest-monsoon-update-pagasa-forecast-august-5-2026-5am/

[2026-08-05 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Castro: Lacson won't compromise Taguig flood control probe

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro believes that Sen. Panfilo Lacson would not "compromise" his goal to investigate questionable flood control projects in Taguig City just to improve his relations with Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/news/castro-lacson-wont-compromise-taguig-flood-control-probe/2398528

[2026-08-05 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry

Snippet: On the rolling hills outside Dodoma, Tanzania's wine capital, an agricultural partnership is taking root. Israeli non-profit CultivAid is working with local growers, researchers, and young agricultural professionals to modernize grape cultivation and winemaking through hands-on training, using Israeli cultivation techniques to improve yields, grape quality, and long-term sustainability.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904595

[2026-08-05 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US court deals blow to Trump’s bid to scrap climate grant programme

Snippet: A United States federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration likely broke the law when it tried to cancel a multibillion-dollar clean energy programme, dealing a blow to the president’s broader push to dismantle Biden-era climate policies.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/us-court-deals-blow-to-trumps-bid-to-scrap-climate-grant-programme

[2026-08-05 05:13 UTC+10:00] [Los Angeles] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Devastating LA wildfire sparked by utility company tower, long-awaited report finds

Snippet: Investigators pin blame for Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and ruined thousands of homes, on ‘electrical arcing events’ at out-of-service tower

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/eaton-wildfire-cause-los-angeles

[2026-08-05 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Satellite images reveal large oil spill off Oman from grounded ship

Snippet: This satellite image released by European Space Agency shows oil leaking from a grounded U.K.-sanctioned tanker near Qibliyah Island off the coast of Oman, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (European Space Agency via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/oil-tanker-russia-oman-marine-spill-environment-b163bc0540786085f5a6e5986c3f4936

[2026-08-05 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: EU faces billions in wildfire costs – FT

Snippet: Wildfires in the EU have caused more than €3 billion ($3.46 billion) in damages so far this year, exceeding the European Commission’s average annual estimate, the Financial Times has reported.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643856-eu-wildfire-restoration-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-05 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Afghans 'exhausted' as hunger and malnutrition surge, UN official warns | The National

Snippet: Afghans are growing increasingly “exhausted” by poverty, hunger and climate shocks, as new data shows child food insecurity and malnutrition rising sharply across the country.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/04/afghans-exhausted-as-hunger-and-malnutrition-surge-un-official-warns/

[2026-08-05 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime

Snippet: Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/amazon-environmental-crime-wildlife-trafficking-police-colombia-uae-e2687c95a1f9281d0fe1b94b02a6177b

[2026-08-05 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Federal appeals court says Trump administration wrong to end climate program

Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/epa-grants-climate-united-trump-36ad8c6684939a1788dd49979e0f3ad9

[2026-08-05 03:49 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Snippet: Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/revealed-major-oil-firms-make-93bn-profits-amid-war-and-climate-crisis

[2026-08-05 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Kenya caps carbon credit exports in bid to protect its own climate targets

Snippet: Deborah Mlongo Barasa, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry in Kenya, speaks during the launch of the National Carbon Registry in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/carbon-credits-caps-kenya-paris-agreement-cc9833a1431cfb77086d1b2c06c4a20d

[2026-08-05 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Southern California Edison equipment blamed for 2025 Eaton fire in Los Angeles

Snippet: The deadly 2025 Eaton Fire in Los Angeles was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials say.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/california-eaton-wildfire-edison-equipment-34a688a6c362eb59bde3d68e2da66912

[2026-08-05 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Palisades Fire Fraud: Man Headed To Prison After Scamming $64K Out Of FEMA

Snippet: An East Hollywood man is headed to federal prison for a year and a day after collecting more than $64,000 in wildfire disaster relief on a Pacific Palisades home he had no connection to whatsoever.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/palisades-fire-fraud-man-headed-prison-after-scamming-64k-out-fema

[2026-08-05 03:10 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Rappler

Title: LPA off La Union now Tropical Depression Maymay

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/tropical-depression-maymay-southwest-monsoon-update-pagasa-forecast-august-4-2026-11pm/

[2026-08-05 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital

Snippet: Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3362975/water-dispenser-linked-legionnaires-disease-case-private-hong-kong-hospital?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-05 03:02 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital

Snippet: Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3362975/water-dispenser-linked-legionnaires-disease-case-private-hong-kong-hospital

[2026-08-05 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Scientists say global warming is making summer miserable, but soon El Nino will add to the heat

Snippet: With different parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record. But we’re not quite there — yet. It’s only No. 3 in the record books.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/warming-heat-climate-change-summer-el-nino-ffd31dd358a894667c63f4c0a21cd677

[2026-08-05 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Sudden surge of multimillionaires sees all cash buyers flood superrich California city

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/real-estate/san-francisco-all-cash-luxury-home-purchases-surge-amid-ai-boom/

[2026-08-05 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Brazil's police raid suspects accused of using chemicals to clear the Amazon rainforest

Snippet: SAO PAULO (AP) — Police in Brazil on Tuesday targeted a group suspected of using chemicals to clear a vast area of the Amazon rainforest in the northern state of Para, officials said in a statement.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-deforestation-chemicals-pasture-e5d6af37d78d6b4b54d6b395b7b1fb58

[2026-08-05 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ireland spends €53m. on gov't jet lacking Elbit-manufactured system needed to land in fog - report

Snippet: Ireland's new government jet, which cost the republic €53m, was purchased without FalconEye, a technology co-developed by Dassault Falcon and Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, that is essential for the aircraft to land in foggy weather, local media reported on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-904570

[2026-08-05 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UAE flood warning issued with winds forecast to hit 70kph | The National

Snippet: A weather warning has been issued for parts of the UAE on Tuesday alerting people to the risk of flash floods and winds of up to 70kph.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/04/uae-flood-warning-issued-with-winds-forecast-to-hit-70kph/

[2026-08-05 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Heavy rains trigger deadly floods, mudslides in Sri Lanka

Snippet: COLOMBO — Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions on Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left at least five people dead and three wounded, officials said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/world/asia-oceania/heavy-rains-trigger-deadly-floods-mudslides-in-sri-lanka/2398057

[2026-08-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Firebug with alarming history arrested over devastating wildfire that’s leveled entire towns in WA

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/suspected-washington-wildfire-arsonist-arrested-as-blaze-continues/

[2026-08-05 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Fires started 'deliberately' on mountain as crews tackle blaze

Snippet: Wildfire breaks out on Llanwonno mountain

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz05xp0vvpro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-05 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Pakistan teams search on foot for remains of climbers killed in avalanche as weather grounds helicopters

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/world-news/pakistan-teams-search-on-foot-for-remains-of-climbers-as-weather-grounds-helicopters/

[2026-08-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Drought reveals WWII battleships in Danube River's record low waters

Snippet: Romania’s military on Monday used 180 kilograms (397 pounds) of explosives to blast rock near the lower Danube’s Bala Canal in an effort to redirect water into the river’s main channel and toward the state-owned Cernavoda nuclear power plant.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/serbia-danube-river-drought-ships-7f938261b92ebbc88330d5f1b892fb2e

[2026-08-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The ‘extremely effective’ campaigns undermining support for renewables – podcast

Snippet: Despite most Australians supporting clean technology, the campaign against wind and solar infrastructure has proven to be effective, striking a chord with many of those living in remote and rural areas. So how do we bring everyone along on the transition to a renewable energy-focused future? And who’s putting up roadblocks?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/aug/05/the-extremely-effective-campaigns-undermining-support-for-renewables-full-story-podcast

[2026-08-04 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Typhoon Dolphin hurtles towards Japan: Tracker, updates and what to expect

Snippet: Typhoon Dolphin is heading westwards across the Pacific Ocean towards Japan, and residents of Okinawa Island have been urged to prepare for severe weather before its expected landfall this week.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/typhoon-dolphin-hurtles-towards-japan-tracker-updates-and-what-to-expect

[2026-08-04 23:15 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Wildfire fighting and wildflower harvesting: photos of the day – Tuesday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenVenray, the NetherlandsFirefighters rest after battling a wildfire in the Boschhuizerbergen nature reservePhotograph: Rob Engelaar/EPAShareView image in fullscreenVenray, the NetherlandsPeople watch a Chinook helicopter collect water from the River Meuse as part of efforts to extinguish a wildfire in the Boschhuizerbergen nature reservePhotograph: Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenPsatha, GreeceA house burned in a wildfire on Kitheronas mountainPhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenPsatha, GreeceA Chinook helicopter drops water to extinguish wildfire hotspots on Kitheronas mountainPhotograph:

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/aug/04/wildfire-fighting-and-wildflower-harvesting-photos-of-the-day-tuesday

[2026-08-04 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

Snippet: Child was inoculated and had not travelled but household contact had earlier tested positive for influenza and recovered

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3362964/boy-7-dies-hong-kongs-first-fatal-paediatric-flu-case-2026?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 23:12 UTC+10:00] [public transport] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

Snippet: Child was inoculated and had not travelled but household contact had earlier tested positive for influenza and recovered

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3362964/boy-7-dies-hong-kongs-first-fatal-paediatric-flu-case-2026

[2026-08-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Australia leads the world in rooftop solar, but only on certain roofs. Until now

Snippet: The Albanese government plans to push solar power to the rooftops of large businesses, factories and warehouses across Australia’s largest cities, as Labor struggles to fill what Energy Minister Chris Bowen calls the “missing middle” of its renewable energy target in the power grid.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-leads-the-world-in-rooftop-solar-but-only-on-certain-roofs-until-now-20260804-p60lbx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Solar costs for business to be slashed under energy scheme expansion

Snippet: Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 10:26pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/solar-installation-savings-ssre-expansion-chrise-bowen/106997140

[2026-08-04 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Solar costs for business to be slashed under energy scheme expansion

Snippet: Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 10:26pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/solar-installation-savings-ssre-expansion-chris-bowen/106997140

[2026-08-04 21:42 UTC+10:00] [Tour de France Femmes] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Tour de France Femmes: stage four time trial to Dijon – live

Snippet: 🚴 Individual time trial – updates from 13.34 BST/14.34 CET🚴 Wildfires could force re-route of Mont Ventoux stage🚴 Email John | Sign up for The Recap

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/04/cycling-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-four-time-trial-to-dijon-live

[2026-08-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Parts of Luzon, Visayas to experience LPA-induced rains — Pagasa

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Luzon and Visayas will continue to experience heavy rainfall due to the presence of a low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to state weather bureau Pagasa.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/04/news/parts-of-luzon-visayas-to-experience-lpa-induced-rains-pagasa/2398000

[2026-08-04 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Marine life] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality

Snippet: Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/when-you-kill-it-it-doesnt-die-the-jellyfish-that-has-cracked-the-secret-of-immortality