Topic: Environment & Climate — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-17 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to the media after chairing a COBR meeting at Downing Street on the UK’s ongoing response to extreme heat, wildfires and drought in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)
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[2026-08-17 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Situation at Ayala Bridge toward Central LRT Station as of 7:10 p.m., as commuters brave heavy rains brought by inclement weather.
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[2026-08-17 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court has cancelled the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday due to the forecast of heavy rains and flooding associated with the southwest monsoon, Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug Jr. announced Monday.
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[2026-08-17 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Commuters, Motorist and residence endure the flood water brought by heavy rain fall of Habagat in Cainta, Rizal on August 17 2026.
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[2026-08-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Until relatively recently, the Yukaghir people lived on the bleak, frozen tundra of northeast Siberia in the same way they had done for centuries, surviving on fishing, hunting, gathering and reindeer herding.
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[2026-08-17 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A firefighter walks through a burned area as flames engulf a house during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
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[2026-08-17 21:16 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Robert Smith, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma also among signatories to letter saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies climate reality
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[2026-08-17 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The partly flooded street by heavy rain is seen in Geoje, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Kim Dong-min/Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-08-17 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Commuters wait for their rides near Manila City Hall after Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announced the suspension of afternoon classes in public and private schools on Monday, August 17, 2026, due to the inclement weather. Schools were advised to shift to Alternative Delivery Mode.
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[2026-08-17 20:03 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Nijmegen, Netherlands – On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn’t exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.
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[2026-08-17 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around 30 electrocuted white storks were found near the Tovlan waste site in the Jordan Valley by a birdwatcher from the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) on Sunday.
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[2026-08-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Marine life] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board says international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions helped drive an increase in business visitors and arrivals from some source markets
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [Lions International Convention] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board says international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions helped drive an increase in business visitors and arrivals from some source markets
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[2026-08-17 18:35 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR – The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia’s Sabah state.
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[2026-08-17 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Activists and residents ask authorities to protect Maju Forest and greenery near Gillman Barracks and consider other sites for development
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[2026-08-17 18:23 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of National Development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Activists and residents ask authorities to protect Maju Forest and greenery near Gillman Barracks and consider other sites for development
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[2026-08-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš apologized Sunday for picking flowers in a protected area on Lysá hora, a mountain in eastern Czechia, saying he would pay a fine if necessary.
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[2026-08-17 17:50 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations
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[2026-08-17 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Child and pregnant mother killed in drive-by shooting in southern Spain, two women die during flash flood in León and more news on Monday August 17th.
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[2026-08-17 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The old Belrose tip in the northern beaches will house a large battery capable of powering 1500 homes at peak demand, while the NSW government is rolling out a program of grants for businesses to install batteries.
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[2026-08-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Solar-powered fertiliser system tops awards as city’s delegation wins 22 gold, 13 silver
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[2026-08-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [World Intellectual Property Organization] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Solar-powered fertiliser system tops awards as city’s delegation wins 22 gold, 13 silver
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[2026-08-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-17 14:38 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-17 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SM Prime Holdings Inc. received the Gold Award in the Transformation Category at the 2026 ESG Edge Impact Awards for its SM Waste Free Future initiative. The Transformation Category celebrates businesses and organizations that have significantly improved and evolved overall sustainability performance and operational models over time.
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[2026-08-17 14:29 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: “Horrific, horrendous, unbearable, unsafe.”
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[2026-08-17 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said that six international flights and one domestic flight were affected by bad weather on Monday.
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[2026-08-17 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In hospitals built for a cooler climate, staff are dealing with patients too sweaty to receive drips and colleagues collapsing on the job
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[2026-08-17 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In hospitals built for a cooler climate, staff are dealing with patients too sweaty to receive drips and colleagues collapsing on the job
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[2026-08-17 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss balancing worker safety with the realities of major infrastructure programmes, a rehydration solution for outdoor workers, problems to be fixed, and what a social media ban should include
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[2026-08-17 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss balancing worker safety with the realities of major infrastructure programmes, a rehydration solution for outdoor workers, problems to be fixed, and what a social media ban should include
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[2026-08-17 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CONCEPCION, Tarlac – Four villages in this town are in danger of being engulfed by floodwaters unless the Department of Public Works and Highways District 2 conduct engineering intervention and direct flow of water in the middle of the sill dam.
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[2026-08-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is said the first casualty of war is the truth; the final victim is often the environment. At the end of the First Gulf War, Saddam Hussein caused the second-largest oil spill in history by dumping about four million barrels of Kuwaiti crude into the sea. Now holed ships and exploded tanks again threaten the Gulf’s people and ecosystems.
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[2026-08-17 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAELEN, Belgium — Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island near Athens where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fueled fires across parts of Europe.
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[2026-08-17 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rain forecast to hit this week will be welcome for many
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[2026-08-17 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 1 dead, 2 injured as landslides hit Geoje amid torrential rain
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[2026-08-17 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Taguig citizens formed an anti-corruption group and called for an investigation of alleged ghost flood control projects worth P2.8 billion in the city.
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[2026-08-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The appeal of these events comes from facing a scary crisis in a safe environment, notes an expert
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[2026-08-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The appeal of these events comes from facing a scary crisis in a safe environment, notes an expert
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[2026-08-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: In recent years, a tidal flat — a landing zone for migratory birds — in Nagoya has seen massive amounts of plastic waste washed ashore after flowing out of rivers.
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[2026-08-17 09:38 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SMOKE. Firefighting vehicles drive through smoke amid a wildfire in Waimes, in the High Fens (Hautes Fagnes) region, Belgium, August 16, 2026.
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[2026-08-17 09:36 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-17 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Delayed physical impacts to hit economies by 2050 without stronger climate policies, says Beijing-based multilateral lender
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[2026-08-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Delayed physical impacts to hit economies by 2050 without stronger climate policies, says Beijing-based multilateral lender
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[2026-08-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cameron Green said he went back to his previous batting style in the second innings in Darwin. (Getty Images: Albert Perez/Cricket Australia)
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[2026-08-17 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Frank Gounder and his friend, Gordon McIntyre, stand in front of his flooded home in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)
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[2026-08-17 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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