Topic: Environment & Climate — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 10:26pm
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[2026-08-04 21:42 UTC+10:00] [Tour de France Femmes] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
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
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[2026-08-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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.
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[2026-08-04 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Marine life] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again
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[2026-08-04 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “I’ve had a few language epiphanies (C8) over the years,” writes Annandale’s David Evans. “But about 40 years ago, on holiday in New Caledonia (poor weather day), I saw John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn on TV, dubbed into French. Wayne was voiced by a squeaky tenor. I’m a baritone and notice such things.
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[2026-08-04 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Firefighters operate on Mount Kithairon near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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[2026-08-04 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-04 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country’s president on Tuesday called on officials to protect vulnerable populations and a “fundamental overhaul” of South Korea’s crisis response system, citing a rise in extreme weather.
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[2026-08-04 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-08-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March that this Gulf Coast region of more than 500,000 people could face unprecedented restrictions as its water supply dried up.
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[2026-08-04 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has received two separate criminal complaints against 20 officials, employees and private individuals over alleged anomalies in two flood control projects in Cebu, the latest cases in the government’s widening crackdown on questionable flood control works.
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[2026-08-04 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Décadas después de que la última columna de humo con plomo se elevara en una fundidora de Omaha, Nebraska, Flatwater Free Press y ProPublica encontraron plomo en concentraciones que representan una amenaza para la salud de las personas en la tierra de todo el este de Omaha.
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[2026-08-04 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate and Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-08-04 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The first eight flamingos of the autumn migration season landed at Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund’s (KKL-JNF) Hula Lake last weekend, joining newly arrived shorebirds, songbirds, shanks, ruffs, godwits, grey herons, and spoonbills, KKL-JNF announced.
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[2026-08-04 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of arson in connection with the largest of three wildfires burning around the northwestern city of Spokane in Washington state, where tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate.
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[2026-08-04 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Just when Pedro Sánchez thought he had weathered domestic pressure over Spain's wild blazes, a shock migrant crisis left him facing political fire from Europe and the United States.
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[2026-08-04 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A KLIA security screener will be summoned for questioning after a Malaysia Airlines pilot is arrested with 70,000 Ecstasy pills in Jakarta
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[2026-08-04 17:46 UTC+10:00] [KLIA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A KLIA security screener will be summoned for questioning after a Malaysia Airlines pilot is arrested with 70,000 Ecstasy pills in Jakarta
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[2026-08-04 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment said Tuesday it will overhaul the pricing structure for industrial electricity as part of the government's efforts to ease cost burdens on businesses.
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[2026-08-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Just in case you hadn’t already realised how extraordinary the gigantic group of creatures known as invertebrates are, we’ve gathered together five facts that made our brains hurt (plus one more, because we couldn’t choose). Tell us your favourite extraordinary fact in the comments below
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[2026-08-04 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities at Tama Zoological Park have strengthened cooling measures to help the animals beat the heat
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[2026-08-04 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Kyodo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities at Tama Zoological Park have strengthened cooling measures to help the animals beat the heat
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[2026-08-04 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At least 15 people have been killed after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in several parts of India's southern state of Kerala.
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[2026-08-04 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The authorities in Spokane County, Wash., arrested a man on Monday who they suspected of starting one of three fires that forced more than 65,000 people to evacuate over the weekend.
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[2026-08-04 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three wounded, officials said.
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[2026-08-04 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Wildfires raging on the outskirts of Spokane, Washington, for a third day have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in and around the state's second-most populous city, officials said on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Bad weather forced the cancelation of two domestic flights and the diversion of three others on Tuesday, the aviation authorities reported.
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[2026-08-04 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to send a research probe to the region of space between Earth and the Moon in 2031 to observe solar activity, the country's space agency said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Britain's BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-08-04 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday pushed for the forfeiture of the illegally reclaimed land along the Laguna de Bay shoreline in Taguig City in favor of the government.
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[2026-08-04 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Eastern Washington wildfires destroyed at least 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations in the Spokane area. Lizzie Davis said her family lost her childhood home and family heirlooms. (AP Video shot by Manuel Valdes)
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[2026-08-04 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen health authorities issue warning after Hong Kong officials flag case of illegal dental practice at North Point shop
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[2026-08-04 15:23 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen health authorities issue warning after Hong Kong officials flag case of illegal dental practice at North Point shop
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[2026-08-04 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Wildfires in Washington State force tens of thousands to flee
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[2026-08-04 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ATHENS, Greece — A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe on Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence, and much of the United Kingdom recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries.
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[2026-08-04 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A mother and son inspect the surrounds of their home in Le Porge on Monday, after it was destroyed in a wildfire
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[2026-08-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Food & drink industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase
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[2026-08-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.
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[2026-08-04 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has found Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso and four other officials administratively liable for violating reasonable office rules and regulations over the state pension fund's P1.45-billion investment in renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation (AHC).
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[2026-08-04 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Working as a morning producer for Detroit’s Local 4 television station, Noelle Gray has had a front-row seat to the flood of political advertising in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.
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[2026-08-04 11:32 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: A firefighter works to put out a fire at a home as a wildfire burns in Spokane County, Washington, U.S., August 1, 2026, in this still image taken from bodycam video. Spokane County Fire District 8 Firefighters Local 3711/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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[2026-08-04 11:25 UTC+10:00] [US-Mexico border] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby
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[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A NEW era of inclusive leadership and industry collaboration begins with the official establishment of the Building Pride Council (BPC), a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered, nonstock, nonprofit professional association dedicated to advancing diversity, professionalism, innovation and collaboration across the construction, building, engineering, architecture and design sectors.
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[2026-08-04 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SPOKANE, Washington — Wildfires supercharged by drought and intense heat tore through the northwestern US city of Spokane, forcing the evacuation of 65,000 people and reducing hundreds of buildings to cinders as firefighters raced Monday to contain the flames.
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[2026-08-04 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Two low-pressure areas (LPAs) are being monitored within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), both located in northern Luzon, state weather bureau Pagasa reported early Tuesday morning.
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[2026-08-04 10:01 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Residents returned to survey damage left in the wildfires in Spokane, Wash.Credit...Loren Elliott for The New York Times
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