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CORRECTED-NEWSMAKER-Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe: people need hope
Sept 24 (Reuters) - While the enormity of tackling climate change can be so overwhelming that some people shut down, presenting people with examples of how they can take action offers hope, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
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For Ugandan activist, COVID curbs set new hurdle in climate fight
BUWAMA, Uganda (Reuters) - In a run-down residential compound in Kampala, Vanessa Nakate thrusts her fist in the air as she rallies 30 young demonstrators to defend their planet against climate change.
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For Ugandan activist, COVID curbs set new hurdle in climate fight
BUWAMA, Uganda, Sept 25 (Reuters) - In a run-down residential compound in Kampala, Vanessa Nakate thrusts her fist in the air as she rallies 30 young demonstrators to defend their planet against climate change.
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Severe flooding in South Sudan displaces more than 600,000 - U.N.
DUK PADIET, South Sudan Sept 25 (Reuters) - Severe flooding in South Sudan has forced more than 600,000 people to flee their homes since July, the United Nations said, after months of torrential rains caused the Nile to burst its banks.
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Firefighters wrest control over half of massive California wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters on Thursday said they had contained about half of a massive blaze ravaging Los Angeles County for nearly a month, as a fire season that has killed dozens across the U.S. West took another hopeful turn.
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U.S. climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe: people need hope
(Reuters) - While the enormity of tackling climate change can be so overwhelming that some people shut down, presenting people with examples of how they can take action offers hope, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
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Unusually heavy rains in Senegal expose big gap in $1.4 bln flood plan
DAKAR, Sept 24 (Reuters) - More than two weeks after heavy rains hit Senegal, thigh-high stagnant water still fills streets in Dakar's suburbs, as angry residents ask what happened to a $1.4 billion government plan to protect citizens from rising flood risk.
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Crews make headway against massive California wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters notched a victory in their battle to beat back a massive blaze raging outside Los Angeles, more than doubling containment in the past 24 hours, the U.S. Forest Service said on Wednesday.
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Twin 'crises' of climate and COVID hammering millions, Red Cross says
BARCELONA, Sept 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Weather disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have simultaneously hit tens of millions of people worldwide this year, making them more vulnerable to both threats and hampering emergency response, the Red Cross said on Wednesday.
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China's carbon neutral pledge could curb global warming by 0.3°C - researchers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping's pledge that China will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 is the most significant climate policy move for years and, if achieved, could curb likely global warming by 0.2-0.3 Celsius this century, researchers said.
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