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Japan orders millions to evacuate as typhoon lashes region
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Japan orders millions to evacuate as typhoon lashes region

Typhoon Haishen, which passed Japan and made landfall in South Korea, brought down power lines and left some injured in Japan, and disrupted travel in the region.
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Severe flooding in Southern Japan swamps nursing home
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Severe flooding in Southern Japan swamps nursing home

Officials said that at least 16 people had died as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.
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Japan wants to dump nuclear plant's tainted water. Fishermen fear the worst
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Japan wants to dump nuclear plant's tainted water. Fishermen fear the worst

The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.
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Typhoon Hagibis could match fury of 1958 storm that killed 1,200 in Japan
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Typhoon Hagibis could match fury of 1958 storm that killed 1,200 in Japan

Forecasters say Chiba Prefecture, which was battered by a typhoon last month and is still recovering, is in the direct path of the powerful storm.
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New international carbon tax on shipping is significant, but falls short of climate goals

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UK pilot tests carbon removal by drawing CO2 from seawater instead of air

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Pope Francis smiles and waves as an enormous crowd surrounds him taking pictures.

Pope Francis, who used faith and science to call out the climate crisis, dies at 88