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Western Wildfire Smoke Causes East Coast Haze, Vivid Sunsets

The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and remarkable sunsets.

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World Failing to Meet All Targets to Save Nature, U.N. Warns

Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save Earth's vital biodiversity, the United Nations said Tuesday. 

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Trump Arrives in California for Wildfires Briefing

President Donald Trump arrived Monday in California to be briefed on wildfires engulfing swaths of the U.S. West.

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Biden Slams Trump as 'Climate Arsonist'

Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Monday slammed rival Donald Trump as a "climate arsonist" whose refusal to take global warming seriously would exacerbate the crisis if the Republican incumbent is re-elected in November.

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Greenpeace Contests Dutch Bailout of KLM Airline

Greenpeace Netherlands said Monday it will contest in court the Dutch government's 3.4-billion-euro bailout of KLM over a lack of conditions requiring the airline to reduce its environmental impact.

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Syria Battles Forest Fires for Seventh Day Straight

Syrian firefighters and army helicopters Wednesday battled forest fires for a seventh consecutive day in government-held areas of the war-torn country, state media said.

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Gusty Winds Pose Continued Wildfire Threats in California

Wildfires raged unchecked throughout California Wednesday, and gusty winds could drive flames into new ferocity, authorities warned.

Diablo winds in the north and Santa Ana winds in the south were forecast into Wednesday at a time when existing wildfires already have grown explosively.

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Nearly 60 Bridges, 2,000 Houses Wrecked by Typhoon in North Korea

A typhoon that struck North Korea wrecked nearly 60 bridges and destroyed or inundated more than 2,000 houses, state media reported Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the damage had disrupted central planning for the rest of the year.

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U.N. Head: Cooperate on Climate or 'We Will be Doomed'

World powers must pull together and retool their economies for a green future or humanity is "doomed", U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has warned, telling AFP that failure to control the coronavirus pandemic illustrates the danger of disunity.

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Arsenal's Bellerin Invests in Green Football Club

Arsenal and Spain defender Hector Bellerin has become the second-biggest shareholder at Forest Green Rovers, a lower-tier English side recognized as the world's greenest football club.

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