Flights on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze River forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday, threatening a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff, police and volunteers used sandbags to try to protect the 71-meter (233ft) Leshan Giant Buddha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Sichuan province, …
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The California governor has declared a state of emergency as the state battles dozens of burns amid a historic hot wave. “We are committed to every available resource to keep communities safe as California fires across the state in these extreme conditions,” Gavin Newsom, the state governor, said Tuesday. “California …
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The combined impacts of human-caused sea level rise, storm surge, and high tides could expose an additional 23 million people to coastal flooding in the next 30 years, even with relatively ambitious cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. greenhouse effect, according to a new global study. In the worst case scenario, …
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