Climate crisis
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Amid stifling summers Japan warns of future restrictions on children’s sport
As soon as 2060, global heating may send temperatures high enough to stop children in most parts of country fr…
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Against the grain: as prices and temperatures rise, can Japan learn to love imported rice?
The political and cultural insulation of Japan’s beloved grain is falling apart, and experts warn the country’…
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Against the grain: as prices and temperatures rise, can Japan learn to love imported rice?
The political and cultural insulation of Japan’s beloved grain is falling apart, and experts warn the country’…
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Japan battles largest wildfire in decades
More than a thousand people have been evacuated near forest of Ofunato in northern region of IwateMore than a …
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‘Extraordinary longevity’: great whales can live a lot longer than we thought – if we leave them alone
Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the ind…
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Mount Fuji snowless for longest time on record after sweltering Japan summer
As of 29 October, the iconic mountain was still without snow, marking the longest period since records began 1…
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Japan swelters through hottest summer while parts of China log warmest August on record
Climate scientists have already predicted that 2024 will be the hottest year everJapan has recorded its hottes…
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Praying to the god of sunshine and rain: visitor numbers at Japan’s only Shinto weather shrine surge
At the Kisho Jinja weather shrine in Tokyo, worshippers come to pray for respite from extreme weather events f…
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The good tourist: can we learn to travel without absolutely infuriating the locals?
Author Paige McClanahan says there is a way to be your best self abroad – it starts by visiting fewer places a…
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As the Coalition goes nuclear, Labor is free to ensure fossil fuels are burned with abandon and little scrutiny | Greg Jericho
How can Australia get to net zero by 2050 while approving projects that will run for decades beyond that date?…
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Swapping red meat for herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives, study suggests
Switch could also cut prevalence of disability linked to diet-related disease and help tackle the climate cris…
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Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches
Masses of ephemeral organisms known as ‘by-the-wind sailors’ wash up in a ‘blue tide’ on the west coast most y…
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London is city most exposed to air pollution from aviation, global study finds
Six airports put UK capital ahead of Tokyo and Dubai, with Heathrow second-worst global airport for climate im…
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Australia urged not to rely on ‘drug dealer’s defence’ for gas exports and help wean Japan off fossil fuels
Diplomats for Climate group says if government wants to use that defence ‘it needs to be the dealer who takes …
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Japan’s haiku poets lost for words as climate crisis disrupts seasons
The rhythms of the natural world have informed countless haiku in the centuries since Bashō wrote the Narrow R…
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Brown bear cubs in Japan die of starvation amid salmon shortage
Experts blame rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis for cub deaths at Unesco heritage siteAs many a…
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Japan swelters through ‘abnormal’ autumn, with warnings of more heat to come
After experiencing a record-breaking number of ‘extremely hot’ days in summer, the unusually high temperatures…
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Teenager among 15 heat-related deaths as Japan and South Korea swelter
In South Korea, 12 people died from heat-related deaths last weekend, while in Japan, three people died includ…
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From Kawasaki to Phoenix: tracking a day of extreme heat around the world
As extreme temperatures challenge records across the globe, we chart a day in the life of a heatwave, from mor…
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Extreme heatwave live: Texas city confirms first heat death; northern hemisphere boils in severe weather – as it happened
Man in Houston died in house without air conditioning; mercury in parts of Italy is close to hitting 45C as wi…