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The ICJ acknowledges climate change as an existential threat, urging nations to cut emissions and compensate affected countries.

In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’

ICJ declares climate change as a global threat, obligating countries to reduce emissions and offer reparations, shaping future climate litigation.

ICJ recognizes climate change as a global threat, urging nations to act decisively. The ruling clarifies legal duties for climate action, prompting global litigation.

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) - In a momentous ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has recognized climate change as an "urgent, existential threat" and affirmed that it imposes binding legal duties on nations to combat it. This is the ICJ&rsquo;s inaugural advisory opinion on climate change, unanimously approved by all 15 judges, offering newfound clarity regarding countries' responsibilities under international law, likely to trigger a wave of climate litigation globally. The ICJ declared on Wednesday that countries are required to take comprehensive steps to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, cease fossil fuel expansion, and provide reparations to vulnerable nations experiencing climate-related damages. The court emphasized that inaction on emissions, such as fossil fuel production, subsidies, and licensing, might constitute an "internationally wrongful act" attributable to the state. Judge Iwasawa Yuji, in delivering the opinion, described climate change as a "concern of planetary proportions imperiling all forms of life," expressing hope that the court's conclusions will guide social and political actions to resolve the ongoing climate crisis. The court clarified that while nations have discretion in setting climate targets, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), this discretion is not limitless. Rather, states are obligated to apply a "stringent" standard of due diligence, ensuring that their targets represent the "highest possible ambition" and align with the Paris Agreement's objectives. Significantly, the ruling specifies that if restitution is materially impossible, culpable states must compensate for the climate damage caused, thus setting a firm legal precedent for reparations. Although the advisory opinion isn't legally binding, it is derived from existing international treaties and norms, projected to have a significant impact on global climate litigation. Legal analysts predict that courts worldwide will likely reference the opinion in ongoing and future cases, especially those directed at governments and fossil fuel firms for negligence or damage. The court&rsquo;s decision was initiated by a prolonged campaign executed by students from the University of the South Pacific, in collaboration with the Government of Vanuatu and youth-led groups like Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change and World's Youth for Climate Justice. Their campaign culminated in a unanimous UN General Assembly resolution requesting the ICJ's opinion. Legal experts opine that the opinion will enhance the capability to hold polluters accountable and fortify human rights principles, such as the right to a healthy environment, which the court reiterated as a binding norm and a prerequisite for other rights. Responding to the verdict, Sarah Mead, Co-Director of the Climate Litigation Network, stated that the ruling validates the global public's demand for meaningful climate action from their governments. She pointed out that the ICJ&rsquo;s conclusion builds upon rulings from multiple jurisdictions that have similarly held states accountable for inadequate climate action. Lorenzo Cotula, a principal researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), highlighted the tension between the ICJ ruling and existing international investment laws, noting that treaties protecting foreign investments, including in fossil fuel infrastructure, complicate governments' duty to honor the ruling and calling for urgent reform of the investor-state dispute resolution system. Vishal Prasad, Director of Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change, celebrated the opinion as a historic achievement by the world's smallest countries. He characterized the opinion as a "lifeline" for frontline communities, who contribute least to climate change yet bear its most severe consequences. Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of Climate Action Network International, remarked that the decision signals the end of the "era of impunity" for polluters and complicit states. She pointed out that with clear legal obligations established, governments and corporations now face both scientific evidence and international law as they approach the UN climate conference COP30 in Brazil. Harjeet Singh, founding director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, lauded the opinion as a declaration ending impunity for polluters. The opinion suggests that polluters must provide reparations for their actions. The ruling's implications extend to climate negotiations, raising the stakes for future summits, including COP30 in Brazil, where advocates are expected to push for climate justice, accountability, and reparations as the bedrock of future climate governance. Countries including India, during the ICJ hearings, contended that developed nations should bear primary responsibility for climate change, given their historical emissions. India's representative, Luther M Rangreji, joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, emphasized that if the contribution to environmental damage is unequal, so should be the responsibility. India urged the court to avoid crafting new obligations beyond the existing international climate framework, which already addresses historical emissions, climate justice, and the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC). India argued that expecting countries with negligible historical emissions to bear an equal strain is inequitable and unfair and called for developed nations to fulfill their financial and technological commitments and lead by example by achieving net-zero well before 2050. Amid this, India critiqued the unkept USD 100 billion pledge by developed countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, asserting that the COP29 climate finance package remains insufficient to tackle urgent needs. To highlight its efforts, India underlined that although it houses nearly one-sixth of humanity, it has contributed less than 4% to historical emissions, with its per capita greenhouse gas emissions at less than half the global average. Rangreji insisted that India has been acting in "good faith" as a "solutions provider" while balancing the mandates of poverty eradication and sustainable development. He advised against an overreliance on evolving climate science for obligation-setting, acknowledging that interpreting scientific evidence may entail biases and must not solely guide decisions. Over 90 countries, including both significant emitters and susceptible island states, submitted their stances to the court. While countries like India and the US advocated retaining the primacy of the current UN framework, others lobbied for strong legal guidance concerning climate commitments.
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A Columbia University study warns that climate change increases arsenic in rice, boosting cancer and health risks in Asia by 2050.

Climate Change Raises Arsenic in Rice and Cancer Risks

Study links climate change to higher arsenic levels in rice, posing increased cancer and health risks in Asian populations by 2050.

A Columbia University study warns that climate change increases arsenic in rice

A new study in The Lancet warns that climate change may increase arsenic levels in rice, elevating cancer risks in Asia by 2050.

Climate change could be resulting in higher levels of arsenic in rice, potentially increasing lifetime cancer and health risks for people in Asian countries by 2050, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
Researchers from Columbia University, US, explained that an increase in temperatures above 2 degrees Celsius and rising levels of carbon dioxide could be causing changes in soil chemistry, favouring arsenic, which gets more easily absorbed into a rice grain.
Contaminated soil and irrigated water while growing rice are known to increase inorganic arsenic in rice.
An increased exposure to arsenic is known to heighten the risk of cancers of the lung, bladder and skin, among others. Rice can also absorb additional arsenic from water used for cooking.
"Our results suggest that this increase in arsenic levels could significantly elevate the incidence of heart disease, diabetes, and other non-cancer health effects," author Lewis Ziska, associate professor of environmental health sciences, Columbia University, said.
"As rice is a dietary staple in many parts of the world, these changes could lead to a substantial rise in the global burden of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other arsenic-related health issues," Ziska said.
Studies have revealed rice consumption to be a major health threat to people in South and Southeast Asian countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam, where rice is the staple food.
The combined effects of rising CO2 and temperatures on arsenic accumulation in rice have not been studied in detail until now, the team said.
In this study, the researchers measured the effects of rising temperatures and carbon dioxide on 28 rice strains over 10 years in the field. Using models, inorganic arsenic doses and health risks for seven Asian countries -- Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam -- were estimated.
"We found that temperature and CO2 act synergistically to increase arsenic concentrations in rice, compounding dietary arsenic exposures for rice consumers and leading to projected cancer cases in the tens of millions among populations of Asian countries in 2050," according to the study.
Projected average cases of bladder and lung cancer in 2050 were found to increase in proportion with exposure to arsenic, with the highest risk projections (44 per cent) seen for rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels.
China was projected to see 1.34 crore cases of cancer attributable to arsenic in rice in 2050 -- the highest among the seven countries studied.
"Emerging evidence also suggests that arsenic exposure may be linked to diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes, neurodevelopmental issues, and immune system effects," Ziska said.
The authors suggested measures to reduce arsenic exposure, including breeding plants to minimise arsenic uptake and improved soil management in rice paddies, along with public health initiatives.

As the global temperature has increased in recent years, pollen allergy season has grown more intense and will continue to do so according to research. 

Allergy season came earlier this year, thanks to climate change

As the global temperature has increased in recent years, pollen allergy season has grown more intense and will continue to do so according to research.&nbsp;

A study published in Nature Communications found that pollen allergy season could start up to 40 days earlier and last 19 days longer by the year 2100 due to climate change.
The rising global temperatures are responsible for seasonal allergies causing trees, weeds and grasses to go through early pollination. The study also states that annual pollen emissions will increase by 40% due to weather changes but will drastically rise to 250% if carbon dioxide and other harmful gases from ignition of coal, gasoline and natural gases are continued to be produced at current rates.
A recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration noted that countries globally experienced record-breaking warm temperatures last month as the average temperatures rose 2.7 degrees above the 20th-century standard.
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More than 184,000 Tennessee customers and more than 94,000 in Alabama were without electricity Friday after the storm hits USA

US: storms roll eastward after slamming Texas; 2 deaths reported

More than 184,000 Tennessee customers and more than 94,000 in Alabama were without electricity Friday, after the storm hits USA

Heavy snow storm possibly to effect 23 million Americans

More than 184,000 Tennessee customers and more than 94,000 in Alabama were without electricity Friday after the storm hits USA

A large storm system spouting heavy winds and possible tornados in Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky damaged homes and buildings, downed trees, left thousands without power and was blamed for the deaths of two people on Friday as it marched eastward, threatening heavy snow in the Midwest and Northeast.
After spawning likely tornadoes overnight in Texas and Louisiana that damaged a university campus, the storms threatened the Tennessee and Ohio valleys with high winds and more tornadoes as they moved toward New England, officials said.
A 70-year-old man sitting in his truck as strong winds blew through Talledega County, Alabama, was killed Friday when a tree fell onto the vehicle. Coroner Shaddix Murphy said it happened about 11.30 am as a storm system came through the area.
&ldquo;The death appears to be weather-related, with the winds we were having at the time,&rdquo; Murphy said. The victim was identified as Allen Cooley of Talledega.
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In west central Mississippi, a person was killed inside a vehicle Friday after a tree, toppled by strong winds, struck the car. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has not identified the person but said in a news release that their death is being considered as weather-related.
Parts of southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana saw rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow and strong wind gusts on Friday, according to Indiana Michigan Power.
The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado warnings in parts of Indiana, Alabama and western Georgia.
In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear warned of possible tornadoes and 55- to 65-mph (88- to 104-kph) wind gusts after rain moves through the state. Several school districts closed in anticipation.
&ldquo;The wind will really kick in after the storm moves through,&rdquo; Beshear said Friday. &ldquo;I don't want people to have confidence that it's going to be safe.&rdquo; Power provider Ameren Illinois reported more than 18,000 customers without service in the central part of the state after storms packing wind gusts as high as 69 mph (111 kph) swept through the region.
In New England, the storm was expected to bring as much as 18 inches (45 centimeters) of snow and winds gusts as high as 40 mph (64 kph) to parts of New Hampshire and Maine.
The weather service issued a winter storm warning from 10 pm Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday and said that a mix of snow, sleet and rain was expected in southern New England and that minor coastal flooding was possible in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The storms slammed California earlier in the week with as much as 10 feet (3 meters) of snow, with some residents in mountains east of Los Angeles looking at being stuck in their homes for at least another week.
The weather service surveyed damage Friday near Pickton, about 80 miles (130 kilometres) east of Dallas, where a confirmed tornado struck, according to meteorologist Daniel Huckaby.
Winds of nearly 80 mph (130 kph) were recorded near the Fort Worth suburb of Blue Mound. The roof of an apartment building in the suburb of Hurst was blown away, resident Michael Roberts told KDFW-TV.
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&ldquo;The whole building started shaking. ... The whole ceiling is gone,&rdquo; Roberts said. &ldquo;It got really crazy.&rdquo; The Dallas suburb of Richardson asked residents to stop using water after the storm knocked out power to pumping stations. The city said in a statement early Friday that electricity and water service had been restored.
North of Dallas, winds brought down trees, ripped the roof off a grocery store in Little Elm and overturned four 18-wheelers along US Highway 75. Minor injuries were reported, police said.
Buildings at Louisiana State University-Shreveport were damaged, and trees were toppled, said spokesperson Erin Smith, but the campus was reopening Friday after being shut down overnight.
More than 184,000 Tennessee customers and more than 94,000 in Alabama were without electricity Friday, according to PowerOutage.us.
Heavy rain was reported in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, causing flooding in both states.
The Alley Spring Campground in Missouri flooded with nearly nine feet (3 meters) of water Friday, the National Weather Service said, adding: &ldquo;Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.&rdquo; Police in Hardy, Arkansas, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Little Rock, asked residents along the Spring River to leave their homes because of flooding, while hail and strong winds were reported in Oklahoma.
Parts of southeastern Missouri were under a flash flood warning Friday after heavy rain swelled streams and flooded low-lying highways with runoff, according to the Missouri State Department of Transportation.&nbsp;
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Snowstorm in Buffalo, New York disrupted life. 20 people lost their lives in the storm

Snowstorm, blizzard

Watch: 'Life threatening' winter storm ravages Buffalo in United States

Forecasters said a bomb cyclone &mdash; when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm &mdash; had developed near the Great Lakes, stirring up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow

Millions of people hunkered down in a deep freeze overnight and early morning on Sunday to ride out the frigid storm that has killed at least 20 people across the US, trapping some residents inside homes with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred thousand homes and businesses.
The storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, with hurricane-force winds and snow causing whiteout conditions, paralysing emergency response efforts &mdash; New York Governor Kathy Hochul said almost every fire truck in the city was stranded &mdash; and shutting down the airport through Monday, according to officials.
The National Weather Service said the snow total at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport stood at 43 inches (109 centimeters) at 7am on Sunday.
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Asian region warmed faster than global average in 2021: WMO report

Asia hotter than global average in 2021: WMO report

The economic impact of flooding was the highest in China at 18.4 billion USD, followed by India at 3.2 billion USD and Thailand at 0.6 billion USD, the report added.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in its latest report stated that Asia was warmer than the rest of the world with its average temperature in 2021 about 0.86 degree celsius higher than the average of year 1981-2010.
While for the global average, recorded temperature was about 0.42 degreee celsius higher than 1981-2010.
WMO's State of Climate report highlighted that the year 2021 was cooler for Asia than 2020.&nbsp; However more than 100 weather-related disasters resulted in over 4000 deaths and massive economic losses and deaths.
The economic impact of flooding was the highest in China at 18.4 billion USD, followed by India at 3.2 billion USD and Thailand at 0.6 billion USD, the report added.
While for cyclones, and storms the damage has been significant in India at 4.4 billion USD, followed by China at 3.0 bilion USD and Japan at 2 billion USD.
The economic losses from the natural calamities as per the report amount to over 35 billion USD in 2021, including 7.5 billion in India.
(With input from WMO report)
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India is assuming G20 Presidency when the world is grappling with geopolitical tensions, economic crisis and climate change. What will be its priorities and challenges?

G20: What will India's Presidency in 2023 focus on?

India is assuming G20 Presidency when the world is grappling with geopolitical tensions, economic crisis and climate change. What will be its priorities and challenges?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India's G-20 presidency will be inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented, noting that the country is taking the charge at a time when the world is grappling with geopolitical tensions, economic slowdown and rising food and energy prices.
India was handed over the presidency of the influential bloc at the end of the two-day G-20 summit here which was hosted by Indonesia.
In his remarks at the closing ceremony of the summit, Modi said India will strive to ensure that the G-20 acts as a global "prime mover" to envision new ideas and accelerate collective action over the next one year.
"India is taking charge of the G-20 at a time when the world is simultaneously grappling with geopolitical tensions, economic slowdown, rising food and energy prices, and the long-term ill-effects of the pandemic," Modi said.
"At such a time, the world is looking at the G-20 with hope. Today, I want to assure that India's G-20 presidency will be inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented," he said.
India will officially assume the G20 Presidency from December 1.
The next G20 Leaders' Summit at the level of Heads of State/Government is scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10 in New Delhi.
The prime minister said India's presidency of the G-20 is a proud occasion for every Indian and that the country will organize G-20 meetings in different cities and states.
"Our guests will get full experience of India's amazing diversity, inclusive traditions, and cultural richness. We wish that all of you will participate in this unique celebration in India, the 'Mother of Democracy'. Together, we will make the G-20, a catalyst for global change," he said.
Modi also listed India's priorities for the G-20.
"Over the next one year, we will strive to ensure that the G-20 acts as a global prime mover to envision new ideas and accelerate collective action," he said.
"The sense of ownership over natural resources is giving rise to conflict today, and has become the main cause of the plight of the environment. For the safe future of the planet, the sense of trusteeship is the solution," he added.
Modi noted that LiFE that is a 'Lifestyle for Environment' campaign can make a big contribution to this. "Its purpose is to make sustainable lifestyles a mass movement." The prime minister emphasised that the benefits of development are universal and all-inclusive.
"We have to extend the benefits of development to all human beings with compassion and solidarity. Global development is not possible without women's participation," he said.
Modi said the G-20 has to convey a strong message in favour of peace and harmony.
"All these priorities are fully embodied in the theme of India's G-20 Chairmanship -- 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'," he said.

British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision, says will attend climate summit | COP27

British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision, will attend climate summit | COP27

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision to skip the meeting to focus on domestic issues and the economic crisis in the UK.

Sunak took to Twitter to reveal his plans after criticism from climate activists, world leaders and within the government.&nbsp;

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision to skip the meeting in Sharm El Sheikh to focus on domestic issues and the economic crisis in the UK.
Sunak took to Twitter to reveal his plans after criticism from climate activists and within the government from Indian-origin COP27 President Alok Sharma, who said it was important for the prime minister to be present to show the UK&rsquo;s commitment on the issue of climate action.
The pressure mounted further as his ex-boss, former prime minister Boris Johnson, confirmed that he would be attending the summit scheduled between November 6 and 18.
"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change,&rdquo; tweeted Sunak.
"There is no energy security without investing in renewables. That is why I will attend COP27 next week: to deliver on Glasgow's legacy of building a secure and sustainable future," he said, with reference to the COP26 summit chaired by the UK in Scotland last November.
The Opposition Labour Party described the reversed decision to attend as Sunak being "dragged kicking and screaming into doing the right thing; embarrassing".
The Green Party called it a "screeching U-turn" and "an embarrassing mis-step on the world stage" to initially announce plans not to attend.
Earlier this week, Downing Street said Sunak&rsquo;s attendance at the summit was &ldquo;under review&rdquo; as progress was being made with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on the preparation of a crucial economic statement scheduled for November 17.
Many world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron, are due to go to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
India's Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will lead an 18-member delegation at COP 27, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi&rsquo;s attendance yet to be confirmed.
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King Charles III, a passionate climate campaigner who will not be attending, is to host a COP27 pre-summit reception for world leaders at Buckingham Palace on Friday. It is planned as a review of progress made since the UK hosted the COP26 summit in Glasgow last November, with Sunak and Sharma among those attending alongside international business leaders and decision-makers.&nbsp;

Greta Thunberg to skip ‘greenwashing’ Cop27 climate summit in Egypt




 


Here's why Greta Thunberg won't attend upcoming Cop27 climate summit

Saying that she had 'many reasons' to not attend the climate event,  Thunberg added that space for civil society this year is extremely limited.

Saying that she had 'many reasons' to not attend the climate event, &nbsp;Thunberg added that space for civil society this year is extremely limited.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday said she will not attend next month's Cop27 talks in Egypt, adding that&nbsp;the global climate summit was mere 'greenwashing,'
Saying that she had 'many reasons' to not attend the climate event, &nbsp;Thunberg added that space for civil society this year is extremely limited.
The 19-year-old activist said that such forums are mainly used by powerful to get attention where they engage in 'different kinds of greenwashing.'
She reiterated her criticim of global talks stating that "they are not really meant to change the whole systemn, but instead encourage gradual progress."
The activist further added that &nbsp;Cops are not really working, unless they are used as an opportunity, platform to mobilise.
Thunberg was speaking at the launch of her latest book at London's Southbank Centre, reported The Guardian.
The 27th UN Conference on Climate Change will be held from November 6-18, 2022.
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As the storm hit the Kusiong province causing panic among the villagers and so, villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a boulder-laden mudslide triggered by the storm.

 Decade long disaster-preparedness drills couldn't save Kusiong natives

As the storm hit the Kusiong province causing panic among the villagers and so, villagers fled in the wrong direction. The boulder-laden mudslide, triggered by the storm buried many families.

Nearly 100 people have died in one of the most destructive storms to lash the Philippines this year with dozens more feared missing after villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a boulder-laden mud slide, while more than a million others were swamped by floodwater in several provinces, officials said Monday.
At least 53 of 98 people who died &mdash; mostly in flooding and landslides &mdash; were from Maguindanao in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, which was swamped by unusually heavy rains set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae.
The storm blew out of the country and into the South China Sea on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in a large swath of the archipelago.
A large contingent of rescuers with bulldozers and backhoes resumed retrieval work in southern Kusiong village in the hard-hit province of Maguindanao, where as many as 80 to 100 people, including entire families, are feared to have been buried by a boulder-laden mudslide or swept away by flash floods that started overnight on Thursday, said Naguib Sinarimbo, the interior minister for a Muslim autonomous region run by former separatist guerrillas under a peace pact.
The government's main disaster-response agency also reported 69 people were injured in the onslaught and at least 63 others remain missing.
More than 1 million people were lashed by the storm, including more than 912,000 villagers who fled to evacuation centres or homes of relatives.
More than 4,100 houses and 16,260 hectares (40,180 acres) of rice and other crops were damaged by floodwaters at a time when the country was bracing for a looming food crisis because of global supply disruptions, officials said.
Sinarimbo said the official tally of missing people did not include most of those feared missing in the huge mud slide that hit Kusiong because entire families may have been buried and no member was left to provide names and details to authorities.
The catastrophe in Kusiong, populated mostly by the Teduray ethnic minority group, was particularly tragic because its more than 2,000 villagers have carried out disaster-preparedness drills every year for decades to brace for a tsunami because of a deadly history.
But they were not as prepared for the dangers that could come from Mount Minandar, where their village lies at the foothills, Sinarimbo said.
&ldquo;When the people heard the warning bells, they ran up and gathered in a church on a high ground,&rdquo; Sinarimbo told The Associated Press on Saturday, citing accounts by Kusiong villagers.
&ldquo;The problem was, it was not a tsunami that inundated them but a big volume of water and mud that came down from the mountain,&rdquo; he said.
In August 1976, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami in the Moro Gulf that struck around midnight left thousands of people dead and devastated coastal provinces in one of the deadliest natural disasters in Philippine history.
Lying between the Moro Gulf and 446-metre (1,464-foot) Mount Minandar, Kusiong was among the hardest hit by the 1976 catastrophe.
The village never forgot the tragedy. Elderly villagers who survived the tsunami and powerful earthquake passed on the nightmarish story to their children, warning them to be prepared.
&ldquo;Every year, they hold drills to brace for a tsunami. Somebody was assigned to bang the alarm bells and they designated high grounds where people should run to,&rdquo; Sinarimbo said. &ldquo;Villagers were even taught the sound of an approaching big wave based on the recollection of the tsunami survivors.&rdquo; &ldquo;But there wasn't as much focus on the geo-hazards on the mountainside,&rdquo; he said.
Bulldozers, backhoes and payloaders were brought to Kusiong on Saturday with more than 100 rescuers from the army, police and volunteers from other provinces, but they were unable to dig at a spot where survivors said the church lay underneath because the muddy mound was still dangerously soft, officials said.
The stormy weather in a large swath of the country hindered transportation as millions of Filipinos planned to travel over a long weekend for visits to relatives' tombs and for family reunions on All Saints' Day in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
Nearly 200 domestic and international flights were cancelled, Manila's international airport was briefly closed amid stormy weather and voyages in storm-whipped seas were prohibited by the coast guard, stranding thousands of passengers.
Floodwaters swamped many provinces and cities, trapping some people on their roofs. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr expressed disappointment over the high casualty toll in a televised meeting Saturday with disaster-mitigation officials.
&ldquo;We should have done better,&rdquo; Marcos Jr. said. &ldquo;We were not able to anticipate that the volume of water will be that much so we were not able to warn the people and then to evacuate them out of the way of the incoming flash floods.&rdquo; About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippine archipelago each year. It is located on the Pacific &ldquo;Ring of Fire,&rdquo; a region along most of the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur, making the nation one of the world's most disaster-prone.

Greater Noida: 11-year-old green activist Licypriya's phone snatched during Facebook Live

Greater Noida: 11-year-old climate activist Licypriya's phone snatched during Facebook Live

Greater Noida: 11-year-old green activist Licypriya's alleged her phone was snatched, by an unidentified miscreant during Facebook Live.&nbsp;

An 11-year-old environment activist has alleged that her phone was snatched by unidentified miscreants while recording a live video on Diwali eve in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida.
The local police said they have lodged her complaint and started probe in the case. "My mobile phone was just snatched away (10 minutes ago) by two bike-borne thieves while I was going live on my Facebook in front of the Bellana Street market, Greater Noida, Sector 16B opposite Nirala Aspire. Kindly help me!," Licypriya Kangujam tweeted and tagged Noida police for help.
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This was Licypriya's first live Facebook video, where she has a verified account and over 1,87,000 followers. &nbsp;The young environment activist was standing on a roadside with traffic movement in the backdrop as she went live on Facebook ahead of Diwali to talk about impact of firecracks vis a vis pollution. &nbsp;She was live for five minutes and 55 seconds when suddenly she was cut short as the phone was snatched away, according to the purported video. &nbsp;It also appeared that Licypriya was not holding the phone and either someone else was recording the video for her or it was placed on some object to record the video, the purported footage showed. &nbsp;Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Ram Badan Singh said, "Directions have been issued to the local Bisrakh police station for investigation in the case. Legal proceedings are being carried out."

Watch: activists throw soup over Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting

Environmental protesters on Friday threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the London's National Gallery, in the latest "direct-action" stunt targeting works of art.

Just Stop Oil aims to end UK government involvement in oil and gas and has mounted a series of high-profile protests.

Environmental protesters on Friday threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the London's National Gallery, in the latest "direct-action" stunt targeting works of art.
The gallery said the protesters caused "minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed".
Just Stop Oil aims to end UK government involvement in oil and gas and has mounted a series of high-profile protests.
London's Metropolitan Police said its officers arrested two protesters from the group for criminal damage and aggravated trespass after they "threw a substance over a painting" at the gallery on Trafalgar Square and glued themselves to a wall just after 11 am (1000 GMT).
Police said they had unglued the protesters and taken them to a central London police station.
The National Gallery said the two protesters "appeared to glue themselves to the wall adjacent to Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'" and threw a "red substance" at the painting. The room was cleared of visitors and police called, it added.
A video posted on Twitter by the Guardian newspaper's environment correspondent Damien Gayle and retweeted by the eco-activism group shows two women wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Just Stop Oil" lobbing cans of soup at the iconic painting.
After glueing themselves to the wall, one of the activists shouts: "What is worth more, art or life?"
"Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?" she asks.
In the video, someone can be heard yelling "oh my God" as the soup hits the canvas, and another person shouts "Security?" while soup drips from the frame onto the floor.
Just Stop Oil said in a statement its activists threw two cans of Heinz Tomato soup over the painting to demand the UK government halt all new oil and gas projects.
It later tweeted that the protest's message was "Choose life over art".
"Human creativity and brilliance is on show in this gallery, yet our heritage is being destroyed by our Government's failure to act on the climate and cost of living crisis," the group said.
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The activist group said the painting has an estimated value of $84.2 million.
The National Gallery on its website says the signed painting from 1888 was acquired by the gallery in 1924.
It is one of five versions of "Sunflowers" on public display in museums and galleries across the world. Van Gogh created seven in total.&nbsp;
The gallery called the works "among Van Gogh's most iconic and best-loved works".
The attack came a week after Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman issued a threat to direct-action protesters who she said were using "guerrilla tactics" to bring "chaos and misery" to the public.
"Whether you're Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain or Extinction Rebellion, you cross a line when you break the law -- and that's why we'll keep putting you behind bars," she said.
Just Stop Oil has previously targeted several other famous paintings with glue attacks.
In June, two activists glued their hands to the frame of van Gogh's painting "Peach Trees in Blossom" at the Courtauld Gallery in London.
In July, supporters glued their hands to the frame of British painter John Constable's "The Hay Wain" at the National Gallery.
They first taped over the canvas with a "reimagined version" of the bucolic scene, showing the landscape covered in pollution, dotted with wildfires and overflown by aircraft.
In the same month, they glued themselves to a full-scale copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" at the Royal Academy in London.
In recent days, Just Stop Oil has held multiple protests blocking highways.
Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said of the protests that he was "frustrated so many officers are being taken away from tackling issues that matter most to communities."

On a day when Roger Federer bid goodbye to competitive Tennis, a climate change activist grabbed the headlines before the Swiss Maestro’s final game.
The young man, who was wearing a T-shirt that bore the name of his protest group, ‘END UK PRIVATE JETS’, set his arm alight after running onto the court.
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The incident took place midway during the Laver Cup match between Team World’s Diego Schwartzman & Team Europe’s Stefanos Tsitsipas at the O2 arena in London.
While Federer’s match was hours away, the man caught everyone by surprise when he sat down close to the net and set his right arm on fire.
Moments later, the security personnel rushed onto the court to douse the flame and the activist was carried away from the arena.

Climate change activist set himself on fire on court before Roger Federer’s final match at Laver Cup

Hours before Roger Federer's final game at Laver Cup, a climate change activist set himself on fire in the middle of the court. 

IN PICTURES: Climate Change activist set himself on fire on court at Laver Cup

The young man, who was wearing a T-shirt that bore the name of his protest group, &lsquo;END UK PRIVATE JETS&rsquo;, set his arm alight after running onto the court.

On a day when Roger Federer bid goodbye to competitive Tennis, a climate change activist grabbed the headlines before the Swiss Maestro&rsquo;s final game.
The young man, who was wearing a T-shirt that bore the name of his protest group, &lsquo;END UK PRIVATE JETS&rsquo;, set his arm alight after running onto the court.
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The incident took place midway during the Laver Cup match between Team World&rsquo;s Diego Schwartzman &amp; Team Europe&rsquo;s Stefanos Tsitsipas at the O2 arena in London.
While Federer&rsquo;s match was hours away, the man caught everyone by surprise when he sat down close to the net and set his right arm on fire.
Moments later, the security personnel rushed onto the court to douse the flame and the activist was carried away from the arena.

Study shows that a sustainable diet can lead to a reduction in blood clots in the brain.

Sustainable diets may lead to fewer blood clots in brain: Study

Food for thought: Here's why your diet must be sustainable!

Sustainable diets may lead to fewer blood clots in brain
Team examined dietary pattern of 57,053 adults aged 50 to 64
Participants answered questions about their eating habits
Following a sustainable diet reduces bleeding risks&nbsp;
Sustainable diet not only benefits your health but also the climate

The risk of bleeding or blood clots in the brain is lower if your diet is sustainable, a new study suggests.

According to a recent study published in the Stroke Journal, a sustainable diet lowers the risk of bleeding and blood clots in the brain.
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For the study, the team examined the dietary pattern of 57,053 adults aged 50 to 64. Participants were asked questions about their eating habits and lifestyles during the research.
The study confirmed that if people follow a sustainable diet, the risk of bleeding and blood clots in the brain will be reduced. A sustainable diet benefits not only your health but also the climate, study authors concluded.
Healthy and sustainable diet recommendations:
Plant-rich foods Vegetables and fruits Legumes and fish Whole grains Vegetable oils and low-fat dairy products Consume less meat Avoid sweet, salty and fatty foods
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Dispelling the sweltering heat, the southwest monsoon will be spreading rapidly across the country in the next 6-7 days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall, especially&nbsp;over the western Himalayan region and Uttar Pradesh,&nbsp;is expected according to the India Meteorological Department.
Relief for the capital city is imminent with&nbsp;isolated heavy rain in Delhi on July 18.
The IMD&nbsp;has also cautioned people of&nbsp;Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and south Rajasthan, where moderate to severe thunderstorm with lightning is very likely.&nbsp;

Several parts of India to receive heavy rainfall over the next 6-7 days: IMD

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in several parts of the country, including the northern region, over the next six to seven days, according to the India Meteorological Department.&nbsp;

Bringing relief from sweltering heat, the southwest monsoon is set to spread rapidly across the country in the next 6 to 7 days. The weather department expects&nbsp;heavy to very heavy rainfall, especially&nbsp;over the western Himalayan region and Uttar Pradesh from July 17 to 20.
There will be heavy falls in Punjab, Haryana, east Rajasthan, and north Madhya Pradesh from July 18 to 20&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as isolated heavy rain in Delhi on July 18&nbsp;
The IMD&nbsp;has also cautioned people of&nbsp;Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and south Rajasthan, where moderate to severe thunderstorm with lightning is very likely.&nbsp;
Heavy rain is also expected over northeast India, according to the forecast.&nbsp;Widespread rainfall is very likely to continue over the west coast and remaining parts of west peninsular India, except for Gujarat.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in several parts of the country according to the India Meteorological Department.

Bringing relief from sweltering heat, the southwest monsoon is set to spread rapidly across the country in the next 6 to 7 days. The weather department expects&nbsp;heavy to very heavy rainfall, especially&nbsp;over the western Himalayan region and Uttar Pradesh from July 17 to 20.
There will be heavy falls in Punjab, Haryana, east Rajasthan, and north Madhya Pradesh from July 18 to 20&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as isolated heavy rain in Delhi on July 18&nbsp;
The IMD&nbsp;has also cautioned people of&nbsp;Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and south Rajasthan, where moderate to severe thunderstorm with lightning is very likely.&nbsp;
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Heavy rain is also expected over northeast India, according to the forecast.&nbsp;Widespread rainfall is very likely to continue over the west coast and remaining parts of west peninsular India, except for Gujarat.

Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the seaside in Cornwall on&nbsp; Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international media outlets that have descended on southwest England for the G7 summit.
Some protesters paddled out to sea, while others sunbathed on the beach wearing masks of leaders' faces.
Leaders from&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the United States are meeting near the town of St. Ives for talks focusing on the pandemic and climate change.

Protests against climate change near venue of G7 summit

Environmentalists protest near the G7 venue in Cornwall
Activists gather on the seaside, paddle out to the sea as part of protest
Protestors&nbsp;take a dig at G7 leaders, wear masks with their faces
Protest as G7 leaders hold summit on pandemic and climate change

Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the seaside in Cornwall on&nbsp; Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international media outlets that have descended on southwest England for the G7 summit.
Some protesters paddled out to sea, while others sunbathed on the beach wearing masks of leaders' faces.
Leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the United States are meeting near the town of St. Ives for talks focusing on the pandemic and climate change.

The recovery of an ocean, threatened by extreme climatic events, could be aided with the help of sharks, according to a new study by researchers at the&nbsp;Florida International University.
The study found that these apex predators are critical for maintaining stability and biodiversity in the world&rsquo;s oceans.
These sharks consume grazing animals, which in turn feed on aquatic plants.These plants further keep seas healthy by storing carbon dioxide and maintaining water clarity.
When these top predators are pushed to extinction, it is close to impossible for the ecosystem to make a comeback, the research says.
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Sharks critical in restoring damaged ecosystems due to climate change, study shows 

The recovery of an ocean, threatened by extreme climatic events, could be aided with the help of sharks, according to a new study by researchers at the&nbsp;Florida International University.
The study found that these apex predators are critical for maintaining stability and biodiversity in the world&rsquo;s oceans.
These sharks consume grazing animals, which in turn feed on aquatic plants.These plants further keep seas healthy by storing carbon dioxide and maintaining water clarity.
When these top predators are pushed to extinction, it is close to impossible for the ecosystem to make a comeback, the research says.
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If the climate crisis continues at the current rate, the Northern Hemisphere could witness summers for nearly half the year, by 2100.
According to a new research published in Geophysical Research Letters, the&nbsp;average northern hemisphere summer has grown from 78 to 95 days between 1952 and 2011.&nbsp;
Winter could be squeezed to just 31 days a year across the Northern Hemisphere is urgent action is not taken to tackle the climate crisis.
This could have major consequences for the environment, human health and agriculture.
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By 2100, summers would last for nearly half the year if climate crisis continues 

If the climate crisis continues at the current rate, the Northern Hemisphere could witness summers for nearly half the year, by 2100.
According to a new research published in Geophysical Research Letters, the&nbsp;average northern hemisphere summer has grown from 78 to 95 days between 1952 and 2011.&nbsp;
Winter could be squeezed to just 31 days a year across the Northern Hemisphere if urgent action is not taken to tackle the climate crisis.
This could affect&nbsp;the environment, human health and agriculture significantly.
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US President-elect Joe Biden introduced an environmental team on Saturday in hopes that it will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation's air and water.Biden said these nominees will lead his administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;ambitious plan to address an existential threat of our time - climate change&rdquo;.The nominees introduced include Representative Deb Haaland as the new interior secretary. "We literally have no time to waste," Biden added and emphasised on rejoining the Paris climate accord, which President Donald Trump had abandoned.Furthermore, Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

'No time to waste': Biden introduces climate and environment team

US President-elect Joe Biden introduced an environmental team on Saturday in hopes that it will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation's air and water. Biden said these nominees will lead his administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;ambitious plan to address an existential threat of our time - climate change&rdquo;.The nominees introduced include Representative Deb Haaland as the new interior secretary. "We literally have no time to waste," Biden added and emphasised on rejoining the Paris climate accord, which President Donald Trump had abandoned. Furthermore, Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

"No time to waste", Biden introduces climate and environment team

US President-elect Joe Biden introduced an environmental team on Saturday in hopes that it will steer America towards greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation's air and water.
Biden said these nominees will lead his administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;ambitious plan to address an existential threat of climate change&rsquo;. The nominees introduced include Representative Deb Haaland as the new interior secretary.
"We literally have no time to waste," Biden added and emphasised on rejoining the Paris climate accord, which President Donald Trump had abandoned.

In a shocking new discovery, scientists have found that the frozen methane deposits in the Arctic ocean are starting to be released over large parts of the&nbsp

Alarming: frozen methane in the Arctic starting to release

In an alarming discovery, scientists find that the frozen methane deposits in the Arctic are starting to release, aiding global heating.

In a shocking new discovery, scientists have found that the frozen methane deposits in the Arctic ocean are starting to be released over large parts of the&nbsp;continental slope off the East Siberian coast.
According to a report in The Guardian, this could accelerate the pace of global heating.The East Siberian slope methane hydrate system has been triggered and the process is likely to be an ongoing one.&nbsp;
More research is needed to confirm the climate consequences&nbsp;of this discovery.&nbsp;
These deposits are known as&nbsp;&nbsp;"sleeping giants of the carbon cycle" and have a warming effect that is 80 times stronger than&nbsp;&nbsp;carbon dioxide over a 20 year period.&nbsp;

In a shocking new discovery, scientists have found that the frozen methane deposits in the Arctic ocean are starting to be released over large parts of the&nbsp;continental slope off the East Siberian coast.
According to a report in The Guardian, this could accelerate the pace of global heating.The East Siberian slope methane hydrate system has been triggered and the process is likely to be an ongoing one.&nbsp;
More research is needed to confirm the climate consequences&nbsp;of this discovery.&nbsp;
These deposits are known as&nbsp;&nbsp;"sleeping giants of the carbon cycle" and have a warming effect that is 80 times stronger than&nbsp;&nbsp;carbon dioxide over a 20 year period.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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