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Hello and welcome to your weekly Climate news round-up from The Independent. A huge typhoon struck Shanghai this week. It was the strongest storm to hit the city in 75 years and it brought the financial capital to a standstill. More than 414,000 residents were evacuated and hundreds of flights were cancelled at Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports on Sunday and Monday. The typhoon left hundreds of homes without power and damaged several buildings. Bebinca was the second typhoon to strike China in September after deadly Super Typhoon Yagi struck Hainan province and continued to drive the death toll up in southeast Asia. |
Clockwise left to right: Pedestrians struggle with their umbrellas in strong winds and rain from the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai; Aftermath of flooding in Jesenik Czech Republic; Flood-affected residents wait for a rescue boat to arrive in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region after Typhoon Yagi. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images, Getty Images, AFP via Getty Images ) |
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"I've often thought that it must be easy to destroy what you don't understand," says Nemonte Nenquimo, the first woman president of the Waorani people of Pastaza, in eastern Ecuador. "I thought, perhaps if the outsiders understood a bit more about our lives in the Amazon rainforest, they'd stop trying to cut it down, burn it, or poison it," she says. Nenquimo is explaining why, considering the traditional oral history of her community, she's written a book. Co-authored with her American partner Mitch Anderson, it was published in June and entitled We Will Not Be Saved, which rejects the idea that Indigenous people need "saving". |
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The number of acres burned in Brazil during the first half of this year, a 122 per cent increase on 2023. Read more |
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Californians are in harm's way as they heed evacuation orders. Nevertheless, former President Trump expressed that he would play with their lives and their homes if he doesn't get what he wants. |
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The president of the California firefighters' union slammed Donald Trump for suggesting he would withhold federal firefighting aid if the state didn't go along with his political priorities. Read more |
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