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Shops are shut and protected with wood in Clearwater as hurricane Idalia intensified as it hurtles towards northwest Florida, threatening "catastrophic" impacts including dangerous storm surge, with officials forecasting it will slam the coast within hours as an extreme and historic Category 3 storm. IMAGES
The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting hardest those least able to manage its consequences, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says during a weekly virtual briefing. "Extreme heat puts increased pressure on health systems. Exposure to excessive heat has wide-ranging impacts on health, often amplifying existing conditions and resulting in premature death," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells journalists. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron launches "a coalition of champions for the financing of natural capital" at the Elysée Palace, in the presence of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, World Bank President Ajay Banga and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry. IMAGES
Bangladeshis clean up their homes after Cyclone Mocha sweeps through, bringing down trees, tin roofs and damaging houses in the most powerful storm to hit the South Asian nation since 2007. Bangladesh authorities say there have been no reports of deaths from the cyclone so far. IMAGES
Tongibari, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- People in the outskirts of Dhaka on Friday tried to salvage their furniture and parts of their homes as the erosion of river Padma continues washing away concrete structures.According to the UNICEF report, Bangladesh ranks second among South Asian countries where children are at extremely high risk of the impacts of the climate crisis, 15th globally in UNICEF’s index. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE SALVAGE FURNITURE AND PARTS OF THEIR DAMAGED HOUSES AT TONGIBARI, MUNSHIGANJ DISTRICT OUTSKIRTS OF DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Falmouth (UK), Jun 12 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest) As G7 leaders gather in front of an idyllic beach in Cornwall (southwest England), dozens of climate change protests have taken over streets of the towns near the luxurious Carbis Bay hotel where they stay, surrounded by calm behind a tight security perimeter.FOOTAGE OF THE CONCENTRATION.
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