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October Was Supposed to Cool Down. Why Is India Still Sweating? #ElNino #UrbanHeat #Monsoon #Delhi climatefactchecks.org/octobe…

October Was Supposed to Cool Down. Why Is India Still Sweating? - Climate Fact Checks

Malegaon at 38.4°C, Delhi near 36°C: why October 2026 feels like summer, from a dry monsoon exit to a strong El Niño and warmer nights.

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Inside Sri Lanka's Crackdown on Elephant Jaw Bombs #ElephantConservation #HakkaPatas #Srilanka #WildlifeProtection climatefactchecks.org/inside…

Inside Sri Lanka's Crackdown on Elephant Jaw Bombs - Climate Fact Checks

 Bait left at the edge of a field looks like food to a hungry animal. That is the whole design of a hakka-patas: an explosive that goes off in the mouth of whatever bites. On 6 October, wildlife...

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Why Gurugram’s Traffic Is Emptying Classrooms #AirPollution #ChildAsthma #DelhiNCRpollution #TrafficJam climatefactchecks.org/why-gu…

Why Gurugram’s Traffic Is Emptying Classrooms - Climate Fact Checks

Gurugram traffic pollution caused nearly 95,000 missed school days in 2025. See what the ICCT study found and which solutions could help.

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Sri Lanka Begins Islandwide Agricultural Census Across 14,008 Grama Niladhari Divisions #AgriculturalCensus #SriLanka #EconomicCensus #SriLankaFarmers climatefactchecks.org/sri-la…

Sri Lanka Begins Islandwide Agricultural Census Across 14,008 Grama Niladhari Divisions - Climate...

For the first time in more than a decade, census officers are going door to door across Sri Lanka to count the country’s farms, fields and livestock. What they record over the next ten weeks will...

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Is Himalayan Hydropower Climate-Proof? Nepal's Insurance Bill Has an Answer #Hydropower #HimalayanDams #GLOF #ClimateDisaster #NepalFloods #RasuwaFlood climatefactchecks.org/is-him…

Is Himalayan Hydropower Climate-Proof? Nepal's Insurance Bill Has an Answer - Climate Fact Checks

Nepal's Rasuwa flood damaged 13 hydropower projects. Is Himalayan hydropower climate-proof? We check the evidence from Nepal, India and Bhutan.

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Turkey Landfill Methane Leaks Ahead of COP31 #MethaneLeak #Turkey #COP31 #SilivriLandfill #ClimateSummit climatefactchecks.org/turkey…

Turkey Landfill Methane Leaks Ahead of COP31 - Climate Fact Checks

Satellite data reveals major Turkey landfill methane leaks ahead of COP31, including a 7.4-tonne-an-hour hotspot. See what the findings mean.

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20% CBG Could Help Make CNG Carbon Neutral as India Shifts to Cleaner Transport #CNG #CBG #CarbonNeutral #Biogas #LowCarbonFuel climatefactchecks.org/20-cbg…

20% CBG Could Help Make CNG Carbon Neutral as India Shifts to Cleaner Transport - Climate Fact...

Blending compressed biogas (CBG) into compressed natural gas (CNG) could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of gas-powered vehicles in India, with a new study estimating that a 20% CBG share...

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The global biofuel boom could accelerate sharply by 2030 as countries respond to energy security concerns. But the push could also put more pressure on farmland, food security, water and ecosystems. #biofuels #EnergyCrisis #climatechange #foodsecurity #renewableenergy
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Delhi Had Just One ‘Good’ Air Day During 92-Day Monsoon Despite Heavy Rain, CSE Finds #AirPollution #AQI #Delhi #Monsoons climatefactchecks.org/delhi-…

Delhi Had Just One ‘Good’ Air Day During 92-Day Monsoon Despite Heavy Rain, CSE Finds - Climate...

Delhi air pollution persists despite rain. Explore why AQI improvements fade and how emissions cuts could deliver lasting cleaner air.

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Not Denial, Just Doubt: The Half-Truths Slowing India's Clean Energy Shift #CleanEnergy #CO2Emissions #EVs #SolarPanels #ClimateScepticism climatefactchecks.org/not-de…

Not Denial, Just Doubt: The Half-Truths Slowing India's Clean Energy Shift - Climate Fact Checks

Few people in India still argue that the planet is not warming. The newer argument is that the fixes do not work. We took four popular claims about electric vehicles, solar power and renewables,...

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From Waste to Fuel: India’s Bioenergy Sector Eyes ₹2,800 Crore Investment  #BioEnergy #RenewableEnergyIndiaExpo #REI #CNG #GOBARdhan climatefactchecks.org/from-w…

From Waste to Fuel: India’s Bioenergy Sector Eyes ₹2,800 Crore Investment  - Climate Fact Checks

REI Expo 2026 bioenergy investment could exceed ₹2,800 crore, says IBA. Explore the biogas projects and policies behind the forecast.

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CFC Survey: Eco-Friendly or Fake? 85% of Shoppers Will Pay More for Green, but Only 1 in 6 Always Checks the Label #survey #ecofriendly #consumer
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COP31’s ‘35 by 35’ Goal: Global Electrification Push Faces High Costs #COP31 #35by35 #GlobalElectrification #GlobalEnergy #EnergyUse climatefactchecks.org/cop31s…

COP31’s ‘35 by 35’ Goal: Global Electrification Push Faces High Costs - Climate Fact Checks

The 35 by 35 electrification target aims for electricity to meet 35% of final energy use by 2035. Explore its costs, grid needs and household impact.

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Bay of Bengal Depression Weakens, Rain Threat Spreads Across India and Nepal #climatecrisis climatefactchecks.org/bay-of…

Bay of Bengal Depression Weakens, Rain Threat Spreads Across India and Nepal - Climate Fact Checks

Bay of Bengal depression weakened after landfall, but rain spread across India and Nepal. See affected areas, flood risks and official forecasts.

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Eco-Friendly or Fake? 85% of Shoppers Will Pay More for Green, but Only 1 in 6 Always Checks the Label: CFC Survey #survey #greenwashing climatefactchecks.org/eco-fr…

Eco-Friendly or Fake? 85% of Shoppers Will Pay More for Green, but Only 1 in 6 Always Checks the...

85% will pay more for eco-friendly products, but only 1 in 6 always checks the label and 59% felt misled. See what the CFC greenwashing survey found.

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Super El Niño Could Bring 2,39,000 Excess Heat Deaths, With India Facing 15,800  #ElNino #ExcessHeat #GlobalHeatwave #HeatDeaths #SuperElNino climatefactchecks.org/super-…

Super El Niño Could Bring 2,39,000 Excess Heat Deaths, With India Facing 15,800  - Climate Fact...

Super El Niño could cause 239,000 excess heat deaths by February 2027, including 15,800 in India. Explore the risks and life-saving actions.

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Gulf Energy Crisis Could Drive a 70% Surge in Global Biofuel Output by 2030  #Biofuel #EnergyCrisis #CrudeOil #EthanolBlending #Petrol #diesel climatefactchecks.org/gulf-e…

Gulf Energy Crisis Could Drive a 70% Surge in Global Biofuel Output by 2030  - Climate Fact Checks

The global push to reduce dependence on oil could accelerate sharply as the Gulf energy crisis drives countries to expand biofuel use, but the shift may bring new pressures on food supplies, land and...

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How Plastic Is Becoming Part of Okinawa’s Reefs #CoralReefs #Okinawa #Japan #Microplastics #OceanPlastic #Plasticorals climatefactchecks.org/how-pl…

How Plastic Is Becoming Part of Okinawa’s Reefs - Climate Fact Checks

Scientists found plasticorals, coral rubble fused with plastic-on Okinawa beaches. Learn how they form and what they could mean for reefs.

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Drought Threatens Food, Trade and Energy as El Niño Strengthens #Drought #ElNino #FoodInflation #WaterCrisis climatefactchecks.org/drough…

Drought Threatens Food, Trade and Energy as El Niño Strengthens - Climate Fact Checks

Drought’s global economic impact is growing as El Niño intensifies. Explore risks to food, trade, energy and inflation and how countries can adapt.

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Fact Check: Did a Fire at Nelum Wewa Destroy 500  Kumbuk Trees? #Eluwakkulam #NelumWewa #KumbukTree #NelumWewaFire #SriLanka #ForesFire #WilpattuNationalpark climatefactchecks.org/fact-c…

Fact Check: Did a Fire at Nelum Wewa Destroy 500  Kumbuk Trees? - Climate Fact Checks

The Nelum Wewa fire claim that 500 Kumbuk trees burned remains disputed. Compare the official inspection with environmentalists’ accounts.

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