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Crwban môr prin yn hedfan 5,000 milltir yn ôl adref o Fôn i Fecsico

Mae Rhossi, crwban môr Kemp's ridley a achubwyd bron yn farw ger Rhosneigr yn 2023, ar fin cwblhau taith 5,000 milltir yn ôl i'w gynefin yng Ngwlff Mecsico ar ôl bron i ddwy flynedd a hanner o ofal yn Sw Môr Môn.

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Australia's Extinction Crisis Deepens, But the Numbat Offers a Rare Success Story

Australia has one of the world's worst extinction records, but the numbat's recovery from endangered to near-threatened status offers conservationists a rare win amid mounting habitat loss, invasive predators and climate pressures.

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Clockwise from top left - Australian Flying Fox, Numbat, Mary River Turtle, Australian Sea Lion, Regent Honeyeater, Gilbert's Potoroo, Carnaby's Black Cockatoo

BC Wildfire Grows to 136 Sq Km, One Dead as 20,000 Evacuate Homes

The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia has grown to over 100 square kilometres, killed one woman fleeing the flames, and forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate as officials struggle to assess the damage.

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Red flames and smoke rising in night sky from hilly forest

Wildfires Devastate UK Habitats: Can Nature Bounce Back?

Wildfires have devastated nature reserves and countryside across the UK, from Staffordshire to the Cairngorms, leaving conservationists warning that full recovery could take years or decades.

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An aerial image of several fields that are completely blackened and damaged by fire. There is white smoke rising from them. On the right, the charred field reaches right up to the boundary of some houses

South West Water Imposes Hosepipe Ban as Drought Grips the Region

South West Water has introduced a hosepipe ban after months of low rainfall and surging demand, with company documents showing the restriction may be more localised and open-ended than first announced.

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A person wearing a black jumper holds a hosepipe while water squirts out of it.

Le Corbusier tower becomes unbearable in France's summer heat

Residents of Le Corbusier’s l’Unité d’Habitation in Firminy say summer heat is making the listed social housing unlivable, with indoor temperatures reaching 40C and no shutters allowed.

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Corbusier’s final project: the Unité d'Habitation de Firminy-Vert, south-west France.

Surrey village records 50 rain-free days in summer heatwave

Wisley in Surrey has recorded 50 straight days without rain during England and Wales' driest July on record, while heat health alerts cover much of England.

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A woman with a sunhat and visor on walks through Trafalgar Square with other people holding umbrellas in the background to shield them from the sun. With Nelson's Column in the background

South Korea releases Moon images after SpaceX debris crash

South Korea's space agency released before-and-after Moon images after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage crashed into the lunar surface on Wednesday.

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Before and after pictures of the Moon after SpaceX debris hit its surface.

Experts warn climate change could drive more heatwave fish deaths

More than 3,000 fish have died on Norwich's River Wensum, with experts warning climate change could make heatwave-related fish kills more frequent.

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A large fish and three smaller ones lie dead on a river bank, pictured on the left, while on the right, two men wearing orange high-vis clothing push off the bank in a boat using an oar to begin collecting fish

All England waters polluted with toxic chemicals, data shows

Environment Agency data shows every English surface water body failed chemical status, while just 14.3% achieved good ecological status. Mercury, PFOS and PBDEs were the main drivers.

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Dried, cracked bed of Manchester's Rochdale Canal strewn with rubbish beneath a footbridge

Most of England's rivers and lakes fail new environmental review

Only around one in seven of England's rivers, lakes and coastal waters are in good ecological condition, with no waterway passing a chemical pollution test.

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A boat sails on Lake Windermere while in the foreground a sign warns bathers of toxic algae in the water

Human-driven climate crisis intensified Canada’s deadly wildfires

A new analysis says human-driven climate change made Canada’s fire-prone weather twice as likely, as nearly 700 fires burn across the country and smoke spreads into the US.

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