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Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones
ByDavid Hambling March 27, 2026

Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of stored fuel, producing a pall of toxic smokeBlack rain fell in Iran earlier this month, a grim phenomenon seen previously in other war zones.Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of sto…

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As Gas Prices Spike, California Is Hit Hardest
ByIvan Penn and Kurtis Lee March 25, 2026

A gallon has climbed to nearly $6 in the state, about $2 above the national average.

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‘The fish fled’: Nile fisherman earning more from collecting plastic than fish
ByHanaa Hamad in Cairo March 15, 2026

Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed is among those redeploying his skills for a local recycling company that is cleaning up the NileAt 6am, Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed steers his boat from al-Qarsaya island through Cairo’s Nile waters towards the capital’s…

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Mounting rubbish in Gaza brings health risks to residents – video report
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 11, 2026

Palestinians across the Gaza Strip fear for their health as piles of rubbish mixed with dirt and debris accumulate in the streets. Areas once filled with bustling markets are now covered with litter and there are limited resources to clear the waste Co…

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Black Rain and Health Fears After Strikes on Iran Fuel Depots
ByEmily Baumgaertner Nunn and Parin Behrooz March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Health experts warn of long-term respiratory and neurological risks as smoke from burning oil spreads across the region.

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Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn
ByDamien Gayle March 10, 2026

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening warIsrael’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they…

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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
ByGeorge Monbiot September 27, 2025

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all lifeA landless people and a peopleless land: these, it appears, are the aims of the Israeli government in Gaza. The…

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Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions
ByNina Lakhani Climate justice reporter July 22, 2025

Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decadesMillions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long a…

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Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions
ByNina Lakhani Climate justice reporter July 22, 2025

Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decadesMillions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long a…

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