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22/04/2026 08:04 (UTC)

EARTH DAY

Earth Day and how to continue fighting for a healthier planet

By Lourdes Uquillas

Environment Desk, Apr 22 (EFE).- Increasingly higher temperatures affecting land and ocean surfaces, more powerful weather phenomena, ever-increasing levels of greenhouse gas...
Lightning strikes during a storm in San Sebastian, Spain, 21 April 2026. EFE/ Javier Etxezarreta

(FILE) Rescuers use a rubber boat to get through flood water at a tourist area of Kuta in Bali, Indonesia, 24 February 2026. EFE/EPA/MADE NAGI

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Apr 22 (EFE/EPA).— Rising temperatures, stronger extreme weather, growing emissions and worsening pollution continue to raise alarms over the state of the planet on Earth Day.

Scientists warned there is a 70 percent chance of temporarily exceeding the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold set under the Paris Agreement.

Recent years have brought harsher droughts, floods, wildfires, glacier loss and biodiversity decline, affecting millions worldwide. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).

FOOTAGE SHOWS AN OPEN DUMPING SITE IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.

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Earth Day and how to continue fighting for a healthier planet

Earth Day and how to continue fighting for a healthier planet

Earth Day and how to continue fighting for a healthier planet

Earth Day and how to continue fighting for a healthier planet

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