Putin’s Ukraine war backfires: 1,280 Russian troops killed or wounded in one day (Daily Express)

Russian towns forced to fundraise for body bags to bring their dead back home as Putin’s war drags on (The Daily Digest)

US reports 21 Oropouche virus cases among US travelers returning from Cuba (Reuters)

Doctor warns rare mosquito-borne viruses like sloth fever and eastern equine encephalitis on course to become ”new normal” in US (News Nation)

New Hampshire [US] reports fatal case of rare mosquito-borne EEEV [eastern equine encephalitis virus] (FOX News)

Top doctors urge “bold actions,” legislation and vape ban to address youth vaping epidemic in UK (Evening Standard)

Jacksonville Zoo [Florida, US] loses three apes to contagious Shigella infection (USA TODAY)

Louisville [Kentucky, US] study links living in areas with more trees to lower inflammation levels (News Medical)

Wildfires ravage Amazon rainforest and Serbia, as Greece shakes from earthquake (Daily Wrap)

Amazon rainforest fires surge 90% in August, majority deemed deliberate arsons (Daily Wrap)

Brazil suspects criminals behind record São Paulo fires as officials cite human causes (BBC)

Brazil: Wildfires devastate world’s largest wetland the Pantanal, endangering rare animals (The New York Times)

Serbia battles 200 fires in 24 hours, state of emergency declared (Daily Wrap)

4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Euboea [Greece], felt in Athens (Daily Wrap)

Finland: Lapland region’s summer on track for record-breaking heat amid wildfires (Euronews)

Austria’s Hallstätter Glacier faces irreversible melting, urgent climate warning issued (Daily Wrap)

US weather extremes: Midwest heat wave, West Coast snow, floods, landslides (The Independent)

Landslides plaguing Rancho Palos Verdes [California, US] in recent years caused by “unprecedented” ground movement due to years of heavy rain, officials warn (KameraOne UK)

“The ocean is overflowing”: UN Chief Antonio Guterres warns of catastrophic sea level rise, with Pacific Islands especially threatened (Euronews)

Europe: Study projects increased heat-related deaths yearly, Southern regions most at-risk (News Medical)

Ominous new study suggests a doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere could raise average global temperatures by 14ºC – similar to the UN’s 18ºC prediction for the year 2100 in the most extreme scenario (SciTechDaily)

UK warns popular painkiller aspirin may cause stomach ulcers as side effect, especially when overused (Daily Express)

Eco-friendly tech wave: Solar-powered generators could create drinking water from air for drought-stricken communities worldwide (Good Good Good)

Klamath River [US] dam removal nears completion, salmon to swim freely after century of water blockage (AP)

Multnomah County [Oregon, US] task force moves 5,500 people out of homelessness into housing this year (Good News Network)

Global study finds that across cultures, people perceive the wisest members of society to be logical and reflective as well as able to consider others’ feelings and perceptions (Good News Network)

“Our lives are complete”: Teacher in Kentucky [US] adopts his student and 3 siblings who were in need of a forever home (Sunny Skyz)

Elevating quote of the day: “First-class religion teaches one how to love God without any motive.” – His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [vegetarian] (Goodreads)

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