Israel agrees to pause fighting for child polio vaccination drive in Gaza (BBC)

Ukrainian shelter organization ZooPatrul rescues animals amid Russian invasion (Ukrainer)

Analysis: Ukraine’s clever invasion strategy poses a difficult political problem for Moscow, forcing Russia to choose between pulling volunteer troops from the critical Eastern front or sending conscripted soldiers, which could trigger public backlash (William Spaniel)

New strike by Ukraine on Belgorod region; Russian Army might be forced out of occupied lands (Denys Davydov)

Ukraine launches drone strikes on Russian oil facilities (Sky News)

Korean court rules government’s lack of legally binding greenhouse gas reductions from 2031-2049 violates constitutional rights of future generations (The Guardian)

US announces smokers under 30 need photo IDs to buy tobacco products, raising age verification requirement by three years (Reuters)

UK government discusses outdoor smoking ban including at restaurants and most workplaces (ABC)

Dalai Lama returns to India after knee replacement surgery in US (AP)

US: H5N1 bird flu suspected in three California dairy herds (LA Times)

Mosquito-borne Oropouche virus spreads beyond Amazon to other parts of Americas as new mutations may increase potency (BBC)

Missouri [US] teenager paralyzed and ventilated after rare complications from mosquito-borne West Nile virus (NBC)

Scientists fear lethal monkeypox virus mutating faster than expected in Europe (The Sun)

Dallas County [Texas, US] confirms first death from mosquito-borne West Nile virus this year (The Cool Down)

Multiple US states report early-season outbreak of deer-killing Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease [EHD] (Fox Weather)

River Itchen’s [England, UK] E. coli levels 34 times above safe swimming limit; utility firm Southern Water comes under scrutiny (PA Media)

Study: Cutting global fine particle pollution could add two years to average person’s life expectancy (The Telegraph)

Harvard University [US] study: Billions worldwide consume inadequate levels of micronutrients essential to human health (Medical Xpress)

Study: Obesity increases COVID-19 risk by 34%, possibly due to chronic inflammation and reduced immune function in severely overweight individuals (FOX New)

Study: Cannabis use triples risk of heart attacks and strokes (Daily Mail)

Arkansas [US] hospitals see fourth consecutive year of heat-related illness increases (Axios)

One pint of beer a day increases risk of gout [severe chronic joint inflammation] by 60% in men and 62% in women, study finds (Daily Mail)

Study: Sleeping longer on the weekends to compensate for sleep lost during the week decreases heart disease risk by 19% compared to not compensating (NBC)

Scientists warn increased humidity from climate change increases risk of salmonella poisoning from contaminated food (UPI News)

Greece declares state of emergency as thousands of dead fish continue clogging Volos port (Euronews)

Greek authorities warn tons of dead fish clogging bay linked to extreme climate fluctuations (PA Media)

Floods submerge dragon fruit farms in Bình Thuận province [Vietnam], villagers forced to higher ground (AFP)

Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang [with China] hit by unusual floods (CGTN)

Southern Japan: Typhoon Shanshan kills three and raises fears of flooding and landslides (Sky News)

Italy’s Puglia region olive oil production suffers from extreme heat and drought (Euronews)

Report: Climate change intensified deadly Typhoon Gaemi that killed dozens in Asia in July 2024 (AFP)

India sees alarming rise in lightning strike deaths linked to climate change as warming temperatures give rise to greater static discharge (The Independent)

Northern Greece faces water crisis after two years without rain (Euronews)

US leads wealthy nations spending billions of dollars on unproven climate technologies that risk further delaying transition away from fossil fuels, new analysis reveals (The Guardian)

Oceanographer links marine heatwaves to Earth’s energy imbalance, the planetary accumulation of heat driven by climate change (Euronews)

Oceanographers in international waters 1,500-kilometers off Chile’s coast discover 3.2-kilometer-high underwater mountain, new species of octopus, and rare squid (CBS)

Scientists discover over 1,700 ancient viruses lurking deep inside Guliya Glacier in the Tibetan Himalayas – most are newly discovered, while “none” pose threat to human health (Daily Mail)

Prioritizing quote of the day: “Everything else can wait, but your search for God cannot wait.” – Paramahansa Yogananda Ji [vegetarian] (Yogananda.com.au)

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