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Trump’s ‘renaming’ of Lake Ontario is emblematic of centuries of colonial erasure
While many might view Trump’s renamings as comical or unserious, for Indigenous communities, they are reminiscent of centuries of settler-colonial erasure.
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Nepal-Tibet disaster linked to climate change – a glaciologist explains
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Here’s what you need to know about teens and sexual choking
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Farewell to Dolly, a beaten poet and all kinds of aliens: what to watch, see and listen to this week
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The memoir that changed my mind – 11 experts share a perspective‑shifting read
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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
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Emergency warnings weren’t enough to save Nepal’s flood-ravaged villages. An expert explains
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Revolutionary War battlefields often romanticize combat, but this mass grave just outside Philadelphia shows the violence soldiers actually experienced
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The government wants households to prepare for disaster – but the UK’s real test will be the NHS
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Satellite images show how the Nepal flood disaster unfolded
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