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  1. Amara Nwosu World

    Volunteer crews race to repair 900 km of Alpine hiking trails before snow

    Why it matters: Hundreds of volunteers have spent the season rebuilding storm-damaged footpaths across the Alps, clearing rockfall and replacing waymarks before winter closes the high routes.

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  2. Lucas Moreau World

    Scientists install new sensors on the remote volcanic island of Skarvøy

    Why it matters: A team of volcanologists spent ten days on the uninhabited island setting up seismometers and gas detectors that will send readings by satellite every few minutes.

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  3. Lucas Moreau World

    Forest corridor of 40 km reconnects fragmented rainforest in Southeast Asia

    Why it matters: A conservation trust has completed a 40 km wildlife corridor linking two isolated areas of rainforest in Southeast Asia, and camera traps are already recording animals crossing between them.

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  4. Nadia Karim World

    Hurricane Erin seen from the International Space Station

    Why it matters: Footage from the ISS shows the vast cloud shield of Hurricane Erin over the Atlantic.

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  5. Samuel Adeyemi 8 photos World

    Harbour and coast at dawn: boats waking up to the day

    Why it matters: Harbours, lighthouses and quiet shores in the first light of morning.

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  6. Jonas Lindqvist World

    Heatwaves are no longer exceptions. They are a season

    Why it matters: Adapting to longer, harsher hot spells has to move from cities' emergency plans into the way they are built and run every day.

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