Tue 16 August 2022: Following a string of sweltering heatwaves and a record-breaking drought, flames in Europe have burnt an area roughly equal to one-fifth of Belgium. Experts estimate that this might push the entire continent towards a record-breaking year for wildfire destruction. The greatest land fire recorded since records began in 2006 occurred between […]
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Fri 12 August 2022: Climate change has harmed the Arctic far more severely than previously thought, according to Finnish researchers. According to a new study from the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki, the Arctic region has warmed about four times faster than the global average during the last 43 years. Some regions of the Arctic […]
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Sun 24 July 2022: More than 1,700 people have died as a result of the ongoing heat wave in Europe, which has been called “unprecedented, frightening, and apocalyptic,” according to the regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said in a statement that the situation […]
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Thu 21 July 2022: Pope Francis has urged world leaders to pay attention to the “chorus of cries of anguish” coming from the Earth as a result of climate change, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss. He urged nations to address climate change with the same attention as global challenges like wars and health crises in […]
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Wed 20 July 2022: A significant portion of Europe could experience “very high ozone pollution” as a result of heatwaves, according to scientists with the European Union’s climate monitoring service. “Very high levels of ozone pollution in southern Europe caused by the heatwave could now affect northwestern regions in the coming week,” said a statement on Tuesday […]
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Sun 03 July 2022: According to a study by Emission Analytics, a renowned independent global testing company, tyre wear produces over 2,000 times more particle pollution than what is expelled from modern cars’ exhausts. Emissions Analytics weighed all four wheels – tires and rims together, without detaching – over at least 1,000 miles on actual […]
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Mon 20 June 2022: The Canadian government announced final regulations on Monday to outlaw the manufacture and import of “harmful” single-use plastics, with the ban set to take effect in December. The ban will apply to single-use plastics such as checkout bags, cutlery, food serviceware made from or containing hard-to-recycle plastic, ring carriers, stir sticks, […]
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Sat 11 June 2022: Google Maps has introduced a new feature that will now display the air quality layer in the United States for both Android and iOS users. This will show users what to expect in terms of air quality: whether it’s smoggy, smokey, otherwise awful, or simply wonderful, according to 9To5Google. Users may […]
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Thu 19 May 2022: China, the US and India must take more decisive steps in the face of challenges in reaching net-zero emissions targets as they are responsible for more than half of all global emissions, experts say. The most important commitment of governments to limit global warming to 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level is […]
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Wed 18 May 2022: As a severe heatwave causes widespread agony in Pakistan, a Pakistani social media star with millions of followers is facing backlash after posing for a TikTok video by a forest fire. “Fire erupts wherever I am,” Humaira Asghar captioned a video of herself strolling about in a silver ball gown in […]
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