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July was Earth's third-hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, EU scientists say 8/8/2025
July was Earth's third-hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, EU scientists say Last month was Earth's third warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Turkey of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), scientists said on Thursday. ...more
Researchers race to predict wildfire behaviour as France battles biggest blaze in decades 8/8/2025
Researchers race to predict wildfire behaviour as France battles biggest blaze in decades The fire currently raging in France’s southern Aude region has already swept through an area larger than Paris. As large-scale wildfires become a bigger threat due to climate change, researchers in France are now working to model their behaviour in order to more effectively combat them. ...more
What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it? 8/8/2025
What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it? Achieving "net zero" is the world's key target for fighting climate change, which is already having serious consequences for people and nature around the globe. ...more
A Famously Stable Glacier in Argentina Suddenly Looks Anything But 8/8/2025
A Famously Stable Glacier in Argentina Suddenly Looks Anything But After holding steady for decades, the beloved Perito Moreno has thinned considerably since 2019, scientists said. ...more
AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste 8/8/2025
AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste Millions of meals worth of wasted food could be redistributed thanks to an artificial intelligence tool being trialled by companies across the UK, including Nestlé. ...more
Reuters Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty 7/8/2025
Reuters Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives at the start of U.N. plastic treaty talks in Geneva, according to a memo and communications seen by Reuters. ...more
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn 7/8/2025
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised. ...more
Global insured catastrophe losses hit $80 billion in first half of 2025, report shows 7/8/2025
Global insured catastrophe losses hit $80 billion in first half of 2025, report shows Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reached $80 billion in the first half of 2025, preliminary estimates from Swiss Re Institute showed on Wednesday, driven by wildfires in California and severe thunderstorms in the United States. ...more
As China's renewable capacity soars, utilisation lags, data show 7/8/2025
As China's renewable capacity soars, utilisation lags, data show China's renewable power potential in far-flung provinces is increasingly going unused, official statistics showed on Monday, as the country rushes to build more long-distance transmission and energy storage to bridge the gap. ...more
German cabinet approves bill to accelerate carbon storage infrastructure 7/8/2025
German cabinet approves bill to accelerate carbon storage infrastructure Germany's cabinet approved on Wednesday reforms to accelerate the development of infrastructure for carbon dioxide capture and storage as Berlin aims to become carbon neutral by 2045 while keeping its hard-to-decarbonise industries. ...more
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