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![Dubai’s ban on all single-use bags from June 1: Know the fines and rules Dubai’s ban on all single-use bags from June 1: Know the fines and rules](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_263ec9fe-0bee-41bc-a04c-784bab87f62f_.jpeg) |
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Customers will no longer be able to pay 25 fils at shops to use single-use plastic bags after May 31 and will have to use alternatives to a total ban on all kinds of single-use bags, including those made of paper, Dubai Municipality announced on Saturday. ...more |
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![Antarctica's doomsday glacier melting 'faster than thought' sparking fears for climate Antarctica's doomsday glacier melting 'faster than thought' sparking fears for climate](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ede0e5e5-e1e5-4d24-a9cf-256802d6b5c5_.jpeg) |
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Antarctica's ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting at an alarming rate beyond what scientists had predicted – as warm ocean water continues to penetrate several miles underneath it. ...more |
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![UN weather agency anticipates highly active hurricane season UN weather agency anticipates highly active hurricane season](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_359cca42-5b5f-49ef-8ac6-d3f45cde9d37_.jpeg) |
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The World Meteorological Organization on Friday said it expected a highly active hurricane season and stressed that early warnings were needed to save lives. ...more |
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![Netherlands to ban loudest night flights at Schiphol airport Netherlands to ban loudest night flights at Schiphol airport](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6af03b30-3247-4937-b485-b024c6f20b00_.jpeg) |
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The Dutch government wants fewer night flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and to ban the loudest night flights by 2025 to reduce noise pollution, Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers said in a letter to parliament on Friday. ...more |
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![Electrification of heavy-duty vehicles: How can efficiency be improved under challenging climatic conditions? Electrification of heavy-duty vehicles: How can efficiency be improved under challenging climatic conditions?](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4652dd5d-cc17-47a2-9cf7-cd3e0bc85009_.jpeg) |
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Spanish researcher Albert Alonso-Villar receives the 2024 Young Researcher of the Year Award today for his research on the effects of cold climates on heavy-duty vehicles powered by batteries.
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!['New normal' of extreme weather in Gulf will require significant infrastructure investment 'New normal' of extreme weather in Gulf will require significant infrastructure investment](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_110c8a43-086a-4295-bed1-f12a570f944f_.jpeg) |
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Countries in the Gulf will be required to invest billions of dollars in flood-proofing infrastructure as the region grapples with the “new normal” of extreme weather, a report has found. ...more |
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![‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says ‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_17e568e9-d980-49ae-aac2-75067b875d90_.jpeg) |
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The seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a study has found. ...more |
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![Half of world's mangroves under threat, says conservation group Half of world's mangroves under threat, says conservation group](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e13af65e-620c-4c15-84f4-d32ba7809889_.jpeg) |
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Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse as a result of human activity, rising sea levels and extreme weather, according to the latest survey by an international conservation group. ...more |
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![Australian researchers turn morning coffee waste into greener concrete Australian researchers turn morning coffee waste into greener concrete](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8cac6cdb-e446-4af9-bb0c-4e834201e89b_.jpeg) |
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Your morning coffee could help the planet. ...more |
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![Microsoft backs tree-planting carbon removal scheme in Panama Microsoft backs tree-planting carbon removal scheme in Panama](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4141daf9-bee9-41d3-a6e9-5e0610d79e47_.jpeg) |
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Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has struck a deal to buy 1.6 million carbon removal credits from what the developers say is one of the largest fully financed nature-based removals projects in Central America. ...more |
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