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Lebanon's worst drought on record drains largest reservoir 17/7/2025
Lebanon's worst drought on record drains largest reservoir Water levels at Lebanon's largest reservoir on the Litani River have fallen to historic lows amid what experts describe as the country's worst drought on record, threatening agriculture, electricity production, and domestic water supplies. ...more
World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says 17/7/2025
World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released on Tuesday. ...more
Watchdog demands EU explain speed of proposals to cut green rules 17/7/2025
Watchdog demands EU explain speed of proposals to cut green rules The EU's Ombudsman on Tuesday demanded the European Commission explain why it fast-tracked proposals to curb sustainability laws, in response to a complaint by campaigners accusing Brussels of weakening the rules without consulting the public. ...more
China suffers $7.6 billion in losses from natural disasters in H1 2025 17/7/2025
China suffers $7.6 billion in losses from natural disasters in H1 2025 Natural disasters across China in the first half of 2025 brought direct economic losses of 54.11 billion yuan ($7.55 billion) and affected more than 23 million people, an official from the emergency response ministry said on Tuesday. ...more
The 'world-first' plan to grow food above landfill 17/7/2025
The 'world-first' plan to grow food above landfill Plans have been revealed to grow fruit and vegetables using "cleaned" carbon dioxide in greenhouses above a landfill in what it is claimed will be a "world first". ...more
Indigenous elders loose landmark climate battle against Australian government 16/7/2025
Indigenous elders loose landmark climate battle against Australian government The Australian government has won a landmark climate case against residents of islands under siege from the impacts of climate change. ...more
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised 16/7/2025
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised The Trump administration on Monday took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people. ...more
China's Clean Air Could Be Behind an Acceleration in Global Warming 16/7/2025
China's Clean Air Could Be Behind an Acceleration in Global Warming Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening is still unclear, and among the biggest questions in climate science today. ...more
How climate change fuels wildfires in Europe 16/7/2025
How climate change fuels wildfires in Europe Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into lockdown in Catalonia in Spain, and encroaching on France's second-biggest city of Marseille. ...more
Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging 16/7/2025
Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging Considering environmental factors is critical to understanding what drives the physical and cognitive declines, the researchers find in broad survey. ...more
 
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