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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
G20's financial watchdog lays out climate plan but presses pause amid divisions 15/7/2025
G20's financial watchdog lays out climate plan but presses pause amid divisions The G20's financial stability watchdog delivered a new plan on how to tackle climate risks on Monday, but paused further policy work amid a retreat by the United States that has tested efforts to advance a united financial policy on climate-related risks. ...more
Most warming this century may be due to air pollution cuts 15/7/2025
Most warming this century may be due to air pollution cuts Satellite data suggests cloud darkening is responsible for much of the warming since 2001, and the good news is that it is a temporary effect due to a drop in sulphate pollution. ...more
Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office 15/7/2025
Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm, the Met Office has warned. ...more
Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows 15/7/2025
Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects. ...more
Club World Cup serves as 2026 dry run amid heat and pitch concerns 15/7/2025
Club World Cup serves as 2026 dry run amid heat and pitch concerns The inaugural 32-team Club World Cup wrapped up on Sunday with plenty of lessons learned for organisers FIFA, with the tournament in the United States, won by Chelsea, acting as a preview of the 2026 World Cup. ...more
Sand, dust storms affect about 330 million people due to climate change: UN 14/7/2025
Sand, dust storms affect about 330 million people due to climate change: UN Nearly half the global population has also been exposed to dust levels exceeding WHO safety thresholds. ...more
EU sets sights on climate target deal by September 14/7/2025
EU sets sights on climate target deal by September Most European Union countries have backed plans to agree a deal on their new climate change target by September, sources familiar with the discussions said on Friday. ...more
India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate 14/7/2025
India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said. ...more
 
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