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41m ago Super El Niño may kill 65 times more people than Nepal flash flood, report claims; lakhs may lose their lives in next six months
1h ago Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change
2h ago UN General Assembly to discuss war, climate and AI
4h ago When climate mitigation becomes politicised: The Guardian uncovers IPCC links to Saudi oil industry
5h ago Small island states urge world leaders not to ‘surrender’ 1.5°C climate target

UK heatwave: how the fire service will need to prepare as extreme weather events get worse

The UK’s record-breaking heatwave made it clear how unprepared much of the country is for extreme weather caused by climate change. There were hundreds of fires reported around the country, making it UK firefighters’ busiest day since the second world war – and just a glimpse of what’s to come.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2022

Carbon capture technology could turn trains into giant greenhouse-gas vacuums

Engineers have a creative plan to fight climate change as locomotives chug across the countryside — by sucking carbon dioxide from the air.

Inverse · Jul 22, 2022

Editorial: Europe's lead role fighting climate change falls victim to a massive heat wave

Europeans’ resolve to combat climate change is melting under the summer heat as they endure the kinds of temperatures and fire conditions that the American West has dealt with for years. Long protected from American-style heat catastrophes because of consistently cool weather patterns, Europe is now living the nightmare.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 22, 2022

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On Nutrition: Is going meat-free the answer to climate change?

When it comes to climate change, are cows as bad as cars? Probably not, says Dr. Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis researcher and air quality specialist. He asserts that meat and dairy animals are not major drivers of climate change and they might well be part of the solution.

Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022

EXPLAINER: What's behind Europe's spate of deadly wildfires?

Major wildfires in Europe are starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent, doing more damage and getting harder to stop

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Explainer-Luton Airport runway meltdown shows airports vulnerable to climate change

The temporary disruption at London's Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure resilient to climate change, experts say.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

New research in Arnhem Land reveals why institutional fire management is inferior to cultural burning

One of the conclusions of this week’s shocking State of the Environment report is that climate change is lengthening Australia’s bushfire seasons and raising the number of days with a fire danger rating of “very high” or above. In New South Wales, for example, the season now extends to almost…

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2022

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Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools

Limiting the size of swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might offer just a drop in the proverbial bucket of water savings amid historic drought and climate change in the U.S. Southwest

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Climate change could cause more heat waves, extreme weather, UNC professor says

Deadly wildfires and oppressive heat waves have swept across the globe as multiple countries experience record-breaking temperatures that environmentalists believe is a result of climate change.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Former carbon pricing mastermind Greg Combet backs proposed fix for Australia's energy crisis

Former federal climate change minister backs proposed fix for crisis-riddled national electricity market, calling for ideology to be taken out of debate.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Most climate-resistant states in America, ranked

From destructive wildfires to heat waves that stretch the limits of the utility grid to increasingly powerful hurricanes and storms, climate change touches every part of the United States. But some regions are in shape to fare better than others. These are the best and worst states in America for…

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Scale of fires across London during heatwave unprecedented, says brigade chief

London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said climate change is ‘one of the most serious risks’ facing the capital.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Coalition changes allowing renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuel projects to be scrapped

Climate change minister Chris Bowen says Arena will have mandate to accelerate electrification and focus on renewable technology

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022

Spanish worker’s death from heat stroke amid heat wave spotlights need to adapt to climate change

The death is driving a debate in Spain about the need to adapt labor arrangements to climate change, moves that would benefit the poorest in society the most.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

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Reuters · Jul 21, 2022

In Syria, a poor wheat harvest adds to food worries

Poor rainfall, fuel shortages, soaring fertilizer prices: it's been a bad year for farmers in northeastern Syria where a disappointing wheat crop looks set to deal another blow to food supplies in a country grappling with climate change and war.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2022

France's worst wildfires in 30 years force a rethink on managing forests

The loss of more than 20,000 hectares of pine forest in the Gironde department of southwest France is a disaster for the region and its population, but it could be a wake-up call on the need to adapt Europe's largest artificial forest to the challenges of climate change.

Daily Record · Jul 21, 2022

Met Office experts explain how much climate change had an impact on recent heatwave

An expert has said that it would be 'virtually impossible' to reach the temperatures that the UK did without human influence.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022

Biden announces new climate change actions but holds an emergency declaration in reserve

On July 20, 2022, President Joe Biden traveled to a former coal-burning power plant in Massachusetts that is being converted into a manufacturing site for offshore wind power equipment. Biden announced millions of dollars in funding for climate change measures, including upgrading infrastructure, weatherizing buildings and installing cooling in homes.…

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Reuters · Jul 21, 2022

Extreme weather is Earth's 'chorus of anguish', Pope says

Pope Francis on Thursday called on world leaders to heed the Earth's "chorus of cries of anguish" stemming from climate change, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity.

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2022

We are still sleepwalking headlong into disasters that are all too visible

When to start worrying that something catastrophic is on the horizon? Most of us tend to start at some point after it has already happened. We buy insurance against a particular disaster only after we have experienced it (and then cancel it a few years later). We fail to evacuate…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2022

French forest fires under control as cooler weather moves in

French President Emmanuel Macron visited firefighters battling twin blazes near Bordeaux as Europe counted the cost of a record heatwave, and climate change protesters pointed to the sizzling weather as a wake up call for the continent.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Kids want to put Montana on trial for unhealthy climate policies

For her birthday every October, Grace Gibson-Snyder and her family explore the Lamar Valley just inside the northern border of Yellowstone National Park.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2022

Editorial: Massacres, abortion, climate change: What will it take to make voters wake up?

President Joe Biden is correct to blame Congress for the political stalemate blocking action on bills to address urgent issues such as climate change and abortion rights — action that most Americans want to see. But no amount of complaining about Republican obstinacy and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s swing-vote ambivalence…

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

Punjab Minister blames previous govts. for environmental pollution in State

Renewable Energy Minister Aman Arora directed the officials to give special focus to transitioning to renewables and green energy to deal with rising energy costs and combat climate change

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2022

Scottish projects fighting climate change to share in £5 million fund

A PROJECT to turn a former airfield into a wildflower meadow is among dozens sharing in almost £5 million awarded to initiatives tackling climate…

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