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Europe
EU green deal commissionner: Dutch govt names Wopke Hoekstra to replace Timmermans
Issued on: 29/08/2023 – 18:24Modified: 29/08/2023 – 18:28 01:11 The EU commission president’s endorsed the Dutch government’s choice for E-U…
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July was hottest month ever recorded says EU climate observatory
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union’s climate observatory confirmed Tuesday. Issued on: 08/08/2023 –…
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Asia
Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at Japan samurai event
Two of the animals died, they said. The annual three-day event, which features more than 400 participants dressed as medieval…
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Asia
Indonesia to prepare 500,000 hectares for rice crops amid El Nino phenomenon
This is not the country’s first ambitious agricultural project. An ongoing food estate project which kicked off in 2020, is…
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Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says
A further slowdown or complete halting of the circulation could create more extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere, sea-level rise…
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Europe
Climate change and tourism: Tourism reportedly dropped 10% in Mediterranean this year
Issued on: 24/07/2023 – 11:07Modified: 24/07/2023 – 11:12 01:56 The heatwaves and wildfires are unsurprisingly putting a dent in the Mediterranean’s tourism industry. The number of visitors has dropped by 10% this year alone due partly to the extreme weather. FRANCE 2’s team and FRANCE 24’s Carolyn Lamboley tell…
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Sick of hearing about record heat? Scientists say those numbers paint the story of a warming world
But the numbers can be flawed in what they portray. The scientific community “doesn’t really have the vocabulary to communicate…
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Europe
‘The sponge city’: Berlin is striving to absorb and collect rainwater
Issued on: 18/07/2023 – 14:11Modified: 18/07/2023 – 15:02 02:03 Faced with repeated droughts, Berlin is now focusing on what to…
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Asia
US envoy John Kerry heads to China to restart climate talks
BEIJING: US climate envoy John Kerry will head to China on Sunday (Jul 16) to meet with his counterpart Xie…
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Europe
EU lawmakers back green bill: Law will protect nature and fight climate change – France 24
Issued on: 12/07/2023 – 14:50Modified: 12/07/2023 – 14:52 03:36 © France24 The EU parliament this Wednesday has decided to BACK…
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