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Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists sayPlanet-heating pollution tripled the death toll from the “quietly devastating” heatwave that seared Europe at the end of June, ...
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Dr Tim Gregory argues that nuclear power is safe, relatively cheap and the only realistic route to achieving net zero targetsDr Tim Gregory is a nuclear evangelist. A chemist who works in the labs of Sellafield, Britain’s oldest nuclear site, ...
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Exclusive: Defra warned three years ago of farmland contamination by water firms’ sewage-derived productGovernment ministers have ignored Environment Agency pleas to tighten rules on the use of sludge fertiliser for three years, despite the regulator having said that wate...
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Thousands of people are killed each year by floods – and climate breakdown is making them more likelyDeluges of water are washing away people, homes and livelihoods as extreme rains make rivers burst their banks and high seas help send storm tides surging over coastal wal...
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Sharpenhoe Clappers, Bedfordshire: The chimney sweeper moths are keeping a low profile, while others are putting on a displayAs we swelter through the meadow, our heat-loving companions bask on ...
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Shanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?Deep in the recesses of an underground cavern, covered in dust and soot, Xu Xiaobo wondered why, having recently graduated with a degree in mechanics, he was on his hands and knees si...
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Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more criticalThree years ago, in Zurich for the first time, I crossed a bridge over the Limmat River and saw people floating down it in rubber rings on their way home from work, s...
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UK ministers should update the public on the outlook for bills as the price of overhauling the system is adding upThe government’s decision on ...
Entertainment » 1 week ago
Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.The prize is aw...
Technology » 1 week ago
Yaccarino announces she is leaving company after two years as chief executive officerThe CEO of X, Elon Musk’s...