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Heatwave across US west breaks records for highest temperatures

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:45:15 +0000

Hottest summer on record continues, with millions from Phoenix to Los Angeles to Seattle under heat alerts

An intense heatwave across the US west has brought unusually warm temperatures to the region – some of the highest of the season – and broken heat records.

‘We’ve not had a summer’: retailers battle unpredictable British weather

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:14:09 +0000

Soggy summers and warmer winters are hitting sales as climate crisis blurs seasons

When the season switched from summer to autumn, like clockwork clothing stores would swap out the racks of floaty frocks and fill them with heavy coats and jumpers.

Now, as the nights draw in, retailers are having to rejig seasonal ranges as the UK’s unpredictable weather calls for summer jackets and lighter knits.

Hottest summer on record could lead to warmest year ever measured

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:05:13 +0000

This year will more than likely end up the warmest humanity has measured, reports European climate service

Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, the European climate service Copernicus reported on Friday.

Greens to push Labour for wealth tax to fund public services

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:05:46 +0000

Co-leader kicks off party conference by saying chancellor is ‘not looking in the right place’ for money

UK politics live – latest updates

Keir Starmer’s government is “not looking in the right place” when he says there is no money for public services, the leaders of the Greens have said as the party began a celebratory post-election conference with a series of attacks on a perceived lack of ambition from Labour.

Is your cocktail ultra-processed? Nutrition labels won’t tell you

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:00:51 +0000

Many ready-to-drink cocktails have as much sugar as Coca-Cola – but a loophole avoids the ‘ultra-processed’ tag

What's at stake in the US election? The climate for the next million years | Bill McKibben

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:36:42 +0000

Donald Trump gets everything wrong about the climate crisis. The results of the vote in November could reverberate for a million years

Amsterdammers left bemused at plan to tackle flowerpot ‘jungle’

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:07:47 +0000

Authorities in Dutch capital launch ‘Operation plant pot’, saying excessive pot placement threatens accessibility

Residents have reacted with bemusement at plans by authorities in Amsterdam to crack down on what it sees as a plague of messy plant pots.

EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:39:44 +0000

Activists says EU court ruling on transparency makes mockery of laws to protect the environment

Campaigners have said that the EU is failing to enforce rules on illegal fishing, and allowing member states to conceal information that could help uncover breaches of fishing law.

The court of justice of the EU ruled on Thursday that member states could keep vital details of their implementation of fishing rules under wraps, in a blow to environmental campaigners hoping to use the information to show whether the regulations are working.

Light pollution at night may increase risk of Alzheimer’s, study finds

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:24 +0000

Research says outdoor light exposure in evening increases prevalence of the disease, especially in people under age 65

New research claims that exposure to outdoor light at night may increase the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in people under the age of 65.

Wind and solar farms power Great Britain’s grid to greenest ever summer

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:00:21 +0000

Exclusive: Reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity generated across country

Great Britain’s electricity system has recorded its greenest ever summer after growing numbers of wind and solar farms cut the need for gas power plants to fresh lows.

Analysis of energy generation data, commissioned by the Guardian, revealed that Britain’s reliance on gas generation fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity, or 4 terawatt hours (TWh), its lowest ever level for a one-month period.