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Environment
UK Government Approves North Sea Jackdaw Gas Field, Drawing Sharp Criticism from Greens and Climate Groups
London: The UK government on Wednesday approved the start of gas production at the Jackdaw field in the North Sea,…
150 Scientists, MPs and Campaigners Urge Prime Minister Burnham to Launch Inquiry into Air Pollution Inequalities
LONDON: A coalition of 150 scientists, Members of Parliament and activists, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, has called on Prime…
NATO Chief Warns Alliance Faces Most Dangerous and Complex Security Environment in a Generation
LONDON — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that the alliance is confronting the “most dangerous and complex security…
Heathrow Expansion Conflicts With UK Climate Goals Without Stronger Airline Action: Advisers
LONDON — Plans to expand London’s Heathrow Airport with a third runway are incompatible with the United Kingdom’s climate targets…
France Records Hottest Summer on Record Amid Severe Drought and Devastating Wildfires
PARIS: France has recorded its hottest summer since national temperature measurements began in 1900, as prolonged heat, severe drought and…
Glacier Collapse Suspected of Triggering Deadly Flash Flood on Nepal-Tibet Border
KATHMANDU: A devastating flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border may have been triggered by the collapse of part of a…
Powerful Tornado Hits Southern France, Damaging More Than 300 Homes and Injuring Dozens
PARIS: A powerful tornado swept through France’s southern Aude region late Monday, damaging more than 300 homes and injuring 39…
World Edges Closer to Catastrophic Climate Events as Extreme Weather Intensifies
NEW YORK: The world is moving closer to potentially catastrophic climate events as rising global temperatures fuel increasingly frequent and…
Record-Low Waters Expose the Cost of Hungary’s Two-Century Drainage Legacy
Lake Velence sits at 20 centimetres, beaches are shut and 99% of the country is in severe drought — but…
UK Government to Fund Cleanup of Illegal Waste Dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent
LONDON — The UK government has announced plans to use taxpayer funds to clean up three major illegal waste sites…