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Asia warming twice as fast as global average: WMO 25/6/2025
Asia warming twice as fast as global average: WMO Asia faces rapid warming, double the global average. Sea surface temperatures are also rising quickly. Extreme heatwaves impacted East Asia. India reported many heatstroke cases and deaths. Sea levels rose faster, threatening coastal areas. Glaciers in the Himalayas and Tian Shan are melting, increasing disaster risks. Extreme rainfall and droughts caused damage. Climate change impacts Asia's societies, economies, and ecosystems. ...more
Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds 25/6/2025
Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds More than 110 million people across Europe suffer high levels of health-damaging noise pollution, according to a report. The resulting physiological stress and sleep disturbance leads to 66,000 early deaths a year and many cases of heart disease, diabetes and depression. ...more
In Chile's Atacama, world's driest desert, growing lettuces with fog 25/6/2025
In Chile's Atacama, world's driest desert, growing lettuces with fog In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog. ...more
EU halts talks on law tackling companies' fake 'green' claims 24/6/2025
EU halts talks on law tackling companies' fake 'green' claims The European Union halted negotiations on Monday on a planned law requiring companies to back up their climate-friendly claims with evidence, after the European Commission said the policy would overburden small companies and threatened to shelve it. ...more
The UK is getting drier. Could reusing greywater help? 24/6/2025
The UK is getting drier. Could reusing greywater help? Water shortages are no longer a distant threat. By 2055, in England alone, the public will face a shortfall of 5bn litres a day – a shortfall of such immensity it will require societal and cultural change, which experts argue needs to start today. ...more
Your AI prompts could have a hidden environmental cost 24/6/2025
Your AI prompts could have a hidden environmental cost Whether it’s answering work emails or drafting wedding vows, generative artificial intelligence tools have become a trusty copilot in many people’s lives. But a growing body of research shows that for every problem AI solves, hidden environmental costs are racking up. ...more
How China made electric vehicles mainstream 24/6/2025
How China made electric vehicles mainstream At the beginning of the century, China's leadership laid out plans to dominate the technologies of the future. Once a nation of bicycles China is now the world's leader in EVs. ...more
Changing climate affecting lavender crops 24/6/2025
Changing climate affecting lavender crops The changing climate is having an impact on vibrant fields of lavender that have been a popular summer sight in the Hampshire countryside, a grower has said. ...more
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi completes aerial survey covering 8,000+ km2 of marine habitat 23/6/2025
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi completes aerial survey covering 8,000+ km2 of marine habitat Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has wrapped up its latest aerial survey, covering more than 8000 square kilometres of marine habitat. These efforts reflect the agency’s dedication to safeguarding marine species and ecosystems, further reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s status as a regional leader in marine biodiversity conservation and environmental stewardship. ...more
How targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could impact the environment 23/6/2025
How targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could impact the environment The destruction of uranium enrichment sites that support Iran's nuclear program would not likely have severe environmental consequences, several nuclear experts told ABC News. ...more
 
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