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Nature

Inside the ski town in the Alps where snow is becoming a luxury

Snow is essential to reflect heat off the Earth's surface.

15/02/2023

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Watch visitors slide down into the unreal blue of Iceland’s ice caves

Hundreds of tourists flock to Iceland’s amazing ice caves every winter - but how long will the natural wonders last?

10/02/2023

Turkey

Euroviews. Climate change-related disasters are surging. Someone has to pay

With mounting evidence that climate change increases the risk of natural disasters, governments should turn the tables on international petroleum companies and hold them responsible, Prof İbrahim Özdemir argues.

09/02/2023

Green News

Euroviews. View: Why the EU must consider the climate in new corporate rules

Failing to oblige companies to respect the Paris Agreement and conduct climate due diligence would undermine the bloc’s ambition to become a net zero emissions economy.

08/02/2023

Climate

In data: How is the climate crisis changing Europe?

As the climate crisis continues to affect Europe, we’re taking a look at some of the ways the continent is changing.

07/02/2023

Living

Climate extremes are having an impact on mental health, research warns

A study in Bangladesh links heat and humidity with increased rates of anxiety and depression.

07/02/2023

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US breaks record with its lowest ever wind-chill temperature at -78C

An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country record its lowest ever wind-chill temperature, meteorologists said Saturday. Atop Mount Washington in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, the wind-chill factor reached minus 78 degrees Celsius (or - 108 F).

05/02/2023

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Watch: Chile's emergency services battle deadly forest fires

The death toll in forest fires raging through southern Chile has risen to 23, officials said Saturday.

05/02/2023

Living

How can 50,000-year-old ice help to solve the climate crisis?

Antarctic ice is helping scientists to understand how the climate has changed in the last 50,000 years.

02/02/2023

Green News

Shell reports highest profits in company’s 115-year history

The fossil fuel giant continues to set the trend of record energy company profits off the back of soaring prices caused by the war in Ukraine.

02/02/2023

Green News

Campaigners vow to fight ‘mad’ UK airport expansion

The High Court has given Bristol airport permission to increase its annual capacity from 10 million to 12 million passengers.

01/02/2023

Green News

Inside the Russian climate movement labelled as ‘foreign agents’

War in Ukraine has led to ever-tightening laws on dissent in Russia. Despite this, activists have launched the country's first-ever climate case.

01/02/2023

Climate

Why climate change spells ‘disaster’ for Spain’s prize Ibérico ham

Between 15 and 20 per cent fewer Iberian pigs will be slaughtered this year.

31/01/2023

Culture news

Royal Opera House cuts ties with BP

British cultural institutions are all jumping to drop associations with oil money. How do other European museums compare?

27/01/2023

Green News

Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than expected

Current models predict that the most widespread flooding and coastal erosiom will occur after sea levels rise by several metres - a seemingly distant scenario. This might be wrong.

27/01/2023

Green News

Is your toilet cleaner greenwashing you? UK opens investigation

2023 promises to be the year that regulators really crack down on misleading green claims.

27/01/2023

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Snow covers South Korean capital and surrounding regions

No immediate reports of major disruptions or damage caused by snow, ice and subzero temperatures, as officials lifted their heavy snow warnings for Seoul and nearby areas.

26/01/2023

Mobility

Dutch students have designed an electric research rover for Antarctica

The group of Dutch students behind the electric rover has recently run successful test drives in Norway to prove it can withstand the harsh weather conditions.

25/01/2023

Living

It hasn’t snowed for 321 days in New York City. Here’s why.

The Big Apple has gone 321 consecutive days without snowfall, according to the US national weather service.

25/01/2023

Green News

The battle between two energy giants that risks the UK’s climate goals

Studies have shown the risk of boats used to monitor carbon leaks colliding with wind turbines fixed to the sea floor.

24/01/2023