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Euroviews. Europe must unite to save its cultural heritage | View

Heritage sites represent the past and future of our common European culture and identity. However, many of them are under serious threat: climate change and environmental degradation put our cultural heritage at an increased risk.

Nature

Meet the man cloning the world's oldest trees to fight climate change

David Milarch and the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in California are on a mission to reforest the planet with ancient trees.

Georgia

Greater Caucasus lost large swaths of glaciers due to climate change

Scientists and mountain-climbers experience the huge impact of climate change as large swathes of Caucasus glaciers melt away.

Tech News

Can smart sensors on trees protect our forests from wildfires?

As Europe battles wildfires, Italy is deploying sensors on trees that can detect blazes and alert authorities before it’s too late.

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Green News

Activists blocking Berlin's roads say they aren’t here to be liked

'Uprising of the Last Generation' claims the world has only a few years left to avoid catastrophic levels of global warming.

Health news

How hot is too hot? It’s not just temperature - humidity matters too

The combination of high heat and humidity can get dangerous for humans faster than previously thought, according to new research from scientists in the United States.

Nature

Watch divers in Denmark hand plant carbon-sequestering seagrass

Underwater gardeners in Denmark are hand planting carbon-capturing seagrass meadows.

Europe News

Unprecedented drought in Italy sparks fears about future

Communities living along Italy's longest river are fearful for its future, as they endure a drought which has left it almost dry.

Italy

Italy declares emergency amid worst Po Valley drought in 70 years

Parts of northern Italy have already been rationing drinking water to try and deal with the problem.

Green News

Euroviews. View: Billions of euros in aid are being rerouted into climate finance

A new report reveals that much of the public climate finance reported by rich countries was actually taken directly from development aid budgets.

Green News

Scientists develop heat resilient plants to survive climate change

Newly developed heat-resistant plants could help prevent food crises during heatwaves.

Climate

Po Valley farmers living through Italy's worst drought for 70 years

More than 30% of the harvest risks being lost and an important hydropower plant has closed. Farmers and officials warn the damage could be irremediable if the weather doesn't change.

USA

US Supreme Court hands down 'devastating' environmental ruling

The US Supreme Court has restricted how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Nature

Why sunflowers and dried mangoes are life-saving crops in Zimbabwe

Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests.

Tech News

‘Story doing not storytelling’: PepsiCo aims high on sustainability

Food and beverage behemoth, PepsiCo shares its ambitions for creating more sustainable packaging and products.

Green News

Greenhouse gases at centre of tax fraud ring in Spain

Spanish police have arrested 27 people involved in a carbon tax fraud scheme.

Climate

Heatwaves 10x more likely due to climate change, new study says

A new scientific paper has confirmed the extreme weather that is - and isn’t - worsened by climate change.

Greece

Athens' chief heat officer prepares the city for the climate crisis

Appointed last year, Eleni Myrivili is helping the Greek capital to be prepared for the realities of global warming.

My Europe Series

How Spain should adapt to earlier and more frequent heatwaves

As the country melts in its earliest heatwave in over 40 years, analysts say Spain must adapt to a new reality of earlier heatwaves with longer droughts.

Climate

This scientist wants you to send him dead mosquitoes in the post

'The world's deadliest animal' is spreading further north because of global warming.