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Belgium has scrapped its nuclear phase-out law, joining a growing number of EU nations reconsidering atomic energy as part of their climate strategies.
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11 tonnes of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton were removed from Everest during the last climbing season.
EU to deploy 650 firefighters to wildfire high-risk zones
Since the beginning of the year, more than 166,000 hectares have been burnt across the 27 member states, nearly three times the average recorded over the same period between 2003 and 2024.
Europe’s carbon capture and storage strategy off to a rocky start
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Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.
Experts predict up to 19 named storms this Atlantic hurricane season
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6 key EU food imports exposed to biodiversity loss and climate change
Climate finance is not a form of altruism, the researchers argue. Rather, it is essential to Europe’s food security.
UK scientists alarmed by sudden surge in sea temperatures this spring
UK waters are up to 4°C above normal in a marine heatwave that may offer an early warning of extreme summer heat.
Clownfish shrink to survive heat waves as climate change warms oceans
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Valencia flood survivors share experiences with EU officials
'The presidents of the EU institutions were very eager to listen to us,' said the representatives of victims associations.
Catholics in the Amazon hope Pope Leo will protect the rainforest
Amazon Catholics say the new pope is needed at COP30 in Brazil later this year.
Fact-checking claims about the UK's geoengineering experiments
New government-funded trials to test ways of reflecting sunlight to tackle climate change have been met with misleading claims and conspiracy theories.
US to stop tracking cost of extreme weather fuelled by climate change
For decades, the database has tracked hundreds of major events across the country, including destructive hurricanes, hail storms, droughts and freezes.