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Two more killed amid raging wildfires in Cyprus and Turkey

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:49:24 +0000

Deaths in Cyprus bring overall toll on the eastern Mediterranean island and neighbouring Turkey to 12

Two people have been killed in a huge blaze in Cyprus, bringing the death toll from a series of wildfires on the eastern Mediterranean island and in neighbouring Turkey to 12 amid a brutal heatwave that has pushed temperatures to more than 44C (111F).

Trump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores ‘clearcut’ science, expert says

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:00:18 +0000

Architect of landmark EPA ‘endangerment finding’ says repealing it will lead to more extreme weather in US

One of the architects of a landmark 16-year-old finding on pollution’s impact on health that the Trump administration now wants to eliminate says that doing so would ignore “clearcut” science that has only become clearer today because of extreme weather.

Fears UK gas stockpile to drop for winter as British Gas owner plans sell-off

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:29:56 +0000

Centrica keen to stem losses from North Sea Rough storage after company profits halve

Britain may have lower gas stockpiles going into the winter after the owner of British Gas indicated it plans to sell its stored gas to help reduce losses at a North Sea gas storage facility.

Centrica said the financial losses from its Rough gas storage business were not sustainable, meaning it would aim to sell the existing gas at the site without restocking before winter.

World’s smallest snake rediscovered in Barbados 20 years after last sighting

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:40:48 +0000

Conservationists feared 10cm threadsnake as thin as a strand of spaghetti had become extinct

The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados, 20 years after its last sighting.

The Barbados threadsnake, which had been feared extinct, was rediscovered under a rock in the centre of the island during an ecological survey in March by the environment ministry and the conservation organisation Re:wild.

White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:00:13 +0000

EPA said grant to provide clean water was a ‘wasteful DEI program’ as pesticide leaches into residents’ wells

Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:30 +0000

Electric carmaker struggles to emerge from sales rut on continent despite updating its bestselling Model Y

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Tesla sales in Europe have collapsed by one-third this year, data shows, after Elon Musk warned the electric carmaker faced “a few rough quarters” ahead.

Why I absolutely love a visit to the dump | Adrian Chiles

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:12 +0000

Throwing things away is bad. Buying them in the first place was probably bad, too. But the act of disposing of them at the rubbish tip is a glorious moment of relief and release

Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:04 +0000

President’s opposition to offshore wind more than a decade ago now threatens a huge industry in the US and beyond

Donald Trump’s bitter dislike of renewable energy first erupted publicly 14 years ago in a seemingly trivial spat over wind turbines visible from his Scottish golf course. As Trump returns to Scotland this week, though, he is using the US presidency to squash clean power, with major ramifications for the climate crisis and America’s place in the world.

How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:03 +0000

As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how

Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:10:35 +0000

Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia