Europe is battling a record-breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe?
Sweltering temperatures are shattering records across Europe, as the continent battles a deadly heatwave. On Tuesday and Wednesday,…
Why Europe’s heat waves are still so deadly – POLITICO
“We built our cities for the climate from before,” said Jeroen Kluck, a professor at the Amsterdam University…
Death of the Major oak should spur tree protection | Trees and forests
I’m sure people throughout the country, and indeed the world, have been greatly saddened to learn of the…
Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east | Extreme heat
The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has climbed to four toddlers and more than…
Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities | Extreme heat
Extreme heat has seared Europe this week, with the UK smashing its top heat record for June for…
Scientists Turn Wet Coffee Grounds Into Coal-Like Fuel in Just 90 Seconds
Credit: Pexels Each year, the world discards more than 10 million tons of spent coffee grounds, and most…
Europe’s heat wave: How to survive like a local in the hottest temperatures.
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The US government wants to mine more lithium, but there may not be enough water to do it, study finds
Growing water scarcity could hamper the expansion of lithium mining in the U.S., deepening its reliance on foreign…
California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states move to sue | Plastics
A groundbreaking California law that compels packaging producers to phase out single-use plastics is already sparking anger from…
The dawn of animal evolution saw a bizarre array of sea creatures
algae: A group of single-celled and multicellular organisms, once considered plants (they aren’t). As aquatic organisms, they grow…
If you aren’t terrified by this heatwave, you should be
A red warning for extreme heat was issued for various parts of the UK this week, including London…
A NASA satellite caught a giant tsunami doing something no one expected
When a massive earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in late July, it unleashed a tsunami that raced…