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High level negotiations between 185 countries over reaching a global agreement to combat plastic pollution were prolonged into Friday, as rival blocs continue to clash over prioritizing a phase out … Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron called on countries negotiating a UN treaty against plastic pollution in Geneva on Thursday to redouble their efforts, saying it was “our chance to turn the … Read More

At least 46 people died in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday after torrential rain triggered flash floods in India’s second major deadly flooding disaster this month. Rescue teams struggled to reach … Read More

Spain was grappling on Thursday with one of its worst fire seasons in 20 years, with blazes fuelled by record heat forcing evacuations and prompting the country to seek help … Read More

In just a week, dozens of forest fires have burned through 60 000 hectares as record heatwaves, combined with strong winds and dry conditions, have ravaged the country. Wildfires have already devastated … Read More

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order easing regulations for the country’s private space industry, including stripping away some environmental restrictions around rocket launches. The move, which … Read More

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska Wednesday said Spain is asking its European allies for help containing wildfires spreading across the country, as one of the longest heatwaves in the country’s history entered … Read More

⚡ A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors.  ☣️ The automatic shutdowns of four … Read More

Lentil-sized and toxic, industrial plastic pellets known as “nurdles” – or “mermaid’s tears” – are the second-largest source of microplastic pollution worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes leaked into … Read More

As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give “earlier warnings to help protect … Read More