Hot summer frequents Europe-west Asia and northeast Asia after the mid-1990s
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A new global study says deadly heat waves will grow in frequency, intensity and duration, affecting 75 percent of the world’s population if greenhouse...
Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law.
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Sweden has committed to cutting its net carbon emissions to zero by 2045, becoming the first country to...
The Algoland carbon capture project in Sweden uses algae to help the country reach...
Degerhamn, Sweden
As far as the eye can see, the only thing polluting our pristine environment is the gas-guzzling car I’m riding in.
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Too hot to fly? Climate change may take a toll on air travel.
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London mayor issues emergency air quality alert amid heatwave.
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Rising temperatures and southerly winds expected to bring toxic air to large parts of England and Wales on Wednesday
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High levels of pollution are forecast...
US courts aren’t interested in Chevron’s pollution case, but other nations may be.
Protesters demonstrate in front of a New York City courthouse against Chevron on Oct. 15, 2013.
Chevron Corp. won a big victory Monday when the...
Hotline, 'gender champions', tackle violence against girls in drought-hit Kenya.
Worsening drought can drive worsening violence against women in Kenya's northern pastoralist communities - but that is changingBy Zoe Tabary
WAJIR, Kenya, June 21 (Thomson...
UK heatwave triggers air pollution alert as people flock to beaches.
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Teenager and woman drown in separate incidents as sweltering heat forces Royal Ascot to consider relaxing dress code
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Sunbathers pack the beach at Barry Island,...
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