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The deadly human cost of Europe’s ‘apocalyptic’ heatwave

Extreme heat in Europe is causing thousands of deaths and making pre-existing health conditions worse.

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Italian climate activists glue their hands to a Botticelli painting

Italian environmental activists stuck their hands on the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" in Florence.

Travel News

Italy’s beaches at the centre of heated controversy

Beach club owners, politicians and environmental campaigners are fighting over the future of Italy’s coastline.

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Car drives through violent wildfire in Portugal, as country wilts under heatwave

A car drives through a wildfire in central Portugal, where over 2,000 firefighters were battling four major fires across the country on Thursday morning.

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Earth News

Yemen faces hazardous environmental threat from medical waste crisis

More than seven years of conflict in Yemen have devastated the economy, displaced millions, and wreaked havoc on the environment.

Earth News

Cheap chicken in Europe is fuelling crime and human rights abuses: NGO

Indigenous people are being killed on land where soy is grown to feed chicken sold in Europe, says NGO Earthsight.

Scenes

Meet the teenagers making upcycling fashionable in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

"Fast fashion is a concept that moves really quickly and people don't really realise how much of a carbon footprint they're leaving behind."

Earth News

Scientists develop heat resilient plants to survive climate change

Newly developed heat-resistant plants could help prevent food crises during heatwaves.

Portugal

Five phrases that made waves at the UN Ocean Conference

Delegates at the UN's Ocean Conference are urging people to 'learn to love sharks' and 'listen to the elders' if they truly want to protect the world's waters.

USA

US Supreme Court hands down 'devastating' environmental ruling

The US Supreme Court has restricted how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Ocean Calls

Is it too late to save the ocean?

In partnership with The European Commission

In the first episode of the Ocean Calls podcast, Johan Rockström and George Monbiot debate whether it's too late to save the ocean from threats such as climate change and overfishing.

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Demonstrators gather outside G7 venue in Germany

Dozens of anti-G7 protesters demonstrate near Elmau Castle in the Bavarian Alps, where the G7 summit is being held.

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The jungle environmentalist saving elephants in Thailand

In partnership with Media City

"We must find a way to coexist with nature as our populations rise. As wild spaces shrink, we will bump up against nature."

Europe News

European Commission wants to slash use of pesticides by 50% by 2030

A complete ban on pesticides is being proposed in public areas, such as parks and playgrounds.

Earth News

Ukraine wants to hold Russia accountable for its environmental crimes

Once the war is over, Ukraine is hoping to take Russia to court over the billions of euros of damage the war has inflicted on the environment.

France

Drought, heat and high winds fan forest fires in southern France

Hundreds of firefighters were still battling forest fires on Sunday that broke out on Saturday in southern France.

Earth News

Amazon groups offered mediation in supermarket deforestation row

It is the first time a French supermarket chain has been taken to court over deforestation and the loss of land and livelihood.

Earth Series

Meet the film director who built his own house out of hemp

After turning 60 and welcoming his first granddaughter, Steve Barron felt the need to give something back to the planet and began researching how to build a house out of hemp.

Ecotech

World’s largest vertical farm could help the UK cut food miles

Comfortably larger than any other facility of this kind, it is due to open later this year.

Tech News

A ‘CO2 battery’ could help store solar and wind energy. Here’s how

The storage technology could iron out the main drawback of using solar or wind power.