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Low water levels mean Rhine is days from being shut for cargo

Germany’s Rhine, one of Europe’s key waterways, is just days away from being closed to commercial traffic because of very low levels caused by drought, authorities and industry have warned.

Environment

At least 24 people dead as flash flooding hits eastern Uganda

At least 24 people have died and more than 5,600 people have been displaced by flash flooding in eastern Uganda.

Environment

Twelve angry children: young jurors call adults to account for climate crisis in The Trials

In 2019, the playwright Dawn King was booking flights to New York for a writing residency.

Climate

Kentucky floods: Death toll rises to 37, hundreds still missing

At least 37 people have now died in flash floods in eastern Kentucky, as the region braces for more rainfall. At least six children - including four siblings, aged one to eight, who were reportedly swept from their parents' grip - are among the dead.

Environment

Nuclear annihilation just one miscalculation away, UN chief warns

The world is one misstep from devastating nuclear war and in peril not seen since the Cold War, the UN Secretary General has warned. "We have been extraordinarily lucky so far," Antonio Guterres said.

Energy

New South Wales approves 500-megawatt battery at closed coal plant

A huge 500MW/1000MWh battery at the site of the shuttered Wallerawang coal fired power station near Lithgow has won planning approval from NSW state government authorities.

Energy

U.S. climate bill passed by Senate, heads for approval in House of Representatives

The US is, after decades of political rancor and fossil fuel industry obfuscation, almost certain to make its first significant attempt to tackle the climate crisis. Experts say it will help rewire the American economy and act as an important step in averting disastrous global heating.

Climate

Iberdrola turns on 590-megawatt solar plant in Spain, largest in Europe

Renewables major Iberdrola has switched on Europe’s largest solar power plant to date, with the 590MW Francisco Pizarro PV array now producing to the grid in Spain’s south-west.

Energy

International Solar Alliance plans 1.15-gigawatt solar farm in Cuba

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) in partnership with the Cuban government has floated a tender for setting up a 1150 MW solar project in Cuba. State-owned NTPC NSE -2.29 % is the project management consultant for ISA for setting up the project, an ISA statement said.

Energy

City of Chicago to buy 100% renewable power by 2025, starting with 593MW PV project

The US city of Chicago has committed to purchasing renewable energy for all City facilities and operations by 2025 and has entered into an agreement with electricity supplier Constellation for the purchase of renewable power as the first part of that process.

Energy

Climate Change Job Vacancies Update - 12 August 2022

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Warning as heatwave could spark cliff falls on England’s south coast

Experts are urging the public to be hypervigilant on south coast beaches as this week’s heatwave could trigger cliff collapses. One geologist said the area seemed the most vulnerable and beachgoers should take heed of official guidance.

Climate

Energy firms' record profits during energy crisis 'immoral', says UN secretary general – video

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has condemned the record profits of energy companies during a global energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Energy

Fate of ‘sleeping giant’ East Antarctic ice sheet ‘in our hands’ – study

The fate of the world’s biggest ice sheet rests in the hands of humanity, a new analysis has shown.

Environment

Floods, storms and heatwaves are a direct product of the climate crisis – that’s a fact, so where is the action?

In November 2015, prolonged and heavy rainfall dumped 341mm (13.4in) of rain in Honister, Cumbria, within 24 hours.

Environment

Facts must rise above the gas if Australia is to deal with the climate crisis

One of the most striking voices for aggressive climate action right now is the secretary general of the United Nations.

Climate

Inside Somalia’s vicious cycle of deforestation for charcoal

In Mogadishu, the charcoal trade is thriving on the city’s streets, prompted by the sharp rise in gas prices over the past two years.

Environment

Switzerland’s melting glaciers: drone footage reveals impact of climate crisis – video

Glaciers in Switzerland have been receding due to the impact of the climate crisis.

Climate

Climate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases

More than half of the human diseases caused by pathogens have been worsened at some point by the sort of impacts associated with the climate crisis, a new and exhaustive study of the link between disease and climatic hazards has found.

Environment

‘Change is coming’: Meet the Englishman prepping for climate apocalypse in an old German barracks

Ben Green doesn’t have to worry that Vladimir Putin might cut off Europe’s gas this winter, fret about a seasonal revival of Covid-19, or panic about a looming global food crisis.

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