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Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:54:57 +0000

Senator Adam Schiff suggests in letter that use of funds to alter outflow of lake for personal use may have been inappropriate

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:49:56 +0000

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on Monday

Jordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above levels that scientists consider “hellish”.

Temperatures on Monday night did not go below 35C (95F) in Ghor es-Safi and Aqaba in Jordan, while in the capital, Amman, they stayed above 31.8C.

The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:05:16 +0000

The failure of UN talks in Geneva should anger us all. The increasing threat to our health, our environments and wildlife must be addressed.

By ensuring the collapse of UN talks seeking the first legally binding agreement on tackling plastic pollution, blockers in Geneva have failed the next generation. Most states are willing, even determined, to act. But the US joined petrostates obstructing action. Their children too will live to regret that.

The Guardian view on France’s wine crisis: the answer to claret could be clairet | Editorial

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:04:50 +0000

Consumers are drinking less red wine than ever. Producers need to revive the fresher and lighter vintages that their medieval ancestors once harvested

Tropical storm turns into Hurricane Erin as it approaches Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:57:10 +0000

Hurricane is predicted pick up steam toward Florida before veering away from the US mainland

A tropical storm sped up to become Hurricane Erin mid-morning on Friday, as it approached Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides on its way to becoming a major Atlantic hurricane.

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:33 +0000

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

The Republican lawmakers who voted for Donald Trump’s anti-environment tax and spending bill have accepted more than $105m in political donations from the fossil fuel industry, a new analysis has found, raising concerns about their relationship with big oil.

Exposure to some common Pfas changes gene activity, new study finds

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:00:32 +0000

Findings help decipher mechanisms through which ‘forever chemicals’ cause disease, aiding in treating health problems

New research suggests exposure to some common Pfas or “forever chemical” compounds causes changes to gene activity, and those changes are linked to health problems including multiple cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune disease.

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:14:35 +0000

Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems

“It felt really scary … like being in the middle of a burning city during a night raid.” Dr Arwyn Edwards is not describing urban warfare but a recent hot and foggy day on a Svalbard glacier, where record-breaking summer heat turned his workplace into a cascade of meltwater and falling rocks.

Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treaties

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:55:28 +0000

NGOs say deadlock over legally binding deal to curb production and toxic chemicals is ‘blow to multilateralism’

Global talks to reach agreement on a treaty aimed at ending the growing scourge of plastic pollution have collapsed, with no deal agreed and no clear path forward.

Magic mushrooms: how scientists discovered fungi are the secret ingredient for restoring the world’s forests

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:00:24 +0000

Healthy fungal networks help trees and plants grow, making them key to successful reforestation. The only problem? Almost nothing is known about this subterranean ecology

Even in midsummer, the ancient hazelwoods on the Hebridean island of Seil are cool and quiet. Countless slanted stems of hazel support a thick canopy, which blots out the sun and blankets everything below in a sort of “fairytale darkness”, says Bethan Manley, a biologist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.