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Sir Keir Starmer tells private sector to ‘start paying their fair share’ on global climate change | Politics News
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The prime minister has encouraged companies to start spending money on global climate change as he heads to the COP summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. On the trip to the Caspian coast, Sir Keir spoke to journalists travelling with him. He was asked if the UK – which the government says is struggling financially – would…
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The ten deadliest weather events of the last 20 years and how they were fuelled by climate change | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Climate change caused by humans fuelled all the ten deadliest weather events of the last two decades, analysis has found. The ferocious cyclones, heatwaves, drought and flooding, including in Europe, have killed more than 570,000 people. All were all made more intense and more likely in a hotter atmosphere, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group…
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Prostate cancer test shown to ‘reduce number of deaths’ – as charity calls for change | Science & Tech News
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Men at higher risk of prostate cancer should be offered a test by GPs – even if they do not have any symptoms of the disease, a charity has said. The recommendation is based on two trials by Prostate Cancer UK, which showed tests that measure prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels “reduce the number of…
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Haptic hoses and hot suits: How VR is helping firefighters prepare for climate change challenges | Climate News
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It’s summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and wildfires have been raging in Greece, Madeira and France. As the risk of forest fires changes in a hotter climate, so is the way firefighters respond to them. Traditionally firefighters have practised with live fires to prepare for the real thing. But these come with risk, cost…
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Bill Gates says AI will make it easier to combat climate change but must be ‘used by people with good intent’ | Science & Tech News
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Bill Gates has said artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate innovation and make it easier to combat climate change – but also warned it must be “used by people with good intent”. The philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder made the comments during an interview with Sky News at the Breakthrough Energy Summit in London. Gates told The…
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Prehistoric DNA being dug up to see if it can help modern-day crops cope with climate change | Science & Tech News
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Prehistoric plant DNA is being dug up from deep below the Arctic to see if it can help modern-day crops cope with the effects of climate change. Researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are working with European scientists to analyse microbes from the palaeolithic period, when, like today, the planet was becoming warmer. The university…
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Human-driven climate change has ‘slowed the Earth’s rotation’ and could affect how we measure time, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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The melting of polar ice due to human-driven climate change has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation – and it could affect how we measure time, according to a study. Although the disappearance of the ice has reduced the speed of the planet’s rotation, the Earth is still spinning a bit faster than it used to.…
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Dubai is hosting COP28 – but is it playing its part to tackle climate change? | Climate News
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Green desert. To my left, the waves of sand are broken by sparse scrubby trees. To my right, the towering skyscrapers of Dubai. But beneath my feet, a solar power station on top of a school. The petrostate is changing. Kings’ School Al Barsha provides some evidence, where 3,000 pupils study here beneath two megawatts…
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Climate crisis will change taste of beer and make it more expensive, say scientists | Climate News
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Beer quality is on a steady decline and is likely to cost more at the bar because of climate change, a new study has found. Experts said with falling hop yields, British and European drinkers should expect to see the cost of beer increase in the coming years. Researchers highlighted how the increase in agricultural…
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Microplastics in clouds may be contributing to climate change, research suggests | Science & Tech News
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Researchers have found tiny particles of plastic in clouds, where they may be contributing to climate change. Scientists collected water from the clouds surrounding Japan’s Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama at altitudes between 1,300-3,776m and then applied advanced imaging techniques to determine whether microplastics were present. Nine different types of polymers and one type of…