Rome blanketed by snow as Arctic storm sets European records

By Nicole Winfield 26 February 2018 ROME (Associated Press) – The Arctic storm dubbed the “Beast from the East” set record temperatures across much of Europe on Monday and brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents an unusual chance to ski, sled, and build snowmen in its famous parks […]

Europe’s cities face more extreme weather than previously thought – “This level of change could be beyond breaking point”

21 February 2018 (Newcastle University) – A landmark study shows the impact of flooding, droughts and heatwaves by 2050-2100 will exceed previous predictions. The research, by Newcastle University, UK, has for the first time analysed changes in flooding, droughts, and heatwaves for all European cities using all climate models. Published today in the academic journal […]

Across advanced economies, boom turns to bust for millennial generation

By Andrew Atkinson 19 February 2018 (Bloomberg News) – The income boom enjoyed by people born between 1966 and 1980 has turned to “bust” for the generation that followed them, according to a report published Monday.In an analysis of eight high-income countries, the Resolution Foundation think tank found that millennials in their early 30s have […]

Air pollution from UK shipping is four times higher than previously thought

By Josh Gabbatiss 3 February 2018 (The Independent) – Toxic nitrogen dioxide emissions around major ports and sea routes in the UK are four times higher than previously suggested, according to a report for the Government. Levels of sulphur dioxide, another harmful pollutant, are three times higher. Experts say shipping pollutants, which are concentrated around […]

These are the melting glaciers that might someday drown your city, according to NASA

By Chris Mooney 15 November 2017 (The Washington Post) – New York City has plenty to worry about from sea level rise. But according to a new study by NASA researchers, it should worry specifically about two major glacier systems in Greenland’s northeast and northwest — but not so much about other parts of the […]

Three quarters of companies worldwide yet to acknowledge global warming as a financial risk – “Even among the world’s largest companies, very few are providing investors with adequate indications of value at risk from climate change”

11 October 2017 (KPMG) – Almost three quarters (72 percent) of large and mid-cap companies worldwide do not acknowledge the financial risks of climate change in their annual financial reports, according to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017 published today.Of the minority that do acknowledge climate-related risk, less than one in 20 (4 […]

The Paradise Papers: Trump-Russia links and offshore piggy banks of the 1 percent exposed

5 November 2017 (ICIJ) – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists today releases The Paradise Papers, a global investigation that reveals the offshore activities of some of the world’s most powerful people and companies.ICIJ and 95 media partners explored 13.4 million leaked files from a combination of leaked files of offshore law firms and the […]

World leaders urged to act on “post-antibiotic apocalypse” by England’s chief medical officer – “We risk the end of modern medicine”

By Ella Pickover 12 October 2017     (The Independent) – England’s chief medical officer has warned of a “post-antibiotic apocalypse” as she issued a call to action urging global leaders to address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Professor Dame Sally Davies said that if antibiotics lose their effectiveness it will spell “the end of modern […]

Hurricane Ophelia: Ireland recovers from worst storm on record that killed three

By Danny Boyle and Chris Graham 17 October 2017 (The Telegraph) – Three people are dead and hundreds of thousands still without power following Storm Ophelia; the worst storm in recorded history on the island of Ireland.The storm force winds cleared Ireland’s coast by midnight, but people were warned to remain cautious in the aftermath […]

Ireland and Britain brace for unusual European hurricane – Ophelia is the most-eastern Category 3 Atlantic hurricane on record

By Susanne Fowler 15 October 2017 LONDON (The New York Times) — Rain is no stranger to Ireland, but hurricanes?Hurricane Ophelia, the 10th hurricane of the Atlantic season, was spinning toward Ireland on Sunday, bringing with it the potential for structural damage, significant coastal flooding and dangerously high seas.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said […]

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