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Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire
Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire Reuters Smoke rises from Alberta wildfire near TeePee Creek Thousands of Canadians have been ordered to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, British Columbia due to the threat of a wildfire. The blaze began on Friday night and was described by officials as “exhibiting extreme […]
Oklahoma tornadoes: Aerial footage shows trail of destruction
Oklahoma tornadoes: Aerial footage shows trail of destruction Aerial footage shows the scale of the devastation in Oklahoma after tornadoes tore through the US state. Buildings were destroyed and tens of thousands of residents were left without electricity. The storm killed at least four people, including a young child. Clean-up operations have been taking place […]
Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens
Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens AFP Despite the beauty of the orange hue over Athens, the clouds of dust left many Greeks suffering from respiratory problems A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert. It is one of the worst such […]
Water extraction and weight of buildings see half of China’s cities sink
Water extraction and weight of buildings see half of China’s cities sink Getty Images A building subsides and collapses in Guangxi province Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking because of water extraction and the increasing weight of their rapid expansion, researchers say. Some cities are subsiding rapidly, with one in six exceeding 10mm […]
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world This was once a bustling street in Buriticupu, a city in north-east Brazil. Now it is a vast chasm 80m deep – a 20-storey building could fit inside it. Canyons like this are known locally as “voçoroca” or “torn land” in the indigenous Tupi-Guarani language. The […]
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat (Image credit: Nailia Schwarz/Alamy) Plastic pollution is one of the defining legacies of our modern way of life, but it is now so widespread it is even finding its way into fruit and vegetables as they grow. Microplastics have infiltrated every part of the planet. They have been […]
Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries
Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Protesters in Ecuador hit the streets over the rise in the cost of living High costs of living are driving people to protest in the streets against crippling prices. The BBC has mapped all reported demonstrations over fuel since January 2021, revealing a huge […]
Largest UK Supermarket Warns “Worst Has Yet To Come” Amid Food Inflation Crisis
Largest UK Supermarket Warns “Worst Has Yet To Come” Amid Food Inflation Crisis Britain’s largest supermarket chain warned “the worst is yet to come” on food inflation as the cost-of-living crisis pulverizes the working poor. John Allan, chairman of Tesco Plc, told the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live that low-income households have difficulty choosing between food and heat this winter. […]
Entice and Orbit become latest energy firms to go bust
Entice and Orbit become latest energy firms to go bust IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Two more energy suppliers have gone bust amid the surge in gas prices, the regulator Ofgem has said. Entice Energy and Orbit Energy, which have about 5,400 and 65,000 customers respectively, ceased trading on Wednesday. The two firms are the latest companies […]
Natural gas: SSE Airtricity to increase prices by 21.8%
Natural gas: SSE Airtricity to increase prices by 21.8% IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS SSE Airtricity will increase its natural gas prices for households and businesses by 21.8% from October. The company says the change will add £112 on to the typical average household bill. SSE Airtricity has 178,000 customers in Northern Ireland. Tariffs are scrutinised and approved […]
Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?
Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries? GETTY IMAGESThe world will have to work out what to do with millions of disused car batteries “The rate at which we’re growing the industry is absolutely scary,” says Paul Anderson from University of Birmingham. He’s talking about the market for electric cars in Europe. […]
