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Deadly humid heatwaves on rise in India due to human-induced climate change, says international study

People in coastal regions & cities faced more health impacts associated with humid conditions this year, says lead author of the study published by World Weather Attribution.

UK accelerates London flood defence plan to counter rising climate risk

By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is accelerating plans to protect London from flooding caused by a warming climate and rising sea levels, bringing forward its scheme of work to protect the

US EPA tightens rules to clean up toxic coal ash at power plants

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to force some utilities to clean up older piles of toxic coal ash at their power plants to prevent

‘More likely than not’ world will soon see 1.5C of warming – WMO

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) -For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming within the next five

Alberta oil sands May production under wildfire threat – Rystad Energy

(Reuters) - Nearly 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd) of Alberta oil sands production in May is in "very high" or "extreme" wildfire danger rating zones, posing a risk to supply, consultancy firm

BP unit to pay record $40 million to settle U.S. air pollution civil charges

By Sarah N. Lynch and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A subsidiary of BP plc will pay a record-setting $40 million penalty to settle civil U.S. charges that its Indiana-based oil refinery

British energy regulator seeks to speed up grid connections

(Reuters) - British energy regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday it was launching a policy review to speed up connecting low-carbon energy schemes to the electricity transmission grid. Britain has a

Land O’Lakes says US carbon farming payouts top $5 million in 2022

By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - Truterra LLC, the carbon farming and sustainable agriculture unit of Land O'Lakes Inc, paid U.S. farmers $5.1 million in 2022 for capturing and storing 262,000 metric

April heatwaves across Asia ’30 times more likely’ due to climate change, scientists say

The region saw temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius last month, with Bangladesh at its hottest in 50 years, Thailand registering a record 45C and Laos exceeding 42C.

Most groundwater still low in France despite spring rainfall

PARIS (Reuters) - Above-average rainfall in most of France in March and April has improved groundwater levels but more than-two thirds remained below average with the situation still worrying in the

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.