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Momentum is growing against clauses in investment treaties that permit companies to sue a state if it decides to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

Many lakes in North America are affected in varying degrees by invasive alien plants.

The 2024 Olympic Games opened on the same week Earth recorded its hottest day ever.

"We found that there is, in fact, a growing interest in consuming . . . beer with less alcohol"

Extreme weather is by definition rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is rapidly warming, predominantly due to fossil fuel burning, the range of possible weather conditions, including extremes, is changing.

A missile strike that killed 12 children playing soccer in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on July 27, 2024, has prompted international concern that the Middle East conflict could expand into the disputed territory.

The inflation figure due to be released today is different than most. It’s focusing the minds of politicians as well as economists.

Open-water swimming events at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris could be scuppered by the Seine river, where bathing has been prohibited since 1923.

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