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Millions of birds killed annually in southern Europe during olive harvest, says study

The birds are sucked into machines that harvest olives during the night

Reservoir row

Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge

Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave

Sizzling Europe: Several countries face high temperatures, wildfires

Hazardous decision

Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events — it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line

Heat intensity of these events is also increasing with the frequency 

Dilemma over food

Waste to wealth

Pomegranate peel can be used to make gold and silver nanoparticles

Half of Europe at risk of drought, power generation hit too: Report

EU member states urged to reduce gas consumption, lower dependence on Russia

Science & Technology - Briefs

Changing basic nature

Countries move from labs to seas to study the implications of ocean acidification

Mozambique takes over its dam from Portugal

UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries

Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015

Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High’

Spain, Portugal and nearby places will see a 10-20 per cent drop in winter rainfall over the coming century

The Iberian wolf is extinct in Spain’s Andalusia: Report

Wolves from the northern and central part of Iberia can still potentially recolonise Andalusia, says government report