Rhythm and flow

Scientists solve the mystery of missing mass in the solar system

Leaded to decay

Toxic spill

Forest fire destroys park

Huge slick

Oil spill off Spanish coastthreatens marine life

News Snippets

Simply Put: Viva Espana

Garbage addiction

Tapping the Rhone

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

Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change

Warm-weather tourist destinations will have to radically change

Summer of extreme heat: Wildfires in Greece as Europe scorches

Parts of China, US also break temperature records

Hard facts

2022 European heatwave claimed over 61,000 lives, heat adaptation plans ineffective in reducing mortality: Study

With some 18,000 deaths, Italy saw the highest toll

Sizzling Europe: Several countries face high temperatures, wildfires

Unusual spring heatwave in Spain portends drought conditions in coming months

The country has been suffering from drought since summer last year

Chemical connection

Prolonged exposure to pesticides can lead to Type-2 diabetes

Indicator of doom

Ecosystems undergo dramatic fluctuations just before collapse

Flight to nowhere

Put to test

Windy record

The growth of wind energy is fastest among all renewable sector energy sources

Bytes

Sans O2

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 

Do space laws need to be modified?

Laws on outer space should ensure that