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Climate Change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns of severe heatwave in London, linking it to climate and energy crises driven by fossil fuels during his address at Climate Action Week.
The US Department of Justice has intervened in a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, citing concerns that a blockage of its data centre project in Tennessee could jeopardise national security. The NAACP alleges that xAI illegally operates gas turbines, posing health risks to local communities.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced that residents who failed to purchase flood insurance prior to last week’s storm can still receive disaster aid. This decision aims to support affected individuals as recovery efforts continue following the significant flooding.
Rewetting drained land could help in the fight against climate change but the EU’s agricultural subsidies scheme currently favours the use of drained land.
A small percentage of leaves on trees in tropical forests may be approaching the maximum temperature threshold for photosynthesis to work.
One of their lawyers says there have been “extremely positive” signals from the court so far, ahead of the hearing next month.
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