CNN — North Korea said it launched a new solid-fueled Hwasong-18 Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday (local time), according to state media KCNA on […]
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Record rise in China’s sea levels from global warming threatens coastal cities like Shanghai #Record #rise #Chinas #sea #levels #global #warming #threatens #coastal #cities #Shanghai
Hong Kong CNN — Sea levels on China’s coastline have hit their highest on record for the second year in a row, rising more quickly […]
‘Shocked’ by the loss: Scientists sound the alarm on New Zealand’s melting glaciers #Shocked #loss #Scientists #sound #alarm #Zealands #melting #glaciers
CNN — Every year scientists in New Zealand fly over some of the country’s most iconic glaciers – ancient ice “rivers” that descend from the […]
Corporate greed is jacking prices higher. It could push customers over the edge #Corporate #greed #jacking #prices #higher #push #customers #edge
Inflation is ravaging shoppers’ wallets and the Federal Reserve has responded by instituting a regimen of painful interest rate hikes that could land the economy […]
Why the Syrian drone strikes and US retaliation may yet be a big deal #Syrian #drone #strikes #retaliation #big #deal
CNN — The US has conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility […]
EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany suddenly changed its mind #set #ban #internal #combustion #engine #cars #Germany #suddenly #changed #mind
CNN — When EU lawmakers voted to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars in the bloc by 2035, it was a landmark victory […]
French unions hold first national strike since government rammed through pension reform #French #unions #hold #national #strike #government #rammed #pension #reform
Paris CNN — French transport networks, oil refineries and schools were hit by widespread disruption Thursday as workers staged a national strike to protest an […]
One of Europe’s busiest airports to be forced to cut flights due to planet-warming carbon pollution #Europes #busiest #airports #forced #cut #flights #due #planetwarming #carbon #pollution
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IQAir report shows the best and worst places for air quality in 2021 #IQAir #report #shows #worst #places #air #quality
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report by IQAir, a company that […]
Lake Powell’s total capacity is shrinking, report shows #Lake #Powells #total #capacity #shrinking #report #shows
CNN — Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon […]