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Tougher crops and beaver dams: how UK farmers are tackling drought
UK farmers are adopting a range of measures to cope with hotter, drier summers, including drought-tolerant crops, healthier soils, ponds, rainwater storage and restoring wetland areas. The changes matter because repeated heatwaves and low rainfall are damaging crops, straining livestock water supplies and increasing reliance on imported vegetables. This summer’s conditions have produced the earliest…
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Naive SNP ‘dismiss security warning over China’ as they push for controversial wind turbine project to go ahead
The SNP has been criticised by security experts after First Minister John Swinney called for a Chinese developer’s proposed wind-turbine factory near Inverness to be reconsidered. The project was blocked by the UK Government on national-security grounds, making the dispute significant because it highlights tensions between renewable-energy investment, devolved politics and concerns over Chinese involvement…
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The handheld gaming PC scene might be in tatters, but there’s no scenario where I’d pay $750 for one of the worst-received portables
The article argues that the handheld gaming PC market is struggling, but says this does not make a $750 portable with a poor critical reception worth buying. The writer’s position is that high pricing and negative reviews remain decisive drawbacks, even as consumers face fewer appealing options. The piece frames the device as one of…
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Palestinian students, staff allege discrimination at Columbia
Palestinian students, faculty and alumni are suing Columbia University for discrimination, alleging the school fostered a “hostile campus climate” and unfairly targeted them with disciplinary investigations following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York County court, four students and one faculty member argue that Columbia deliberately…
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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
A freedom of information request has found that only 20 of Defra’s 6,613 staff are working on climate adaptation, despite warnings that England is poorly prepared for worsening heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires. Critics say the small team reflects a lack of government focus on protecting communities, food security and nature from the effects of…
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Reading scientists create chocolate bars from Berkshire-grown cocoa
Scientists at the University of Reading have made six limited-edition chocolate bars using cocoa grown in Berkshire, reportedly the first made entirely from UK ingredients since 1932. Led by food security master’s student Maha Khan, the project is intended to demonstrate the vulnerability of global cocoa supplies to climate change and the importance of protecting…
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Government won’t support Arctic climate report
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NOAA pulls support from Arctic Report Card The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. © AP Photo/Mark Thiessen Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026 Arctic…
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Jellyfish Swarm Overwhelms Nuclear Power Plant For The Second Time In 2 Years
Climate change will likely make similar events more common, scientists warned.
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NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026 Arctic Report Card, said that participants were informed Monday that they would no longer receive assistance from the government agency. “We were informed…
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Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse
Hot hours of summer could triple in the coming decades.