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Father begins legal fight against BP for dead son
By Esme Stallard & Owen PinnellBBC NewsA father has started legal action against UK oil giant BP over the death of his 21-year-old son.Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq - a practise known as flaring - caused his son Ali's...
European astronaut rookies make the grade
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Jonathan AmosScience correspondentThe European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts have completed their basic training. The group of five received their graduation...
European astronaut rookies make the grade
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Jonathan AmosScience correspondentThe European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts have completed their basic training. The group of five received their graduation...
What is Earth Day and what has it achieved?
Getty ImagesBy Mark Poynting & Maddie MolloyBBC News Climate & ScienceMillions of people across the globe are gathering to mark Earth Day and celebrate the environmental movement. The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now marked around the world.What is...
What is Earth Day and what has it achieved?
Getty ImagesBy Mark Poynting & Maddie MolloyBBC News Climate & ScienceMillions of people across the globe are gathering to mark Earth Day and celebrate the environmental movement. The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now marked around the world.What is...
Europe’s Annual Weather Report Highlights Floods, Wildfires, Heat in 2023 – Bloomberg
Europe's Annual Weather Report Highlights Floods, Wildfires, Heat in 2023 BloombergEurope hit by heatwaves, floods and wildfire in 2023 as climate crisis grows The IndependentEurope is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report...
Minister defends government’s record on climate
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC NewsEnergy Secretary Claire Coutinho has defended the government's environmental record following criticism from the outgoing boss of...
Chinese cities sinking under their own weight
Getty ImagesBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentNearly half of China's major cities are sinking because of water extraction and the increasing weight of their rapid expansion, researchers say.Some cities are subsiding rapidly, with one in six exceeding 10mm per...
Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says – Axios
Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says AxiosNew study calculates climate change's economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049 The Associated PressClimate change will make you poorer, according to a new report CNN Article...
Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming
Getty ImagesBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentA deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was "impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say. Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to...
Prehistoric sea reptile ‘twice as long as bus’
Sergey KrasovskiyBy Georgina RannardScience reporterScientists have identified what was probably the largest marine reptile ever to swim in the seas - a creature longer than two, nose-to-nose buses.The creature lived around 202 million years ago alongside the...
Climate change will make you poorer, according to a new report – CNN
Climate change will make you poorer, according to a new report CNNClimate Change to Cause $38 Trillion a Year in Damages by 2049 BloombergClimate Change Will Cost Global Economy $38 Trillion Every Year Within 25 Years, Scientists Warn Forbes Article Attribution |...