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Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday. A team of international scientists found that El Nino — a natural...
Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) — Skimming over miles of hills blackened by wildfires west of Athens, Fire Lt. Col. Ioannis Kolovos readies his elite fire crew crouched inside a helicopter. The 10-member group from the 1st Wildfire Special Operation Unit bristles with tools needed to hold back fires: chainsaws,...
London told to adapt for ‘new reality’ as number of days above 30C increases
London is seeing an increase in days where the temperature climbs above 30C, prompting calls for the city to adapt to its “new reality”.Analysis by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) shows that London has experienced 116 days over 30C in the past three decades – more than half of which, 59, occurred in the last 10 years.Really extreme temperatures have become more frequent too, with seven days above 35C in the past three decades, five of which occurred within the last five years, statistics from 1994-2023 show.And consecutive days above 30C are becoming more common – in...
El Nino, water management issues blamed for snarling Panama Canal
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The El Nino climate phenomenon, not climate change, drove lower rainfall last year that reduced the Panama Canal's water levels and contributed to shipping restrictions that disrupted global trade, a study released on Wednesday found.
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