Mexico Heat Study: Young Adults at Higher Risk Than Previously Thought
A study in Science Advances reveals that in Mexico, high heat and humidity kill far more young people (18-35) than older people (50+), contradicting previous assumptions; researchers are investigating causes, including occupational exposure and risk perception.
Mexico Heat Study: Young Adults at Higher Risk Than Previously Thought
A study in Science Advances reveals that in Mexico, high heat and humidity kill far more young people (18-35) than older people (50+), contradicting previous assumptions; researchers are investigating causes, including occupational exposure and risk perception.
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20% Bias Score
China's Report Highlights Obstacles to Achieving UN's 2030 Agenda
China's 2024 Global Development Report, released Friday, identifies weak global growth, insufficient climate action, and geopolitical conflicts as major obstacles to achieving the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, urging international cooperation and a solution-driven approach.
China's Report Highlights Obstacles to Achieving UN's 2030 Agenda
China's 2024 Global Development Report, released Friday, identifies weak global growth, insufficient climate action, and geopolitical conflicts as major obstacles to achieving the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, urging international cooperation and a solution-driven approach.
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40% Bias Score
"Industrial Forestry Threatens Global Forests: Agroforestry Offers Sustainable Alternative"
"Industrial forestry, driven by energy transition initiatives and massive financial investment, threatens global forests through monoculture plantations, mirroring agriculture's negative impacts; agroforestry offers a sustainable alternative."
"Industrial Forestry Threatens Global Forests: Agroforestry Offers Sustainable Alternative"
"Industrial forestry, driven by energy transition initiatives and massive financial investment, threatens global forests through monoculture plantations, mirroring agriculture's negative impacts; agroforestry offers a sustainable alternative."
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52% Bias Score
"French Botanist's Ambitious Plan to Recreate Primary Forest Faces Political Obstacles"
"French botanist Francis Hallé's initiative to create a 70,000-hectare primary forest spanning France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg faces local political opposition but enjoys widespread support. The project, expected to take centuries, aims to restore biodiversity and combat climat...
"French Botanist's Ambitious Plan to Recreate Primary Forest Faces Political Obstacles"
"French botanist Francis Hallé's initiative to create a 70,000-hectare primary forest spanning France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg faces local political opposition but enjoys widespread support. The project, expected to take centuries, aims to restore biodiversity and combat climat...
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16% Bias Score
Storm Darragh: Widespread Disruptions in France and the UK
Storm Darragh, moving from England to Belgium on December 7th, caused significant disruption in France and the UK, with 11 French departments on orange alert for wind, train cancellations, and over 130,000 homes in the UK without power due to high winds and resulting power outages.
Storm Darragh: Widespread Disruptions in France and the UK
Storm Darragh, moving from England to Belgium on December 7th, caused significant disruption in France and the UK, with 11 French departments on orange alert for wind, train cancellations, and over 130,000 homes in the UK without power due to high winds and resulting power outages.
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28% Bias Score
GrapheneBreathe Wins Innovation Award for Climate-Positive Livestock Emissions Solution
GrapheneBreathe, a startup using graphene-based filtration to capture and transform greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farms, won the 2024 National Innovation Award's Green&Blue mention for its climate-positive impact, creating valuable byproducts and carbon credits.
GrapheneBreathe Wins Innovation Award for Climate-Positive Livestock Emissions Solution
GrapheneBreathe, a startup using graphene-based filtration to capture and transform greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farms, won the 2024 National Innovation Award's Green&Blue mention for its climate-positive impact, creating valuable byproducts and carbon credits.
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16% Bias Score
France Blocks EU-Mercosur Trade Deal, Raising Concerns About Agricultural Imports
France's President Macron is blocking the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, citing concerns about cheap meat imports from South America and the potential for renewed protests by French farmers; Germany is pushing for its approval, while Argentina's new president wants to sign.
France Blocks EU-Mercosur Trade Deal, Raising Concerns About Agricultural Imports
France's President Macron is blocking the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, citing concerns about cheap meat imports from South America and the potential for renewed protests by French farmers; Germany is pushing for its approval, while Argentina's new president wants to sign.
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56% Bias Score
French Forests Face Decline: Urgent Call for Sustainable Forestry
The 2024 "Naturellement!" forum in Rouen will address the alarming decline in French forest health due to climate change, unsustainable practices, and pest infestations, highlighting the need for a transition to sustainable forestry methods.
French Forests Face Decline: Urgent Call for Sustainable Forestry
The 2024 "Naturellement!" forum in Rouen will address the alarming decline in French forest health due to climate change, unsustainable practices, and pest infestations, highlighting the need for a transition to sustainable forestry methods.
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40% Bias Score
Storm Darragh Causes Widespread Disruption Across British Isles
Storm Darragh brought 90mph winds and heavy rain to the British Isles, causing widespread power outages (thousands in Wales alone), flight cancellations (Bristol and Cardiff airports most affected), and prompting a red weather warning; some individuals reported not receiving the emergency alert.
Storm Darragh Causes Widespread Disruption Across British Isles
Storm Darragh brought 90mph winds and heavy rain to the British Isles, causing widespread power outages (thousands in Wales alone), flight cancellations (Bristol and Cardiff airports most affected), and prompting a red weather warning; some individuals reported not receiving the emergency alert.
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16% Bias Score
Texas's Economic Boom Faces a Looming Water Crisis
Texas's booming economy, fueled by fossil fuels, faces a severe water crisis due to a climate-change-exacerbated drought, threatening agriculture and potentially causing $160 billion in annual economic losses by 2030 without significant infrastructure investment.
Texas's Economic Boom Faces a Looming Water Crisis
Texas's booming economy, fueled by fossil fuels, faces a severe water crisis due to a climate-change-exacerbated drought, threatening agriculture and potentially causing $160 billion in annual economic losses by 2030 without significant infrastructure investment.
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36% Bias Score
Airlines Lag in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Transition
A new ranking reveals that only 10 of 77 airlines are making significant progress in transitioning to sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), with the majority using unsustainable biofuels or not using SAF at all; oil companies' minimal investment in sustainable SAF production is also hindering the trans...
Airlines Lag in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Transition
A new ranking reveals that only 10 of 77 airlines are making significant progress in transitioning to sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), with the majority using unsustainable biofuels or not using SAF at all; oil companies' minimal investment in sustainable SAF production is also hindering the trans...
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52% Bias Score
China's Anti-Desertification Success: Goji Berries, Green Great Wall, and Technological Innovation
The UNCCD executive secretary praised China's anti-desertification efforts, citing the 4 billion USD goji berry industry in Ningxia and the innovative technologies used in the 'Green Great Wall' initiative as examples of successful land restoration.
China's Anti-Desertification Success: Goji Berries, Green Great Wall, and Technological Innovation
The UNCCD executive secretary praised China's anti-desertification efforts, citing the 4 billion USD goji berry industry in Ningxia and the innovative technologies used in the 'Green Great Wall' initiative as examples of successful land restoration.
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32% Bias Score