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Overtourism: A Global Tourism Boom Strains Resources and Damages the Environment
Global tourism reached a near-record high in 2022, yet overtourism, defined by the UNWTO as a decline in quality of life due to excessive tourism, is straining resources and causing environmental damage in places like the Canary Islands, Mallorca, and other hotspots, prompting initiatives to control...
Overtourism: A Global Tourism Boom Strains Resources and Damages the Environment
Global tourism reached a near-record high in 2022, yet overtourism, defined by the UNWTO as a decline in quality of life due to excessive tourism, is straining resources and causing environmental damage in places like the Canary Islands, Mallorca, and other hotspots, prompting initiatives to control...
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44% Bias Score
Climate Change Intensified NSW Mid North Coast Floods: Rapid Attribution Study
ClimaMeter's rapid attribution study found that the NSW Mid North Coast floods, particularly around Taree, were up to 15 percent wetter and 0.75 degrees warmer due to human-induced climate change, highlighting the need for adaptation, although concerns were raised about the speed of analysis.
Climate Change Intensified NSW Mid North Coast Floods: Rapid Attribution Study
ClimaMeter's rapid attribution study found that the NSW Mid North Coast floods, particularly around Taree, were up to 15 percent wetter and 0.75 degrees warmer due to human-induced climate change, highlighting the need for adaptation, although concerns were raised about the speed of analysis.
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36% Bias Score
Overtourism: Global Tourism Surge Strains Resources and Impacts Communities
Global tourism hit near-record levels in 2022, causing overtourism in many areas, impacting quality of life and the environment due to increased waste, noise, and water consumption; solutions include limiting access, raising fees, and promoting off-season travel.
Overtourism: Global Tourism Surge Strains Resources and Impacts Communities
Global tourism hit near-record levels in 2022, causing overtourism in many areas, impacting quality of life and the environment due to increased waste, noise, and water consumption; solutions include limiting access, raising fees, and promoting off-season travel.
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40% Bias Score
S-Bahn Disruptions Expose Need for Rhein-Main Transport Overhaul
Following three weeks of S-Bahn disruptions between Frankfurt, Mainz, and Wiesbaden, normal service has resumed; however, the incident prompted calls for significant infrastructure improvements, including three-to four-track railway connections, to enhance reliability and support climate goals.
S-Bahn Disruptions Expose Need for Rhein-Main Transport Overhaul
Following three weeks of S-Bahn disruptions between Frankfurt, Mainz, and Wiesbaden, normal service has resumed; however, the incident prompted calls for significant infrastructure improvements, including three-to four-track railway connections, to enhance reliability and support climate goals.
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40% Bias Score
GDV Flood Check Highlights German Building Vulnerability
The German Insurance Association (GDV) provides a free online flood risk assessment tool; new construction should prioritize elevated locations and robust materials, while existing buildings can be retrofitted with reinforced roofs, windows, and backwater valves; only about 50 percent of German buil...
GDV Flood Check Highlights German Building Vulnerability
The German Insurance Association (GDV) provides a free online flood risk assessment tool; new construction should prioritize elevated locations and robust materials, while existing buildings can be retrofitted with reinforced roofs, windows, and backwater valves; only about 50 percent of German buil...
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40% Bias Score
French Senate Debates Controversial Reintroduction of Neonicotinoid Insecticide
The French Senate debated a bill to reinstate the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid, banned since 2018, sparking controversy among beekeepers, environmentalists, and lawmakers; the bill, supported by beet and hazelnut producers, aims to alleviate farming constraints and is expected to face a mot...
French Senate Debates Controversial Reintroduction of Neonicotinoid Insecticide
The French Senate debated a bill to reinstate the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid, banned since 2018, sparking controversy among beekeepers, environmentalists, and lawmakers; the bill, supported by beet and hazelnut producers, aims to alleviate farming constraints and is expected to face a mot...
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44% Bias Score
Overtourism in the Canary Islands: A Case Study of Environmental and Economic Strain
The Canary Islands, with 15.2 million tourists in 2023 versus 2.2 million residents, exemplifies the global overtourism problem, straining resources, housing, and the environment while disproportionately benefiting large investors; solutions involve access restrictions, sustainable transport incenti...
Overtourism in the Canary Islands: A Case Study of Environmental and Economic Strain
The Canary Islands, with 15.2 million tourists in 2023 versus 2.2 million residents, exemplifies the global overtourism problem, straining resources, housing, and the environment while disproportionately benefiting large investors; solutions involve access restrictions, sustainable transport incenti...
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48% Bias Score
Heli-Hydrants: Faster Water Refills for Firefighting Helicopters
Mark Whaling invented the Heli-Hydrant, a rapidly refillable water tank for firefighting helicopters, addressing slow refill times; ten are deployed in Southern California, with sixteen more in progress, costing roughly \$300,000 each.
Heli-Hydrants: Faster Water Refills for Firefighting Helicopters
Mark Whaling invented the Heli-Hydrant, a rapidly refillable water tank for firefighting helicopters, addressing slow refill times; ten are deployed in Southern California, with sixteen more in progress, costing roughly \$300,000 each.
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48% Bias Score
Climate Change to Expand Deadly Aspergillus Fungus
Climate change will significantly expand the reach of Aspergillus fungi, responsible for 2.5 million deaths annually, into new regions of North America, Europe, China, and Russia by 2100, according to a new study; the world is unprepared.
Climate Change to Expand Deadly Aspergillus Fungus
Climate change will significantly expand the reach of Aspergillus fungi, responsible for 2.5 million deaths annually, into new regions of North America, Europe, China, and Russia by 2100, according to a new study; the world is unprepared.
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40% Bias Score
West Nile Virus Detected in UK for First Time
West Nile virus fragments have been detected in a Nottinghamshire wetland for the first time in the UK; while no human cases exist, a virologist has warned of an increased likelihood of such diseases spreading due to climate change, and surveillance is underway.
West Nile Virus Detected in UK for First Time
West Nile virus fragments have been detected in a Nottinghamshire wetland for the first time in the UK; while no human cases exist, a virologist has warned of an increased likelihood of such diseases spreading due to climate change, and surveillance is underway.
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32% Bias Score
German Peat Bog Restoration Project
A 10-hectare peat bog near Kindsbach, Germany, is being restored to its original state through rewetting, funded by a state program, to improve water retention, carbon storage, and biodiversity, reversing the effects of past peat extraction and drainage.
German Peat Bog Restoration Project
A 10-hectare peat bog near Kindsbach, Germany, is being restored to its original state through rewetting, funded by a state program, to improve water retention, carbon storage, and biodiversity, reversing the effects of past peat extraction and drainage.
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24% Bias Score
Unsustainable Development Model Drives Planetary Collapse
The current unsustainable development model, marked by resource exploitation and inequality, is causing climate change and biodiversity loss, leading to the collapse of established planetary equilibria and increased global vulnerability.
Unsustainable Development Model Drives Planetary Collapse
The current unsustainable development model, marked by resource exploitation and inequality, is causing climate change and biodiversity loss, leading to the collapse of established planetary equilibria and increased global vulnerability.
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60% Bias Score
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