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Doomsday Clock at 90 Seconds to Midnight: Global Risks Escalate
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight in January 2024, citing climate change, nuclear threats, biological risks, and the potential for AI misuse as key factors driving the decision. The clock's proximity to midnight reflects escalating global risks.
Doomsday Clock at 90 Seconds to Midnight: Global Risks Escalate
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight in January 2024, citing climate change, nuclear threats, biological risks, and the potential for AI misuse as key factors driving the decision. The clock's proximity to midnight reflects escalating global risks.
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44% Bias Score
33,400 Evacuated as Wildfires Rage Across Three Canadian Provinces
Wildfires in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada, have forced over 33,400 evacuations, caused two deaths, and sent smoke across the US and Europe; states of emergency were declared in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
33,400 Evacuated as Wildfires Rage Across Three Canadian Provinces
Wildfires in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada, have forced over 33,400 evacuations, caused two deaths, and sent smoke across the US and Europe; states of emergency were declared in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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24% Bias Score
Severe 2025 Drought Cripples German Agriculture and Transportation
Germany faced its lowest rainfall in nearly a century from February to April 2025, causing extreme drought, threatening agriculture, increasing wildfire risks, severely impacting Rhine River shipping, and prompting water conservation calls.
Severe 2025 Drought Cripples German Agriculture and Transportation
Germany faced its lowest rainfall in nearly a century from February to April 2025, causing extreme drought, threatening agriculture, increasing wildfire risks, severely impacting Rhine River shipping, and prompting water conservation calls.
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20% Bias Score
EU Launches €15 Billion Water Resilience Plan
The European Commission is launching a €15 billion plan to bolster water infrastructure and management across the EU by 2027, driven by increasingly severe droughts and floods such as the deadly 2024 DANA floods in Valencia, Spain, which affected over 400,000 people and caused at least 335 deaths.
EU Launches €15 Billion Water Resilience Plan
The European Commission is launching a €15 billion plan to bolster water infrastructure and management across the EU by 2027, driven by increasingly severe droughts and floods such as the deadly 2024 DANA floods in Valencia, Spain, which affected over 400,000 people and caused at least 335 deaths.
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36% Bias Score
Cleverly Challenges Badenoch on Net-Zero Policy
James Cleverly, a senior Conservative MP, criticized party leader Kemi Badenoch's decision to abandon net-zero targets, arguing in a Wednesday speech that economic growth and environmental protection are compatible and that opposing green technology is a mistake. He directly challenges Badenoch's cl...
Cleverly Challenges Badenoch on Net-Zero Policy
James Cleverly, a senior Conservative MP, criticized party leader Kemi Badenoch's decision to abandon net-zero targets, arguing in a Wednesday speech that economic growth and environmental protection are compatible and that opposing green technology is a mistake. He directly challenges Badenoch's cl...
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44% Bias Score
Intensifying Mediterranean Cyclones: Climate Change Drives Increased Storm Intensity, Devastation
A recent study reveals that while the frequency of Mediterranean cyclones hasn't changed, their intensity has increased due to climate change, causing devastating floods like those from "Daniel" in 2023 which killed 17 in Greece and over 6000 in Libya, impacting infrastructure, agriculture, and publ...
Intensifying Mediterranean Cyclones: Climate Change Drives Increased Storm Intensity, Devastation
A recent study reveals that while the frequency of Mediterranean cyclones hasn't changed, their intensity has increased due to climate change, causing devastating floods like those from "Daniel" in 2023 which killed 17 in Greece and over 6000 in Libya, impacting infrastructure, agriculture, and publ...
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16% Bias Score
Swiss Village Buried by Massive Rockslide, One Missing
A massive rockslide, triggered by the collapse of the Birch glacier after days of observable mountain movement, buried the Swiss village of Blatten under nine million cubic meters of debris on May 28th, resulting in one missing person but successful evacuation of 300 residents.
Swiss Village Buried by Massive Rockslide, One Missing
A massive rockslide, triggered by the collapse of the Birch glacier after days of observable mountain movement, buried the Swiss village of Blatten under nine million cubic meters of debris on May 28th, resulting in one missing person but successful evacuation of 300 residents.
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20% Bias Score
Malta's Water Innovation and Europe's Looming Water Crisis
Malta, facing severe water scarcity, relies on desalination for two-thirds of its drinking water; however, climate change and outdated water management practices across Europe threaten to worsen water stress, affecting industry, agriculture, and citizens.
Malta's Water Innovation and Europe's Looming Water Crisis
Malta, facing severe water scarcity, relies on desalination for two-thirds of its drinking water; however, climate change and outdated water management practices across Europe threaten to worsen water stress, affecting industry, agriculture, and citizens.
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56% Bias Score
Repubblica delle Idee Festival: Literature and the Future
The Repubblica delle Idee festival in Bologna (June 13-15) will host renowned authors like Stephen Markley, Percival Everett, and Valeria Luiselli, discussing dystopian fiction, historical erasure, women's freedom, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, aiming to shape future narratives through liter...
Repubblica delle Idee Festival: Literature and the Future
The Repubblica delle Idee festival in Bologna (June 13-15) will host renowned authors like Stephen Markley, Percival Everett, and Valeria Luiselli, discussing dystopian fiction, historical erasure, women's freedom, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, aiming to shape future narratives through liter...
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52% Bias Score
Chile's Biodiversity: High Economic Value, Low Investment
Chile's economy heavily relies on biodiversity (17% of GDP, 55% of exports), but public spending on its conservation remains low (0.36% of public expenditure, 0.09% of GDP), despite its global importance as a biodiversity hotspot, highlighting a need for increased investment and innovative financing...
Chile's Biodiversity: High Economic Value, Low Investment
Chile's economy heavily relies on biodiversity (17% of GDP, 55% of exports), but public spending on its conservation remains low (0.36% of public expenditure, 0.09% of GDP), despite its global importance as a biodiversity hotspot, highlighting a need for increased investment and innovative financing...
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36% Bias Score
Manhattan Skyscraper Uses Ice to Cut Cooling Costs, Ease Grid Strain
In Manhattan, Eleven Madison Park uses an ice battery system to lower cooling costs by up to 40% by freezing 500,000 pounds of ice nightly to reduce peak demand on the electricity grid; this addresses the problem of high energy use during peak hours, which can account for more than 70% of electricit...
Manhattan Skyscraper Uses Ice to Cut Cooling Costs, Ease Grid Strain
In Manhattan, Eleven Madison Park uses an ice battery system to lower cooling costs by up to 40% by freezing 500,000 pounds of ice nightly to reduce peak demand on the electricity grid; this addresses the problem of high energy use during peak hours, which can account for more than 70% of electricit...
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36% Bias Score
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Europe
Smoke from over 200 active wildfires in Canada, with 113 uncontrolled, has travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, causing hazy skies and reddish sunsets but not significantly impacting air quality at ground level.
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Europe
Smoke from over 200 active wildfires in Canada, with 113 uncontrolled, has travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, causing hazy skies and reddish sunsets but not significantly impacting air quality at ground level.
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36% Bias Score
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