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European heatwave: Watch: Europe’s record heatwave melts French roads, bends German tram tracks

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European heatwave: Watch: Europe's record heatwave melts French roads, bends German tram tracks

European infrastructure hit hard by heatwave Europe’s infrastructure is struggling amid an intense heatwave that has seen record-breaking temperatures sweep across the continent, melting roads, buckling tram tracks and disrupting transport networks, according to reports and videos shared online. Extreme weather has damaged highways, delayed trains, strained power grids, and overwhelmed hospitals. Temperatures in many … Read more

‘It’s frustrating’: Antarctica’s winter sea ice disappears as temperatures reach 20°C above average

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'It's frustrating': Antarctica's winter sea ice disappears as temperatures reach 20°C above average

Vast swaths of Antarctica that should be covered by winter sea ice are largely exposed to the ocean, alarming scientists and raising new concerns about the future of the frozen continent. Satellite observations show that about 650,000 square kilometers of sea ice have not yet formed in the Bellingshausen Sea near West Antarctica, an area … Read more

Sleepless Planet: Why nights warm faster than days

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Sleepless Planet: Why nights warm faster than days

There was a time when nightfall meant relief. After the heat of a long summer, in the hours after sunset, a cool breeze blows in through the open windows and the temperature drops enough to pull back the thin blanket and fall asleep easily. For much of the world, that era is quietly disappearing.Across continents … Read more

Arctic sea ice: Arctic sea ice is facing one of its lowest winter peaks on record, report says

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Arctic sea ice: Arctic sea ice is facing one of its lowest winter peaks on record, report says

AI image (Image source: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Arctic sea ice is on track to post one of its smallest winter peaks since satellite monitoring began four decades ago, data reviewed by AFP shows, raising new concerns about climate change and its geopolitical implications.Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center show that on March … Read more