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Burnham Criticised for EV Target Cuts and North Sea Drilling Amid Severe UK Wildfires

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing intense backlash from environmental campaigners and industry experts after moving to water down electric vehicle sales targets and consider new North Sea oil and gas drilling, all while the UK battles devastating wildfires and historic heatwaves. On Friday, as temperatures soared and military assistance was deployed to fight blazes … Read more

Godzilla El Niño Threatens a Vulnerable Amazon as Scientists Warn of Record-Breaking Impacts

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The arrival of a supercharged El Niño has sparked profound global concern, with scientists warning that its peak could coincide with the dry season in the Amazon rainforest. Driven by rising Pacific Ocean temperatures and compounded by human-caused climate change, this potential ‘Godzilla’ phenomenon threatens to push the world’s largest tropical rainforest past critical ecological … Read more