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A new study finds that women’s access to formal financial services strengthens household resilience to climate shocks in sub-Saharan Africa, though lasting protection requires broader efforts addressing gender inequality.
European heatwaves are driven primarily by greenhouse gas warming, not declining air pollution, despite recent media headlines suggesting otherwise, scientists clarify.
The Environment Agency has declared drought conditions across more than half of England due to prolonged hot, dry weather affecting water supplies and putting over 20 million people under hosepipe bans.
European farmers face severe crop losses as record heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires combine with changing rainfall patterns, forcing the industry to adapt rapidly.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology warns that a strengthening El Niño could become the strongest on record, with climate models forecasting sea temperatures potentially exceeding previous highs and bringing increased heat and dryness to parts of Australia.
The European Commission proposed modifications to the EU’s emissions trading system, potentially weakening what critics consider Europe’s most effective climate policy tool amid pressure from member states over energy costs.
