High temperatures and humidity across north-eastern coast increase risk of heat exhaustion, illnesses and death
More than a 100 million people in the US will face dangerous conditions over the weekend as a heat dome which has scorched much of the center of the country nudges eastward.
Heat advisories were in place on Friday all across the north-eastern coast from Portland, Maine to Wilmington, North Carolina, with the daytime heat index temperatures 10 to 15F above average in some places.
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Breaking Waves: Ocean News
07/25/2025 - 11:17
07/25/2025 - 09:54
After efforts to make conditions better for the elusive creatures in Studland Bay, sightings are greatly increasing
The divers emerged from the water smiling with satisfaction. They had found what they were looking for in the undersea meadows off the south coast of England.
“Seahorses are tricky to spot,” said Mark Fox. “The seagrass sways and they blend into it pretty well. It helps if it’s sunny and not too choppy but you have to get your eye in. When you see them, it’s brilliant.”
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07/25/2025 - 09:00
Experts say there’s plenty of precedent both in the US and abroad for state-supported food infrastructure
When Zohran Mamdani sailed to a surprising but decisive victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary last month, he did so propelled by a platform laser-focused on making the country’s largest city more affordable for working people. Among his proposed policies for achieving that vision – which include free childcare and a rent freeze for tenants – is the proposal to create a network of city-owned grocery stores focused on keeping food prices low rather than on making a profit.
“Without having to pay rent or property taxes, they will reduce overhead and pass on savings to shoppers,” Mamdani said on his website. “They will buy and sell at wholesale prices, centralize warehousing and distribution, and partner with local neighborhoods on products and sourcing.”
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07/25/2025 - 06:00
Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness
When Joe Harkness received a message from a friend about macerating moth abdomens to check their genitalia to identify the species, it sparked an idea for a new book about wildlife obsessions. But over time, this developed into a completely different book: a clarion call to embrace neurodiversity in the fight against the extinction crisis.
Across Britain, 15% of people are thought to be neurodivergent. In the process of writing Neurodivergent, By Nature, Harkness discovered that an estimated 30% of conservation employees were neurodivergent. Why?
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07/25/2025 - 06:00
‘Instead of just a choral group in a chapel, now it’s a rock group in a mausoleum,’ says one unspooked supporter
Rodney Anonymous, lead singer of the punk rock band The Dead Milkmen, has performed in venues around the world. His favorite place to play live is filled with the dead at the Laurel Hill cemetery in Philadelphia, where he used to ride his bike as a kid.
The acoustics are great, and when there’s a full moon, there’s no place like it, the singer said. The band, whose songs include Punk Rock Girl and Bitchin’ Camaro, have played at the burial grounds at least five times since 2012, and have plans to appear again next year.
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07/25/2025 - 05:00
PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines says ruling will strengthen the Caribbean’s negotiating power when it comes to climate change reparations
Leaders in the Caribbean have hailed the outcome of the international court of justice (ICJ) climate change case as a “historic legal victory” for small island states everywhere.
Several countries in the region had provided evidence to the ICJ case, which ended this week with a landmark advisory opinion that could see states ordered to pay reparations if they fail to tackle fossil fuels and prevent harm to the climate system.
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07/25/2025 - 01:00
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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07/25/2025 - 00:52
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07/25/2025 - 00:00
Campaign group Slow Ways developing app for disabled people, parents with children, older people and others
Volunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible.
The group has been researching and mapping these walking routes since 2020, and has now made them available on a dedicated website.
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07/25/2025 - 00:00
Tests conducted at 500 UK sites show particle pollution exceeded health guidelines on 6% of school days
Keeping the classroom window closed is not the answer to reduce the amount of pollution coming into schools, a recent study has found.
A project called SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) operated air pollution monitors in nearly 500 classrooms for an academic year and found that days with high outdoor pollution led to higher pollution inside the classrooms.
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