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Swiss pensioners take government to European court over climate
A group of Swiss pensioners took their government to a top European court on Wednesday over what they claim is its failure to take stronger action on climate change.
Cutting through a blizzard of weather jargon
A few commonly used weather terms and their definitions, which rely on material from the National Weather Service.
California about to be pummeled by yet another atmospheric river
The flood threat will come from the combination of rain and melting of parts of the huge snowpack built in California's mountains by nine atmospheric rivers early in the winter and later storms fueled by a blast of arctic air.
Shell rakes in record profits as war drives up energy costs
Global energy giant Shell said on Thursday that its annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and natural gas prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Colorado looks to artificial intelligence to detect wildfire threats
A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state's history scorched nearly 1,100 homes, Colorado lawmakers are considering joining other western states by adopting AI in the hopes of detecting blazes before they burn out of control.
Greta Thunberg visits German coal mine site ahead of protest
Ahead of a demonstration to be held nearby on Saturday, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg visited the tiny village of Luetzerath and took a look at the neighbouring Garzweiler open coal mine. Joined by others, she held up a placard demanding: “Keep it in the ground.”
Police begin removing protesters from German hamlet being razed for coal mine
Police press ahead with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany, where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.
Drought and war pushed global food prices to record high in 2022
Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said, as Russia's war in Ukraine, drought and other factors drove up inflation and worsened hunger worldwide.
First LNG tanker arrives in Germany from U.S.
The first regular shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States arrived in Germany this week, part of a wide-reaching effort to help the country replace energy supplies it previously received from Russia.
Germany ejects anti-coal protesters to expand mine in village
Scuffles broke out outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion of a coal mine, a plan that is drawing resistance from climate activists.