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Wanted: An early-warning system for the end of the world
Some experts believe we could hit catastrophic climate ‘tipping points’ in a matter of years. The U.K. government, with a bit of help from Dominic Cummings, is trying to prepare.
Shark lobby slams China, Japan for vetoing US-led move to ban ‘finning’
Squid games: The next Brexit battleground
I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
EU election results loom over Ukraine aid discussions
An American’s guide to the 2024 European election
Underwater SOS: EU wants to defend subsea cables
Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn
It would be the end of the world as we know it but some scientists say they feel fine.
Titanic submarine: France sends in rescue team to find missing crew
The French vessel is expected to arrive on site Wednesday.
Macron looks to score green points at global ocean conference
But the French president’s track record at home falls short, say NGOs.
Post-Brexit Britain needs friends to halt Channel crossings
London is struggling to get the cooperation it needs to enforce hard line.
How an around-the-world sailor became an MEP fighting ocean trash
Catherine Chabaud’s experiences with ‘the fragility of the ocean’ turned her into a waste warrior.
As transition ends, Gibraltar faces no-deal Brexit
UK blames the EU for leaving the overseas territory out of Brexit talks.
Fish flourish under lockdown — but fishermen flounder
The pandemic is keeping boats at home, raising the possibility that fish stocks could rebound.
World Meteorological Organization: 2010s a decade of ‘exceptional’ heat
Average temperatures are ‘almost certain to be the highest on record.’
UN report warns of accelerating sea level rise in a warming world
Sea levels are currently rising ‘more than twice as fast’ than in the 20th century and faster than previously estimated, according to the report.
Ireland caught between Brexit and the deep blue sea
Donegal fishermen fear Britain’s departure from the EU will rob them of their livelihoods.