The world’s largest nuclear fusion project began its five-year assembly phase on Tuesday in southern France, with the first ultra-hot plasma expected to be generated in late 2025. The € 20 billion (£ 18.2 billion) Iter project will replicate the reactions that feed the sun and is intended to demonstrate …
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Dangerous heat waves are exacerbating systemic racial inequalities, and high temperatures are expected to further harm communities of color if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to new research. Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate hazards facing humanity due to the climate crisis, which contributes to thousands …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France plans to ban heaters used by outdoor terrace restaurants and cafes from early next year as it accelerates the move to a low-carbon economy, the government said. FILE PHOTO: Customers eat lunch on a restaurant terrace on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris as restaurants and …
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Ecuador sounded the alarm after its navy discovered a huge fishing fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged vessels about 200 miles from the Galapagos Islands, the archipelago that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. About 260 ships are currently in international waters outside a 188-mile-wide exclusive economic zone around the island, but …
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FILE PHOTO: BMW i8 is shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, USA, November 20, 2019. REUTERS / Lucy Nicholson FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) will offer an all-electric 5-series as part of the product’s overhaul that was unveiled on Monday when the German automaker seeks …
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