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Carbon & Climate
World Cup’s ‘hottest’ edition to end with heat, haze hanging over Spain-Argentina final
After weeks of dangerous playing conditions, scientists say the tournament has become a defining example of climate change's growing impact on global sport.
Carbon & Climate
Indonesia braces for peatland fires as strong El Niño looms
Meteorologists say emergence of a strong El Niño climate phenomenon is increasingly likely this year, as ocean temperatures in June reached a record high.
Food & Agriculture
The relaxation of China’s straw burning ban
Burning stubble in the fields had been largely banned since 1999, but local governments are now allowing the practice in some circumstances.
Carbon & Climate
China’s air pollution control enters ‘deep water’ phase
Now the main challenges lie in regional disparities, increased coal-chemical use and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
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