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UK’s 2025 Hosepipe Bans and Droughts: Why the World Should Pay Attention
In July 2025, the UK imposed hosepipe bans following its driest spring in over a century and record-breaking heat. But this crisis is more than a local inconvenience, it reflects a growing global pattern. Climate change, outdated infrastructure, and rising demand are converging to strain water systems worldwide. While individual actions can help, real resilience…
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A Week of Extremes: Heat and Cold from Pole to Pole
A record-breaking week of extremes: while Europe and North America battled deadly heatwaves, Southern South America experienced rare polar cold. This article explores how climate change, jet stream disruption, Arctic amplification, and atmospheric blocking patterns are driving simultaneous heat and cold events across the globe. Understand the science behind heat domes, polar anticyclones, and the…
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European Union’s Battle Against Microplastics: What’s Being Done and What’s Next
Microplastics are increasingly recognized as an environmental and public health concern, prompting decisive action at the European Union (EU) level. Through a combination of regulatory measures, scientific advancements, and public engagement, the EU is working to mitigate microplastic pollution. This article provides an overview of the key measures being taken and what the future holds
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Microplastics and Human Health: How They May Contribute to Chronic Disease, Cancer, and Neurological Disorders
merging research reveals how microplastics and nanoplastics may contribute to chronic diseases, metabolic disorders, hormonal disruption, and neurodegeneration. Learn about the latest science and potential health risks
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Microplastics in the Human Body: What We Know So Far
Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, brain, and organs. Learn how they affect cells, trigger inflammation, and may pose long-term health risks.
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What Are Microplastics, and Why Are They in Our Water?
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that vary in shape, size, density, and chemical composition. While there’s no universal scientific definition, they are generally described as being smaller than 5 mm (roughly the size of a grape seed). Some microplastics are even tinier, measuring below 1 μm, and these are often called nanoplastics. To grasp 1
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Plastic on Our Planet, Plastic in Our Bodies: World Environment Day 2025 Is a Wake-Up Call
Take a moment to look around. Chances are, something plastic is within arm’s reach: your phone case, a pen, a snack wrapper, clothes, etc. Plastic has become so embedded in daily life that it’s easy to forget it hasn’t been around all that long. Yet in just over 118 years, it has revolutionized everything from
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Super Pollutants in the Air: Hydrofluorocarbons and Tropospheric Ozone
In Super Pollutants in the Air: Black Carbon and Methane, we explored the impact of black carbon and methane, two air pollutants with severe climate and health effects. But the challenge of air pollution goes beyond just these two. Other pollutants like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and tropospheric ozone are also accelerating climate change while deepening health
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Super Pollutants in the Air: Black Carbon and Methane
Air pollution is a major environmental threat, harming human health and accelerating climate change. Among the most potent contributors to air quality degradation are Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), also known as “super pollutants”. These pollutants persist in the atmosphere for a relatively short time but have a disproportionately high impact on global warming and air
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Climate Ambition in the EU: Barriers on the Road to 2030 and Beyond
In the previous article, Beyond Policy: Examining the EU’s Progress on Climate Ambition Targets, we examined progress toward the EU’s 9 climate targets under the “Climate Ambition” pillar of the European Green Deal. The analysis revealed a mixed picture: while some targets are on track, others are unlikely to be met without additional measures. This
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