Wednesday, August 19

Topic: climate

Smoke rising from a wildfire, seen from the air
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20,000 Flee a French Coastal Resort as Wildfire Spreads

  • More than 20,000 residents and holidaymakers have been evacuated from Lège-Cap-Ferret, a tourist town near Bordeaux, as a wildfire that has burned 3,400 hectares advances toward the coast.
  • No evacuees have been hurt, but two firefighters died this week battling a separate blaze nearby.
Industrial terminals and shipping at the Port of Rotterdam (file image)
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Rotterdam, Europe's Biggest Port, Is Pressed to Go Greener

  • The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest and a hub for a quarter of the continent's fuel, is under growing pressure to cut the emissions tied to its industry while remaining a mainstay of the oil and gas trade.
  • The port is pouring money into hydrogen and carbon capture, but campaigners say it is not moving fast enough.

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