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Heatwaves and Animal Welfare: The Ethics of Livestock Farming on a Warming Planet

Heat stress hits livestock too: How can we adapt our food systems for better animal welfare? Europe recently sweltered through its hottest July on record. The human impacts on work, tourism and health were clear to see. But behind closed doors, animals kept as livestock also suffered from severe heat stress. New data obtained by […]

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Iran Will Close Government Offices, Banks And Schools For 2 Days Over High Temperatures

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported Tuesday. Government spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the decision to close governmental offices, banks and schools on Wednesday and Thursday came after the health ministry warned about a possible increase in cases of heat exhaustion because of high […]

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Parts of South America Are Sweltering Under a ‘Fierce’ Heatwave – And it’s the Middle of Winter

Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused climate change and the arrival of El Niño feed into extreme winter heat. Southern Cone countries including Chile and Argentina have experienced summer-like conditions as a heat wave, beginning in July, pushed temperatures higher than […]

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Climate crisis study finds heatwaves have cost global economy $16tn

Researchers examining data going back to 1990s find global south has borne brunt despite causing least emissions Heatwaves brought on by human-caused climate breakdown have cost the global economy about $16tn since the 1990s, according to a study. The research calculates the financial impact of extreme heat on infrastructure, agriculture, productivity, human health and other areas. “We […]

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