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People back climate policy when weather events feel personal, new study finds

People back climate policy when weather events feel personal, new study finds

The effects of extreme weather events are disproportionately felt in countries in the Global South. Most people are more likely to support climate policies if they see a connection between extreme weather and climate change, new international...

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: Main Outcome of the 18th Committee Session on Contaminants in Food (CCCF18)

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: Main Outcome of the 18th Committee Session on Contaminants in Food (CCCF18)

The 18th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commit­tee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF18) successful­ly addressed all the topics on its draft agenda and a few more under “other business”. Worth noting that CCCF18 approved two new international...

Agriculture: Climate crisis and the death of bananas

Agriculture: Climate crisis and the death of bananas

Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit and the fourth most important food crop globally, following wheat, rice, and maize. More than 400 million people across the globe depend on bananas for 15–27 per cent of their daily caloric intake. Yet,...

Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 30, 2025 Hologic, Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.08, expectations were $1.05. Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, and welcome to Hologic’s Third...

Donald Trump signs executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs up to 41% on imports

Donald Trump signs executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs up to 41% on imports

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday new tariffs of up to 41% on goods imported from dozens of countries With less than 100 days until the presidential election, US President Donald Trump drastically changed the country's trading...

Going Dutch: LGBTQ+ Americans find Trump-free life in Netherlands

Going Dutch: LGBTQ+ Americans find Trump-free life in Netherlands

What’s the context? Trump II has prompted some LGBTQ+ Americans to flee and a Cold War treaty has made Amsterdam a queer destination of choice. Some LGBTQ+ Americans leave U.S. after Trump's election DAFT visa makes Netherlands a destination of...

Passengers Accuse Uber Of "Abusing The System" After Fares Skyrocket During Floods

Passengers Accuse Uber Of "Abusing The System" After Fares Skyrocket During Floods

UBER was in the news in the United States recently for its latest women-only feature. But now, the rideshare company is trending for a different reason. As flash flooding took over New York and New Jersey in the U.S. on Thursday, many have slammed...

How do we help America’s national parks? Make global visitors pay more

This summer, millions of people from around the world will visit America’s national parks, eager to marvel at iconic landscapes such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite Valley and Old Faithful. These places aren’t just national treasures — they’re...

Photographer Nick Zungoli’s

Photographer Nick Zungoli’s

click to enlarge Cleaning Fish, Livingston, Guatemala, Nick Zungoli, from In the Garden of Eden Photographer Nick Zungoli has spent decades chasing the beauty of the natural world, but it was a night atop an Icelandic glacier that changed...

I'm a CEO who's led teams in the US, Latin America, and Europe. One country's business culture stood out as the most sophisticated.

I'm a CEO who's led teams in the US, Latin America, and Europe. One country's business culture stood out as the most sophisticated.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 50-year-old Marco Santos, the Global CEO of GFT Technologies, an IT solutions company headquartered in Germany. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I've worked in...

Climate change is separating wild vanilla from its pollinators

Climate change is separating wild vanilla from its pollinators

Vanilla is more than just a kitchen staple. It is the world’s most popular spice after saffron and finds its way into everything from ice creams to perfumes and medicines. The allure of vanilla’s rich, sweet aroma has made it a global commodity,...

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns

Summary: Wild Vanilla species may face a critical threat from climate change, as shifting habitats could separate them from the insects they rely on for pollination. In a study published in Frontiers in Plant Science, researchers modeled future...

Connecting disasters to climate change drives public action

Connecting disasters to climate change drives public action

A global team of researchers has delivered new evidence that public backing for climate measures rises when people connect extreme weather with climate change. The findings also reveal a nuanced picture: certain hazards – heatwaves and tropical...

PANAMA to host important meeting about sustainable fishing operations.

PANAMA to host important meeting about sustainable fishing operations.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/07/11/the-meeting-of-the-inter-american-tropical-tuna-commission-will-be-hosted-again-by-panama/ From September 1 to 5, 2025, Panama will host the meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) for...

Canada struggles to contain wildfires as smoke impacts the Northland

Canada struggles to contain wildfires as smoke impacts the Northland

As many Northlanders blame Canada for the wildfire smoke impacting the region, wildfire officials explain what is making this season so difficult. For most of the summer, any time there has been a northerly wind, Minnesota and Wisconsin have had...

Study finds people back climate policies when weather hits home

Study finds people back climate policies when weather hits home

People are more likely to support climate policies when they believe extreme weather events are caused by climate change, a new international study has found. Published in Nature Climate Change on July 1, the study led by a team of international...

Inter-American court provides a ‘rich roadmap’ for climate action

Inter-American court provides a ‘rich roadmap’ for climate action

States and legal experts have welcomed “historic” guidance from the Americas’ top court that outlines the legal responsibilities for governments and companies to address climate change. The much-anticipated “advisory opinion on the climate...

Fresh Del Monte’s Zero pineapple shows how fruitful sustainability can be

Fresh Del Monte’s Zero pineapple shows how fruitful sustainability can be

Being called a “zero” isn’t the dig it once was – at least for Fresh Del Monte’s carbon-neutral Zero pineapple, which represents the company’s far-reaching commitment to sustainability that also includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions ahead of...

Trump's job cuts 'degrade' weather services as Florida hurricane predictions set back 'decades'

Trump's job cuts 'degrade' weather services as Florida hurricane predictions set back 'decades'

02:36 ET, 09 Jul 2025 Severe staffing deficits as a result of the Donald Trump administration's cuts to federal agencies are putting significant pressure on the operations of the National Weather Service (NWS) and other federal weather...

Dos tribunales internacionales envían un mensaje importante sobre el clima. Esto es lo que significa.

Dos tribunales internacionales envían un mensaje importante sobre el clima. Esto es lo que significa.

En las últimas tres semanas, dos tribunales internacionales han emitido opiniones consultivas que podrían dar un impulso a quienes luchan por la acción climática a través de los sistemas de justicia. A comienzos de julio, la Corte Interamericana...

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