Europe’s city schools, hospitals at risk from extreme heat, EU agency says
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Nearly half of schools and hospitals in European cities are located in urban “heat islands”, exposing vulnerable populations to health-threatening temperatures as climate change impacts worsen, the European Union’s environment agency has said. Around 46 per cent of hospitals and 43 per cent of schools are in areas at least two degrees Celsius […]
EU states breached air pollution limits in 2020 despite COVID
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Most European Union countries broke at least one air pollution limit last year, even as COVID-19 lockdowns improved air quality in many regions, according to provisional European Environment Agency data published on Tuesday. Excessive air pollution has landed around 10 EU countries in court in recent years, and while air quality has improved […]
Australian aid agencies join in new alliance to help disaster response
Geelong, Australia Sixteen Australian aid agencies, including some of the largest, have joined in a new alliance which aims to help them better raise funds to address large scale international emergencies. The move – which involves faith-based agencies including World Vision, Tearfund Australia, Anglican Overseas Aid, Baptist World Aid Australia and Caritas Australia – has […]