Weather balloons are an “essential piece of the forecasting system.” But there will be fewer of them in tornado season this year.
Category: 3. Europe
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‘Embarrassing, bad and frankly dangerous’: Experts react to drop in US weather balloon launches
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The European tube: Inside the project to launch a continent-wide rail system by 2040
21st Europe’s Starline network plans to connect 39 destinations in European countries – with lines reaching the UK, Turkey and Ukraine too.
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UK considers switching up tech company taxes to sidestep US tariffs
Currently, the UK is impacted by Trump’s 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US. Washington has also implemented tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.
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Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul’s mayor
Beneath the acrid smell of tear gas on the night air in Istanbul, there is a hint of something else – a whiff of panic on the part of Turkey’s long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
One of his rivals has been put behind bars – so far, so familiar.
But the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular…
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Individuals suspected of helping drug lord Mohamed Amra escape prison detained
This marks the fourth wave of detentions since Mohamed Amra, who was on the run as a fugitive for nine months, was arrested in Romania last month.
Twenty-four individuals suspected of helping French drug dealer Mohamed Amra escape from police custody in May 2024 were…
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UK PM wants ‘Adolescence’ TV series to be shown in schools to fight toxic culture
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer supports a campaign for TV series ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in schools to combat an alarming rise in toxic masculinity and violence.
The four-part British drama ‘Adolescence’ debuted last week on Netflix to wide-spread acclaim. It…
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Record online shopping fueling Europe’s textile waste problem, watchdog warns – POLITICO
In 2022, EU citizens bought about 19 kilograms of new clothes, shoes and other household fabrics each — up from 17 kilograms in 2019 — yet throwing out as much as 16 kilograms of clothes annually.
This created about 7 million metric tons of textile waste across the bloc: Enough to…
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Off the rails: Night train from Berlin to Brussels will stop running at the end of March
Passengers can still travel between Berlin and Brussels on an overnight train using the European Sleeper.
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Renewables stepped up to meet surge in energy demand from rising temperatures in 2024, IEA says
Despite some climate-related setbacks, the decoupling of emissions from economic growth is one promising trend.
Record high temperatures contributed to a sharp increase in the world’s electricity use last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest report…
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EU foreign policy chief calls for renewed Gaza ceasefire amid escalation
Kaja Kallas of the EU highlighted the “dangerous escalation” in Gaza following the resumption of fighting, stressing the urgent need for resumed negotiations to end the conflict.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas appealed on Monday that negotiations must…
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