Esme Stallard
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Blood tests find high levels of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory (opens the original)
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Blood tests have found "really high levels" of a cancer-causing forever chemical in dozens of people living near a major chemical factory in the UK. The residents, from Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, have been told they could be at elevated risk of serious health conditions from the substance, known as PFOA. The village has been under investigation for years by the Environment Agency over contamination of soils and locally grown food from the substance, which is a type of forever chemical - so-
El Niño 'supersized' as countries race to prepare for extreme weather, UN warns (opens the original)
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The world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural weather phenomenon showing it could be the strongest for more than 70 years and last until at least February 2027. El Niño changes weather patterns around the world, pushing some regions into drought whilst others experience stronger typhoons and flooding. Forecast
El Niño 'supersized' as countries race to prepare for extreme weather, UN warns (opens the original)
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The world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural weather phenomenon showing it could be the strongest for more than 70 years and last until at least February 2027. El Niño changes weather patterns around the world, pushing some regions into drought whilst others experience stronger typhoons and flooding. Forecast
The race to stop England running out of water (opens the original)
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One evening in early August, farmer Daniel Sizer's phone buzzed with a message. It was from his local water board and it read: "River levels are low but have recovered enough to allow one night of irrigation tonight." Like much of the lower half of England, Daniel's fourth-generation farm had seen barely any rain in nearly three months. He shows us what is left of the peas and wheat crop at his 300-hectare site in Suffolk. "There's no water in the river so half my crop is completely and utterly
The race to stop England running out of water (opens the original)
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One evening in early August, farmer Daniel Sizer's phone buzzed with a message. It was from his local water board and it read: "River levels are low but have recovered enough to allow one night of irrigation tonight." Like much of the lower half of England, Daniel's fourth-generation farm had seen barely any rain in nearly three months. He shows us what is left of the peas and wheat crop at his 300-hectare site in Suffolk. "There's no water in the river so half my crop is completely and utterly
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