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Drought in Spain is exposing villages that were submerged by the building of dams and reservoirs. — courtesy photo
Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies
LONDON — The ongoing drought in the UK and Europe is putting electricity generation under pressure, say experts.Electricity from hydropower — which uses water to generate power — has dropped by 20% overall.And nuclear facilities, which are cooled using river water, have been restricted. There are fears that the shortfalls are a taste of what will happen in the coming winter.In the UK, high temperatures are hitting energy output from fossil, nuclear and solar sources.That is because the technology in power plants and solar panels work much less well in high temperatures.The prolonged dry spell is putting further pressure on energy supplies as Europe scrambles for alternative sources after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Hydropower is an important source of energy for Europe, but the...
August 13, 2022

Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies

Firefighters from across Europe have come to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought.
Firefighters from across Europe help France with monster fire
SAINT-MAGNE, France — Firefighters from across Europe have come to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks, Reuters reported.Much of Europe has faced weeks of baking temperatures that have also depleted water levels of the Rhine River in Germany and seen the source of Britain's River Thames dry up further downstream than in previous years.High temperatures and a worsening drought brought a high risk of new fires breaking out in Gironde, in southwestern France, local officials said, even after an overnight reprieve held in check the wildfire that has been burning for days, scorched thousands of hectares and displaced...
August 13, 2022

Firefighters from across Europe help France with monster fire

Hospital staff in London enjoy their lunch break on a small green grass patch on Thursday.
Millions face hosepipe ban as swathes of England are officially in drought
LONDON — Millions of people face water usage restrictions in the UK after a drought was officially declared across large parts of the country.The Environment Agency confirmed on Friday that areas of southern, central and eastern England are in drought status.It comes amid heatwave conditions in the UK with temperatures expected to reach 35C over the weekend.Yorkshire Water, which services 2.3 million households and 130,000 business customers, announced a hosepipe ban would begin on August 26.The ban forbids people from using hoses to water gardens, wash cars or fill up paddling pools.Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people around London, has said it is also planning restrictions.Meanwhile, a ban on hoses and sprinklers for South East Water customers came into effect on...
August 12, 2022

Millions face hosepipe ban as swathes of England are officially in drought

The Saky airbase on 10 August - after the explosions. Several damaged warplanes are visible.
Crimea blasts significantly hit Russian navy, says UK
LONDON — Blasts at a Russian-operated airfield in Crimea this week have "significantly degraded" its navy's Black Sea fleet, the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) says.The Saky base in the west of Russian-ruled Crimea was rocked by a string of blasts on Tuesday, killing one person.The blasts led to the loss of eight Russian combat jets, the MoD said in its daily intelligence update.Ukraine has not claimed responsibility, but satellite images suggest the possibility of a targeted attack.The cause of the blasts is unclear, but at least five fighter-bombers and three multi-role jets were "almost certainly destroyed or seriously damaged", the statement says.The loss of eight combat jets will make only a minor dent in Moscow's overall fleet of aircraft, but will be a...
August 12, 2022

Crimea blasts significantly hit Russian navy, says UK

The man was trapped under several metres of earth for around eight hours
Suspected bank robber rescued in Rome after tunnel collapse
ROME — A suspected bank robber has been rescued in Rome after the roof of a tunnel he had been digging collapsed.Italian carabinieri say the man was trapped and buried under six meters of earth for about eight hours on Thursday.Dozens of firefighters worked around the tunnel before eventually freeing the man and pulling him to safety.The trapped man -- from Rome -- was transferred to hospital while his suspected accomplices were also detained by the authorities."Two men from Naples were arrested for resisting a public officer and two others from Rome were arrested for the damage caused," the carabinieri press office said."The investigation is still underway, we do not exclude that they are thieves, this is one of the hypotheses," the statement added.According to media...
August 12, 2022

Suspected bank robber rescued in Rome after tunnel collapse

Rafael Mariano Grossi (on screen), Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addresses the Security Council on threats to international peace and security.
‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns
NEW YORK — The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi warned the Security Council on Thursday afternoon.“These military actions near such a large nuclear facility could lead to very serious consequences,” Grossi said at the meeting requested by Russia, which was marked by resounding calls to allow the Agency’s technical experts to visit the area amid mounting safety concerns.IAEA has been in frequent contact with both Ukraine and Russia to ensure that it has the clearest picture possible of the evolving circumstances.Providing an overview, the IAEA chief said that on 5 August, the Zaporizhzhia plant –...
August 12, 2022

‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns

A specialist from the UN Development Fund (UNDP) meets in Ukraine with a person with disabilities and others.
Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine
KYIV — The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact” on persons with disabilities, especially children in institutions there, four UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.“The terrible tragedy of war highlights historic policy choices made in the past that badly affect children with disabilities,” the Special Rapporteurs said.The independent experts flagged that “Ukraine faces the daunting task of reinventing many of its social and economic systems when this war is finally brought to an end”.The experts raised the alarm over inadequate services for children with disabilities and the impact that the armed conflict is having on key services, both within Ukraine as well as the immediate...
August 12, 2022

Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine

The Dnieper hydroelectric power station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
UN chief appeals for end to military activities at Ukraine nuclear plant
NEW YORK — Military activities around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine must stop immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, warning of the potential danger to the area and beyond amid ongoing shelling.Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been occupied by Russian forces since March, and last week the external power supply system was damaged in an attack.“I am calling for all military activities in the immediate vicinity of the plant to cease immediately and not to target its facilities or surroundings,” Guterres said in a statement expressing his grave concern over the unfolding situation.The Secretary-General recalled his appeal to all parties “to exercise common sense and reason” and not do anything that might endanger the plant’s physical...
August 12, 2022

UN chief appeals for end to military activities at Ukraine nuclear plant

Klimovichi district in eastern Belarus.
Rights experts denounce withdrawal from key environmental agreement
GENEVA — UN experts on Wednesday denounced the decision by Belarus to withdraw from an international agreement that upholds people’s right to access information, as well as justice, in environmental matters.The Aarhus Convention, adopted in 1998, also requires that individuals exercising these rights are not persecuted, penalized or harassed for doing so.Belarus’s President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree on 18 July effectively ending the country’s participation. Withdrawal is scheduled to take effect on 24 October, in line with article 21 of the Convention.In denouncing the move, the UN experts noted that the Aarhus Convention has had considerable success in strengthening access rights, sustainable development and environmental democracy.They said it is a leading example...
August 11, 2022

Rights experts denounce withdrawal from key environmental agreement

Volunteers help refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. (file)
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea: UNHCR
ATHENS — Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday off the Greek island of Karpathos, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.“Very sad news from the Aegean: Dozens of people are missing after a boat sank off the island of Rhodes this morning (Wednesday),” UNHCR’s office in Greece said in a tweet.News media reported that the vessel sank at dawn after setting sail from southern Türkiye on Tuesday, heading for Italy.“A major search and rescue operation is underway,” said UNHCR.According to news reports, the Greek Coast Guard said that an air and sea rescue operation saved 29 people, all men, from the waters between Rhodes and Crete.The media also cited the Greek authorities in reporting that the rescued...
August 11, 2022

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea: UNHCR

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