As per the latest development, France has passed a law banning some domestic flights to encourage travellers to take the train instead. Under the new law, flights that can be replaced by a train journey of under two-and-a-half hours should be scrapped. The ban on short-hop flights has already come into effect. France’s national airline …
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Canada: World’s largest skating rink to remain closed due to lack of ice, Winter games cancelled in Auli due to lack of snowfall, Antarctic sea ice hit record lows again and more in top stories of the day. Canada: World’s largest skating rink to remain closed due to lack of ice! For the first time …
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, new research shows, London’s River Thames has shrunk as extreme heat and looming drought dries up its headwaters and more in top stories of the day. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, new research shows …
Heatwave ‘melts runway’ at Luton airport, Etihad Airways named ‘Environmental Airline of the year’ and more in top stories of the day. Runway melts at London Luton airport has temperatures in UK near 40C One of the United Kingdom’s largest airports suspended flights on Monday after high temperatures damaged a runway. Temperatures soared up to …
Nepal is thinking of shifting Mount Everest’s current base camp to another place due to the risk of melting glaciers in the region, Qantas Group and Airbus will invest up to US$200 million to accelerate the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia and more in top stories of the day. Nepal …
Launch of first-ever US road that charges electric vehicles as they drive, First in India, Jaipur is now home to two leopard reserves and more in top stories of the day. US launches its first-ever ‘electric road’ that wirelessly charges EVs as they drive The first-ever wireless charging road for electric vehicles (EV) has been …
California is building the world’s largest wildlife crossing to help protect Mountain Lions, Rajasthan’s Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary notified as India’s 52nd tiger reserve and more in top stories of the day. Construction starts on world’s largest wildlife crossing to let animals roam over 10 lanes of L.A. highway With an aim to protect California’s ecosystems …
Great Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event with 91% of reefs surveyed affected with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and Whitsundays, California is facing a water crisis and more in top stories of the day. 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022 Warming waters from escalating climate …
World’s first floating city to be based in Busan, wine to be served in eco-friendly paper bottles, replacing the traditional glass containers and more in top stories of the day. World’s first floating city to be based in Busan A prototype of the world’s first floating city, made to adapt to rising sea levels will …
