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Iceland weighs its European future

Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishing trawl wires and dodged Royal Navy frigates on board small Icelandic coastguard vessels 50 years ago, using guerrilla-like tactics to keep foreign…

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EU must prepare for ‘catastrophic’ climate change risks

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) - Countries across Europe should prepare for "catastrophic" risks, ranging from floods to deadly heatwaves, as worsening climate change hits every part of…

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Air pollution goes down across Europe

The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) data has confirmed large decreases in air pollutant concentrations — of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations in particular — largely due to reduced traffic and…

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Noise pollution threatens health of one in five Europeans

The European Environment Agency said Thursday that noise levels were so bad in the European Union that the bloc was failing to meet its own standards. Exposure to noise pollution…

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Scientists warn Europe to do more to protect its rivers and lakes

More than 5,500 scientists have signed an open letter saying that Europe is facing a severe threat to its freshwater biodiversity and must do more to protect its rivers and…

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EU warns climate change could wipe out crop production in Europe

Crop and livestock production is projected to decrease and may even have to be abandoned in parts of Europe’s southern and Mediterranean regions due to the increased negative impacts of…

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