Canary Islands sandstorm leaves tourists stranded – in pictures pred 1 uro in 52 minutami A sandstorm forced the closure of airports on Spain’s Canary Islands at the weekend. Scores of flights were cancelled after strong winds carrying red sand from the Sahara shrouded the tourist hotspot and the regional government declared a state of alert. The national weather service warned that winds of up to 120km/h were set to buffet the Canaries until MondayBritish tourists stranded in Canary Islands after Saharan sandstorm blows in Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Morrison admits there are climate costs, but won't say what 3C heating would do to economy pred 1 uro in 59 minutami Ahead of the release of its technology roadmap, the Coalition tries to ramp up pressure on Labor over its net zero emissions targetScott Morrison has acknowledged there are “costs associated with climate change” but has declined to spell out what 3C heating would do to job creation and economic growth in Australia.Ahead of the release of its technology roadmap, the federal government is attempting to ramp up political pressure on Labor over its commitment to a net zero target by 2050, blasting the opposition for adopting a target without a fleshed-out strategy to meet it, and pointing out that CSIRO research cited positively by Labor assumes a carbon price of more than $200 to drive the transition. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK weather: snow threatens travel disruption as flood alerts continue pred 2 urama in 13 minutami Snow falls across Scotland and northern Britain as further flood warnings issuedSnow and rain fell across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Monday morning as warnings of further flooding were issued.Commuters were advised to expect traffic disruption as the working week began. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Philip Morris drew up plan for £1bn tobacco transition fund pred 2 urama in 43 minutami Exclusive: firm accused of hypocrisy after talking to anti-tobacco MP about helping smokers switch productsPhilip Morris International (PMI), one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, drew up plans for a £1bn tobacco transition fund in the UK to be spent by local authorities and Public Health England on persuading smokers to give up cigarettes in favour of alternatives such as its “heat not burn” smokeless tobacco product, IQOS, leaked documents reveal.The documents, obtained by the Guardian and Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, show PMI had discussions with a leading anti-tobacco MP about presenting a smoke-free bill proposing the fund to the House of Commons. If passed, the bill would have ended an advertising and marketing ban on IQOS and e-cigarettes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
