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Ireland's mountains: A tourist attraction under threat

While Irish mountains are not the biggest or most spectacular, they have their own beauty which draws many visitors both domestic and international. That beauty is fragile and is already feeling the effects of climate change.
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Spain in grip of heatwave, France braces for high temps

Spain is in the grips of a heatwave expected to reach "extreme" levels this week, and France is bracing for one too, as meteorologists blame the unusually high seasonal temperatures on global warming.

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Carbon pollution from Irish big industry falls by 6.4%

Ireland's carbon pollution from big industries fell by 6.4% in 2020 to the lowest level since 2005, which was lower than the European average.
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Barcelona bans older cars to tackle air pollution

Barcelona has imposed a ban on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a bid to reduce air pollution in Spain's second largest city.
Bushfires causing unprecedented pollution in Sydney
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Bushfires causing unprecedented pollution in Sydney

Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country's east coast, officials have said, with smoke and dust burning residents' eyes and prompting a spike in respiratory complaints.
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Fighting climate change from the ground up

A year-long experiment is underway in Cork which aims to turn waste collected from a farmers' market into soil.
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Iceland turning carbon emissions into solid rock

In the heart of Iceland's volcano country, 21st Century alchemists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock for eternity, cleaning the air of harmful emissions that cause global warming.
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