As the arctic warms four times faster than the global average, Europe’s only indigenous population is under threat. For centuries, the Sámi people have herded reindeer throughout northern Europe. Now, warmer winters are turning the snow the reindeer dig through to find food into ice, blocking their only source of sustenance. In the last two years, 10,000 reindeer died. If this winter is bad, herders fear up to half the herd could be lost
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HSBC is under pressure to fire a senior banker in charge of responsible investing after a speech in which he described warnings about the climate crisis as “unsubstantiated” and “shrill”, made light of major flooding ...
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Millions of Germans are expected to take advantage of a summer of cheaper travel from next month under government plans to boost public transport use and give financial relief to consumers facing a cost of living cris...
‘A dangerous neighbour’: why Finland and Sweden want to join Nato – video explainer
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Finland and Sweden have together submitted requests to join Nato, in what is seen as a seismic shift in Europe's security architecture. Jon Henley, the Guardian's Europe correspondent, looks at why the Nordic countrie...
Biden uses Defense Production Act to tackle US baby formula crisis
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Why bike lanes don’t make traffic worse – video
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Cities in the UK and around the world are installing new bike lanes to help reduce emissions, but some claim they are making traffic worse. The argument goes that bike lanes means less space for cars and therefore mor...