WASHINGTON – Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment highlighted the danger of climate change-fueled droughts in the West on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate hearing , including in the Colorado River Basin. During a hearing before a panel of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, witnesses said …
Read More »October 2021 travel restrictions update
The peak season for fall travel has arrived. Many travelers are looking to see the colors of fall across the United States, take a short trip with the kids for a fall break, or maybe even take an international trip during shoulder season. Here are the latest travel restrictions you …
Read More »Barca were “technically bankrupt” in March, CEO says
BARCELONA, Spain, October 6 – Barcelona general manager Ferran Reverter said on Wednesday that the club were “technically bankrupt” when Joan Laporta took office as president in March, and that it was reportedly “dissolved” s ‘it was a limited company. The Spanish giant’s financial woes were laid bare in August …
Read More »Global tourism surged in July, but fell well below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels
As reported by rte.ie, the United Nations tourism body, the World Tourism Organization, said global tourism increased in July, thanks to the roll-out of vaccination and fewer travel restrictions, but the number of travelers was still good below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Return of tourism The World Tourism Organization reportedly said …
Read More »Vortex Energy Partners with Ignis to Fund Ambitious Global Renewable Energy Plan with € 625 Million
Equity contributions will allow Ignis to continue to execute its high growth development activities for its 20 GW platform MADRID, October 6, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Vortex Energy, a global renewable energy platform managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, has reached a definitive agreement with Ignis …
Read More »Climate change blamed for killing 14% of world’s coral reefs in just 10 years
In a single decade, climate change has helped kill 14% of the world’s coral reefs, according to a new study. In its first global report since 2008, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) found that rising ocean temperatures due to climate change have resulted in a succession of “large-scale …
Read More »‘Pandora Papers’: Saudi Arabia chooses the companies to head the investment fund that hired Corinna Larsen | United States
Juan Carlos I during a trip in 2012 with the now deceased Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz... ((EPA) efe) The Hispano-Saudi Investment Fund created in 2007 under the government of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, with the support of the then King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, …
Read More »Scorching Spain: the recent September forest fire
On September 13, a forest fire ravaged the Spanish region of Andalusia, forcing around 2,600 people to evacuate. The blaze has so far consumed at least 18,285 acres of land, releasing huge plumes of smoke over the region’s mountains, visible for miles. According to the deputy director of the Infoca …
Read More »70 degree September flashback – Odds are favorable for weekend showers
A year without winter? Dream No, winter has not been canceled. Delayed a few weeks? Yes. I vaguely remember dreaming of a year without winter in Minnesota: 30 and 40, no actual snow, just rain and ice. This scenario is unlikely until the middle of the century, and hopefully never …
Read More »France, Spain call for changes as EU energy prices rise
BRUSSELS (AP) – France and Spain pushed on Monday for changes to the rules governing the European Union’s energy markets as gas and electricity prices rise, pushing up already high utility bills and further tightening the belts of those hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. European governments are scrambling to …
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