Wildfires reached the outskirts of Athens on Thursday as strong gusts of wind caused flare-ups around Greece, disrupting highway traffic and rail services. The fires have raged across parts of the country during three successive Mediterranean heat waves over two weeks, leaving
Mary Somerville, 39, was found unconscious alongside her husband, Jaime Carsi, 40, in a villa in Majorca on May 6 due to a carbon monoxide leak. The leak is believed to have been caused by a broken fridge in their holiday accommodation.
In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure — a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. But the reason is utterly terrestrial: to understand how the world’s
Brenden Dusenberry, 21, from Idaho, nearly died recently when fumes filled his small Utah apartment. Click the article below for the full story. (Kristie Dusenberry) SILENT KILLER – A mom shares her son’s near-death experience with carbon monoxide poisoning. Continue reading… BE
Often dubbed “the silent killer,” carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless — it’s been shown to cause severe injury or death in hours or even minutes. Between 2009 and 2019, deaths from non-fire-related carbon monoxide poisoning have been on the rise, according
Two children and six adults were rushed to hospital following an incident in Tavistock Place, near London’s Russell Square. Emergency services rushed to the scene following reports of a “chemical incident”. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video
Companies are “sleepwalking into climate catastrophe” by continuing to use carbon offsetting to counter their greenhouse gas emissions, a sustainability platform has warned. Carbon offset schemes allow individuals and companies to invest in environmental projects around the world in a bid to
Oil and gas giant BP has accelerated predictions for falling emissions worldwide due to the war in Ukraine sparking moves by countries to invest in more domestic and sustainable energy sources. BP has reduced its forecast for global emissions in 2030 by
Germany is working on legislation to enable the use of the much-discussed technology of underground carbon storage, a top government official said Thursday, adding that it is preferable to releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Speaking to an industry group in Norway,