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Meet the pilot who quit flying because of the climate crisis
Published on Aug 09, 2022 02:28 PM IST
- Not many pilots climbing steadily up the ranks retire their wings in the name of environmental activism. But Todd Smith did just that at great expense. He spoke with DW about this life transition.

Study finds 58% of infectious diseases due to climate crisis
Published on Aug 09, 2022 05:10 AM IST
- Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the known 375 human infectious diseases, or 58%, seemed to be made worse by one of 10 types of extreme weather connected to climate change.
France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic drought
Published on Aug 08, 2022 08:10 PM IST
The southern half of France expects daytime temperatures of up to 40 degrees celsius, and won't drop at nighttime below 20 degrees celsius.
US Senate poised to pass Biden's cornerstone climate and health bill
Updated on Aug 07, 2022 10:03 PM IST
- "I think it's going to pass," Joe Biden, who recently recovered from a second bout of Covid-19, told journalists Sunday morning in a brief appearance on the White House lawn.

Climate change making weather prediction worldwide difficult: IMD chief
Published on Aug 07, 2022 02:16 PM IST
The senior IMD scientist explained that climate change has increased the surface air temperature, which in turn has increased the evaporation rate. Since warmer air holds more moisture, it leads to intense rainfall.
