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ah, we will show you how climate change and environmental conservation is taking shape around the world and how we can all make a difference. knowledge grows through sharing. download it now, feel free. ah, ah, ah . a sustainable you news line from burlington world leaders gather for climate talks in the german capital as europe swelter is in a record heat wave, while fires burn across the mediterranean and hundreds die in the extreme heat.
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also on the program followed amir zalinski, suspends ukraine's chief prosecutor and his head of state security. as dozens are investigated for allegedly aiding and abetting russia plus a nation wide state of emergency comes in force in for a long cup. the acting president says it's essential to maintain order and safeguards vital supplies. ah, i'm nicole ferla, it's good to have you with us. from southern spain to northern brittany europe is sweltering in an extreme heat wave. the temperatures and high winds are stoking massive wildfires across several countries and signed to say, these extraordinary events highlight the already very real consequences of global warming. blazes have destroyed property and vast stretches of forest and france,
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spain and portugal, italy and greece. hundreds of people have died in the record breaking heat and forecasters worn. there's little prospect of any respite. the u. k is not known for hot weather, but this week is proving exceptional. huge crowns are heading to the beaches despite travel networks. also feeling the heat. in britain average temperatures in july or in the twenty's se anything approaching 30 counts as a heat wave with the mercury. now nearing 40 and extreme heat warning is in place even for the north of england folk off to say on tuesday the u. k. all time record of 38.7 could be surpassed. this weather is absolutely unprecedented. we have never seen anything like these temperatures in our models before. but by
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the end of the century, we anticipate anything up to one to 340 degrees, depending on the mission, of course we for, britons are not used to extreme heat. so officials are advising the public to take sensible precautions outdoors, in particular, take measures to be hydrated, stay in the shade, your do all the things that you would think, all the sort of things you might do in a very hot day, a holiday of the seas health experts are reminding people that extreme heat can be dangerous. we have about bowens, where we might not see very much good weather and we want to enjoy it. but we're talking about temperatures that we've not experi in this country. i've her never mind for a long time. our bodies, our houses are culture a way of life. it's just not gear doc for it. train operators have lowered speed limits, fearing the heat could walk rails with an fats disrupting services.
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but the offices have been close to prevent people from traveling in light of the like hillside would be that option. so i'm forced to work from home, while some are preparing for the worst i'm choosing to stay at home because i don't want to get public transport because it's great. go into work. acorns on putting you've still got to get home, but others are taking the heat in their stride. if this doesn't get excited about it, just if it breaks it ain't that the weather is it? don't know what else to talk about. joey really? well, earlier i did just that, i spoke about the weather with meteorologists, scott duncan, and asked him what role climate change place and all of this, it maybe says more simple. if you just think that the planet warming or whole source is places like north africa, even through spain, portugal in france, there warmer the sea surface temperatures are also very warm across mediterranean. and when we start to lift those air masses north, across europe,
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then they're more likely to be on the halter side of was considered normal in the past, for example. so it's just easier to then exceed these extreme threshold. so as the planet warms, not just in europe across the world, higher temperatures are just more likely to fall. how worrying are these extreme weather events? well we're, we're seeing more and more of them so that the combination of seeing these extreme heat thresholds not just being broken, but sometimes completely obliterated by quite large margins. we saw that in canada last year, we've seen japan with he records this year. no western europe sit under the bull's eye as we go through today and tomorrow. so obviously it's very concerning to see these temperatures, not just here in western europe across the world and is kind of just bringing to light was kind of possible. and once we get the extreme weather pattern, just to show us our new claim, it is late, then we, we do really start see the impact on society as meteorologist scott duncan,
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speaking to us from london earlier. well, europe's heat wave has brought added urgency to international climate talks currently taking place here in berlin and secretary general antonio good terrace is demanding rich countries keep their promises to help poor nations deal with global warming and its consequences. they are here to build trust. the foreign ministers of germany and egypt, the 2 countries are co hosting the to day climate conference to prepare for the next big un climate summit. in november. germany's alina beer book says, countries need to redouble their efforts to hit climate targets. dick lea maquida mats and the climate crisis does not stop at any border, and the climate crisis is now the biggest security threat to all people on this earth. there's being bowden here, so we will only be able to tackle it together. he came back his him up because the climate crisis does not stop at any border. the response to it must not either. we
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must intensify our joint efforts. intensive young officials from 40 countries gathered for the summit to disgusting, focused on fighting the increasing impacts of climate change. addressing the conference in a video message, united nations secretary general antonio gutierrez, urged rich nations to keep their pledges to supply funds to countries hardest hit by the climate crisis, exigencies. this has to be the record of decisive climate action. that means trust multilateralism and collaboration. we have a choice, collective action on collective suicide. it is in our hands, hope so high that the conference will lay the groundwork for a successful un climate conference in egypt as fall. let's now look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. the european union has signed a deal to double natural gas imports from us or by john as the block steps of her to find non russian energy suppliers versus opponent. say moscow is increasingly
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using natural gas as a weapon against the e. u. in response to sanction, i'm proud of my former british finance minister richie suna, has widened his leave in the race to replace orest johnson as prime minister. it finished 1st and the latest round of voting to determine who will become conservative party leader. conservative m p. 's are narrowing the field to 2 candidates this week ahead of a party wind vote. in september, the swedish born american pop artist class oldenburg has died at the age of 93. after moving to new york and the 1950s oldenburg one, a claim for what he called his colossal monuments there, you can see one of them giant sculptures of every day items installed in cities across the united states. russia is the monopoly energy supplier gas from says it may not be able to guarantee gas supplies to parts of europe. the reuters news
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agency reports gas from maybe unable to fulfill its supply obligations through the north stream one pipeline. the state control giant is blaming extra ordinary circumstances. kasparov has already reduced deliveries to germany. german politicians dismiss rushes explanations as a political gambit. because critique in is an oil and gas industry analyst and consulting earlier we asked for his assessment of gosh, from statement. when i am trying to analyze the reasons for this announcement by gas bro, i see there are no technical. busy no commercial and no transportation problem. so this company is the pipelines to exist. gasper, i'm can us know, stream the pipeline across bill, or we'll send all them and the pipelines across the ukraine to deliver as much gas as europe needs. because of the reserves of gas in the resar aren't quite so does
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factory inside stores well to satisfy all the consumers in europe? and when i hear that guest room is a repair into some well force, missouri circumstances, i think the only reason might be orders from a president put him. and this is a declaration of war against war. now the latest on the war in ukraine president volota road zalinski has backed 20 staff from the national security agency over allegations of treason landscape earlier suspended his childhood friend and the head of the service even back on the hill to remove the prosecutor general irina of an addict of the president claims they failed to weed out staff and their departments who collaborated with russia. $650.00 law enforcement officials are facing trees in charge. and it's not quite clear at this point how big is buying scanned, or presidents?
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lensky may be facing, however, the head of the security service, the s p u, even backend of suspended, is an old childhood friend of the lens keys. and he was actually his campaign manager. when he was appointed, many people said he wasn't really qualified for the job. the other case concerning irina benedicts is a little more surprising. she's ukraine's top prosecutor, the 1st woman to be appointed to the top law enforcement official job in this country. and she achieved national and international renown when she revealed that some 21000 investigations into possible war crimes in this country had been open since the russian invasion. president lensky has said that neither individual is themselves can directly suspect that of wrong doing. but that the people working under them must be investigated in order to ensure ukraine's national security does belong to. now where the acting president has declared a national state of emergency, he says it's essential to maintain order and safeguard vital supplies running away
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from i think a took over as an interim leader when his predecessor was forced out by mass protest over the economic crisis in the country he could be confirmed in office when lawmakers elect a new president later in the week for minority, but by saturday, the goals this area in the heart of colombo has become a 2nd home, a lecturer and social activist. she has been involved in the action from the start prior to they say all st. bethesda actually then v ways out i through social media against the guitar bit as your box and the government criticize it and bar post in some post. and it was of the writing for the newspapers, but actually understand that not enough i said in because of bending, the understanding we need to do, we need to do some more than that. minute. he has seen the early protest grow into a mass movement that ultimately pushed president waterbury roger boxer and his
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brothers out of power. the trigger for the demonstrations was the economy crisis that left people scrambling for essentials such as fuel, hooking gas medicines and even food. the future cause of she'll anchors politics and governance is being charted right now in the parliament. what people want is a new government and a leader who can pull them out of this financial crisis and bring an end to the daily struggles they have been facing for long. her roger boxes exit has left a political vacuum. people are cautiously optimistic about what might come next with the, with the system change we expect are we expecting some sort of stability, some semblance of stability to reassuring. however, that remains remains to be seen. but we have hopes they have to establish trust, sir, that that they will resolve over beer seeker needs be,
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don't know when electricity is coming. we don't know when next. full shipment is coming up. we are tired like as, as people are tired of like looking into these failed leadership with this change of, for the political leadership which caused most of the cows industry in the country . are you hope? ah, a new set of leaders, a new vision and a new country. new people can resolve this altogether. but the struggle is not over yet. minute he still comes to talk to fellow protesters about the v for we're struggling with continue. his thing is missed in not i'd v still not find a solution for the issues from his country to galban need to understand and gum and need to address that. so till a dead dress it yes we are still continuing to spread as minute. he says she has grown as a person and has formed lasting friendships. she knows there's
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a long road ahead and a lot still to be done. and some sports before we go, germany's philip cust that has been crowned the 2022 windsurfing world cup champion . he beat his rivals to the top spot in grand canaria. 28 year old swooped, spun, and sail to victory, beating brazilian mar sillier brown into 2nd casa, emerged from the choppy seas with thanks, the world cub titled to his name and spain's e. by yet, or one or was declared the women's champion. that's all for me for now, but stay with us after the break gracie plans and has the business to stick with tips for your bucket list. magic corner hotspot for families. and some great.
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