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Why You Should Try Sushi in Iceland
Iceland Review
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July 2, 2025
You might not expect it, but Iceland is quietly becoming a great place to enjoy sushi. With its clean waters and world-class salmon, sushi has become more than just a novelty here. It’s genuinely delicious. And at the heart of this movement is...
Drizzly Weather For Reykjavík This Week
Iceland Review
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July 2, 2025
A low-pressure system migrating north from the Greenland Sea is expected to influence weather over Reykjavík and much of western Iceland today. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports southerly winds of 5–10 m/s across the region and patches...
Kosola’s corker gets Finland off and running after Iceland see red
The Guardian
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July 2, 2025
Finland secured the first victory in a Women’s European Championship in 16 years with a narrow win against 10-player Iceland. Katariina Kosola’s superb second-half strike proved enough after Hildur Antonsdottir had seen red. After all the buildup,...
Kosola’s corker gets Finland off and running at Euro 2025 after Iceland see red
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 2, 2025
Finland secured the first victory in a Women’s European Championships in 16 years with a narrow win against 10-player Iceland. Katariina Kosola’s superb second-half strike proved enough after Hildur Antonsdottir had seen red. After all the...
How to Access NASA’s Climate Data — And How It’s Powering the Fight Against Climate Change Pt. 1
Towards Data Science
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July 1, 2025
I can’t think of a more important dataset. Just today, I saw a headline like this: ‘Heat Waves Are Getting More Dangerous with Climate Change.’ You can’t say we haven’t been warned. In 1988, we saw headlines like this: ‘Global Warming Has Begun,...
Reykjavík Sailing Club Hosts 24-Hour Fundraising Event
Iceland Review
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June 28, 2025
The Reykjavík Sailing Club, Brokey, has launched its first-ever 24-hour sailing event. It began at 8:00 this morning and continues non-stop until 8:00 tomorrow. The initiative aims to shine a light on the sport of sailing in Reykjavík and raise...
Legal questions raised over climate conflict of $200 million fossil fuel fund
Renew Economy
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July 2, 2025
One of New Zealand’s trading partners is investigating whether the creation of an investment fund for gas producers breaches a “sustainable” free trade agreement that explicitly blocks new fossil fuel subsidies, the deputy leader of the Greens...
‘It’s a lovely part of the world’: Former European Ryder Cup star hails Portrush ahead of Open bid
Belfast Telegraph
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July 9, 2025
The Englishman, who played in 11 Ryder Cups and won seven of them with Europe, qualified to compete in the 153rd edition of the tournament which will be played on the Northern Irish north coast next week. Westwood played well on his previous...
Politico: Lethal Heat Is Europe’s New Climate Reality with Thousands at Risk
To Vima
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July 1, 2025
Europe is facing a deadly new climate challenge as a severe heatwave grips Southern Europe, pushing temperatures beyond 40 degrees Celsius and putting thousands of lives at risk over the coming days, according to experts. Southern Europe is...
'Spotlight On Canada': Deep Sky's $40M DAC Hub Backed By Bill Gates Draws Global Carbon Tech Surge After Trump Fuels U.S. Climate Uncertainty
Benzinga
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Canadian climate startup Deep Sky is rapidly emerging as a leader in carbon removal after completing construction on what it calls the world's first test hub dedicated entirely to direct air capture technologies. Located in Alberta, the Alpha...
‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’: dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Russell glacier, at the edge of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, sounds as if it’s crying: moans emanate from deep within the slowly but inexorably melting ice. Andy Ferguson, one half of dance duo Bicep, walks around in its towering shadow recording...
Iceland Marks Ten Years of Biting Midges
Iceland Review
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June 26, 2025
Iceland’s national broadcaster first reported on the arrival of the biting midge on July 1, 2015, after a weekend of widespread bites near the capital area. Ten years on, the insect has spread across the country, prompting health officials to...
Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality
Politico Europe
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July 1, 2025
“It’s no longer a question of if we will have a heatwave, but how many are we going to experience this year and how long will they last,” said Marisol Yglesias Gonzalez, technical officer for climate change and health at the WHO in Bonn. As for...
UPSC Key: Isostatic Rebound, UNFCCC Reforms and Overtourism
The Indian Express
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July 9, 2025
50% tariff on copper, pharma may invite up to 200%: Trump Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and...
Extreme Heatwaves Underscore Climate Urgency
teleSUR
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Over the past few weeks, heatwaves have hit several regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of North America, Europe, and eastern Asia. RELATED: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village That Voted Against Climate Change Policies As the...
Most baby foods are sweet, smooth, and poorly aligned with health advice, review finds
Medical News
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July 10, 2025
Despite their popularity and promises, commercial baby foods are often packed with sugar and lack the diversity infants need, raising concerns for parents who trust the packaging over public health advice. Commercial Baby Foods: Nutrition,...
Beat The Summer Heat In These 6 Cool-Weather Havens
Forbes
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Snow-capped Mount Illimani overlooks the city of La Paz, Bolivia at dusk getty For most people, the ideal getaway must involve a tropical beach. But whether it’s for vacation or permanent relocation, there are downsides to tropical living that you...
Iceland to cancel whaling this year
Euro Weekly News
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June 25, 2025
Iceland will not be hunting fin whales this summer, following a decision by Hvalur hf., the only company in the country licensed to hunt the species. CEO Kristján Loftsson, a leading figure in Iceland’s whaling industry for over five decades,...
Melting glaciers may awaken sleeping volcanoes
Earth.com
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Climate change is rapidly melting glaciers. While rising seas and disappearing ice dominate the headlines, something more ominous may be stirring beneath the surface. Dormant volcanoes – sealed under ice for millennia – could soon awaken. And when...
Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson opens first major exhibition in Taiwan
ScandAsia
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June 24, 2025
Beauty, one of Eliasson’s early landmark works featuring a rainbow created by mist and light. (Taiwan News, Lyla Liu photo) Olafur Eliasson, the acclaimed Icelandic-Danish artist known for his immersive and nature-inspired installations, has...