Pollution first recognized as a cause of death in the UK

– Adam Cowell / Shutterstock.com This is an unprecedented decision that could have important repercussions in the years to come. British justice has officially recognized that air pollution contributed to the death of a London schoolgirl. A seven-year legal fight After two weeks of investigation, the court of Southwark, in the south of London, stated …

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total lack of sun for the city of Stockholm in December

– Kuznetsova Julia / Shutterstock.com This is a first since 1934. Plunged into the gray for several weeks, the Swedish capital has not recorded a single minute of sunshine in this month of December 2020. Never seen since the first half of the 20th century In recent weeks, a good part of the Sweden finds …

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Climate change causing deadly skin disease in dolphins

– Andy Heyward / Shutterstock.com In recent years, an increasing number of dolphins evolving in coastal waters have developed severe skin disease. According to this new study, this condition is directly linked to climate change. A close link In the context of work recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, US researchers have shown that …

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the new British strain is 70% more transmissible

– gemphoto / Shutterstock.com A new variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the UK. Very contagious, it has led to a strengthening of restrictive measures for the end of year celebrations and flight bans in Europe. “We are learning more about it every day” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the new, rapidly …

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Mosque in French town of Agen defaced with swastika or sustica

Sustica painted on facade of mosque in france swastika and graffiti were daubed overnight on a mosque in the town of Agen, southwestern France, the interior minister said Sunday, denouncing what he called an “odious” act. Gerald Darmanin expressed his “support for the Muslims of Agen” in a tweet in which he described the vandalism …

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