Will Finland save Europe's ski resorts?

Before the advent of electric refrigerators and freezers, people in Finland cut a block of ice from a river or lake before the spring thaw, covered it tightly with an insulating layer of sawdust, and stacked it in barns, pits, or ice cellars to protect the produce from the warm air during the summer months. Against the backdrop of global warming…

What is the Paris Agreement and are the countries keeping their promises?

Global temperatures are rising and the devastating effects are being seen across Europe. After the hottest summer on record, 2024 is on track to be the warmest year since records began, Euronews reports. The World Meteorological Organization has said there is an 80% chance the annual average global temperature will temporarily exceed 1,5C above pre-industrial levels for at least…