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TIL wolfdog

18.02.2026 16:39 — 👍 141    🔁 43    💬 4    📌 8
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Forte pericolo valanghe.

Le temperature miti e le copiose nevicate continuano a mantenere il pericolo valanghe molto elevato su tutte le Alpi ed in particolare su quelle occidentali.

Sono già 20 le vittime in Italia da inizio anno, un numero spaventoso che dovrebbe far riflettere. 1/6

18.02.2026 16:22 — 👍 119    🔁 34    💬 4    📌 2
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What does the latest research tell us about Earth’s changing climate?

The '10 New Insights in Climate Science 2025' report highlights 10 findings — including accelerating ocean warming, record-breaking global heat, biodiversity loss and reduced carbon uptake on land: www.esa.int/Applications...

18.02.2026 13:55 — 👍 49    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 2
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Hundreds of Frankfurt residents swap cars for free public transport

City says premium is also having visible long-term effects, as two thirds of users give up their car entirely

www.cleanenergywire.org/news/hundred...

18.02.2026 13:34 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat said, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations. https://cnn.it/4tN9HUM

18.02.2026 13:00 — 👍 416    🔁 123    💬 33    📌 17
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Police urge people to come forward with information over claims in Epstein files Surrey Police have urged people with information to come forward about claims of human trafficking and sexual assault dating back to 1994 which appeared in the Epstein files.

trib.al/T6pA8Up

18.02.2026 13:08 — 👍 36    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 1
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DIW Berlin: Nuclear Fusion Research Shifts Focus: Commercial Niche Products instead of Energy Promises Nuclear fusion research shifts focus: commercial niche products instead of energy generation. Nuclear fusion, in which atomic nuclei are fused, promises clean, safe, and virtually inexhaustible energy...

Nuclear Fusion Research Shifts Focus: Commercial Niche Products instead of Energy Promises
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....

18.02.2026 13:12 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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One of the the things that really make the British Isles unusual in Europe and the OECD, is that thanks to housing, we have prevented regional depopulation. Our high regional inequality because we have successfully pushed people into poor regions better than anybody else.

17.02.2026 15:22 — 👍 58    🔁 22    💬 2    📌 9
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Tyre-wear particles are a major source of microplastics that harm the environment.

The good news? Prevention and mitigation can help to #BeatPollution.

Explore more from this online brief: https://ow.ly/2kyN50YhaEE

18.02.2026 13:15 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1
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What share of doctors in your country are foreign trained? Source: brnw.ch/21wZZWP

18.02.2026 11:02 — 👍 28    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 1
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Climate Change Made Deadly Valencia Floods More Intense Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages ($34 bi...

Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages

FREE read via @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

18.02.2026 09:17 — 👍 80    🔁 47    💬 1    📌 2
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Demolished buildings 16 years older in US than in Europe, report finds Researchers have found that buildings demolished during the 21st century in European cities had a shorter lifespan than those in US cities.

Researchers have found that buildings demolished during the 21st century in European cities had a shorter lifespan than those in US cities.
https://www.dezeen.com/2026/01/08/demolished-buildings-report-europe-us/

17.02.2026 14:52 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The abusive husband doesn’t beat up his wife for one night and she thinks he’s changed. More or less captures the public (thankfully not private) European reaction to Rubio’s “reassuring” speech in Munich

14.02.2026 17:31 — 👍 35    🔁 15    💬 4    📌 1
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Anna Malina

07.02.2026 18:09 — 👍 50    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports The East African country is making use of cheap hydropower and Chinese electric vehicles to ditch the internal combustion engine.

‘Well, look, if I’m going to import the cars anyway, then I’d rather import less oil. We may as well import the one that cleans up local air quality and is cheaper to buy.’

The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

18.02.2026 10:00 — 👍 193    🔁 71    💬 0    📌 10
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I’m on the Flower Riviera Cycle Route (Pista Ciclopedonale del Ponente Ligure).

The route itself is fantastic, but the details show it will take years to appreciation it by locals.

Off the trail, there is absolutely no infrastructure for bicycles.

rivieradeifiori.travel/en/la-pista-...

18.02.2026 08:09 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Down in the valley to consume

18.02.2026 08:27 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

It's a joke! Why else would the US has revoked the scientific ruling determining that greenhouse gases endanger American public health? It was the legal basis underpinning all climate regulation. 😬

18.02.2026 08:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Measles is highly contagious and can be dangerous.
Know the symptoms.
Remember: Measles can be prevented through vaccination.

Don't miss today's daily dose.

18.02.2026 07:37 — 👍 262    🔁 90    💬 2    📌 2
Purchased with funds provided by the Latin American and Caribbean Fund; Nara Roesler, Daniel Roesler, and Alexandre Roesler; the Committee on Painting and Sculpture; and Andrea and José Olympio Pereira

Purchased with funds provided by the Latin American and Caribbean Fund; Nara Roesler, Daniel Roesler, and Alexandre Roesler; the Committee on Painting and Sculpture; and Andrea and José Olympio Pereira

Antonio Dias, The Invented Country (God-Will-Give-Days), 1976
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137381

18.02.2026 07:44 — 👍 37    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

18.02.2026 07:45 — 👍 1511    🔁 455    💬 98    📌 35
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US sanctions turn ICC judge’s daily life into a nightmare French ICC Judge Nicolas Guillou is living a nightmare after the US sanctioned him and other judges for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, once again exposing the risk of Europeans' reliance on American services.

US sanctions turn ICC judge’s daily life into a nightmare

18.02.2026 07:48 — 👍 17    🔁 16    💬 5    📌 5
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Trump’s repeal of landmark climate ruling is a strategic own goal The Trump administration’s reversal of the endangerment finding is a brutal assault on global efforts to confront climate change – and an act of economic and strategic self-sabotage.

Donald Trump has revoked the scientific ruling determining that greenhouse gases endanger American public health. It was the legal basis underpinning all US climate regulation. https://bit.ly/3MK4XOS

18.02.2026 08:00 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2
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Isolation Inside: When Systems Overlook Vulnerable Lives *Content warning: this article contains links and descriptions that some readers may find distressing.

Latest Substack

Isolation Inside: When Systems Overlook Vulnerable Lives

fromthemiddleground.substack.com/p/isolation-...

18.02.2026 07:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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China Green Leap Outward — Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab A new China Low Carbon Technology FDI Database

1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering.

www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...

12.09.2025 02:21 — 👍 503    🔁 281    💬 11    📌 67
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Climate security should be a bigger priority at the Munich Security Conference Anxiety over a fragmenting international security order seems to have pushed progress on climate risks down the agenda. But recent events show its continuing importance.

At the Munich Security Conference this weekend – long a barometer for global security priorities – climate change was largely absent. Recent global climate trends offer a warning. bit.ly/467M9Q7

18.02.2026 07:00 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Top long weekend destinations for Europeans revealed New data has revealed that cities including Barcelona, Lisbon and Istanbul are among the top spots for a quick getaway.

New data has revealed that cities including Barcelona, Lisbon and Istanbul are among the top spots for a quick getaway.

18.02.2026 07:00 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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¡Buen #miércolesenladrillado!
Museo Abby Kortrijk en Cortrique, Bélgica (en construcción)
Barozzi Veiga - Tab Architects - Koplamp Architecten, 2020 - 2025
Fotografía: Dieter Van Caneghem

18.02.2026 07:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Satellite Imagery Analysis of China’s Alleged 2020 Nuclear Test at Lop Nur New claims of supercritical testing at Lop Nur suggest China is improving the science that supports its nuclear arsenal. The United States should proceed carefully to avoid a renewed era of unrestrain...

New CSIS PONI Analysis from Joseph Rodgers and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. examine satellite imagery from China’s Lop Nur test site, assessing claims that 2020 activity may have gone beyond a “zero-yield” standard.

Read the article here:

www.csis.org/analysis/sat...

17.02.2026 20:56 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Integration or deregulation? Europe’s split over how to achieve sovereignty Ideological differences risk paralysing the EU at a crucial juncture. But a synthesis offers a path forward.

The European Union’s challenge is not choosing between federalism and deregulation. It is sequencing and calibrating both.

Read Grégoire Roos latest analysis for Chatham House. https://bit.ly/4qApIu9

17.02.2026 21:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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