Month: September 2024

The planet is getting faster. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat

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The planet is getting faster. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat

CNN — Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense. Scientists studying the role of global warming on the climate say that every heat wave today bears the fingerprints of the climate crisis. Climate change, driven primarily by humans burning fossil fuels, is making global extreme weather worse … Read more

Consumer confidence falls ahead of the Budget

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Consumer confidence falls ahead of the Budget

Getty Images A long-running measure of how consumers feel about their finances and the economy has fallen sharply, raising concerns that the government’s warning that the Budget will be “painful” has shaken people’s confidence. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Barometer has fallen further into negative territory since late August. The index had recovered after years of the … Read more