Omicron surges in Europe as Italy and Spain tighten restrictions – BBC News
Italy and Spain are the latest European countries to tighten coronavirus restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Countries across the Continent are struggling to cope with the pressure on health services and…
3 doses of Pfizer vaccine may be needed to protect against Omicron Covid variant – BBC News
Pfizer has said that initial lab studies suggest that a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine may be needed to neutralise the new Omicron covid variant. The study suggested that people who had received just two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech…
Climate deal “falls short” as China and India block end to coal power – BBC News
World leaders and environmental experts have welcomed a UN climate deal that for the first time targets fossil fuel as the key driver of global warming. However many expressed disappointment with the agreement and warned that the world was still…
Alaska’s melting glaciers force people from their homes as sea rises – BBC News
The impact of climate change is already very real for villagers on an island in northern Alaska. They’re being forced out of their homes because of rising sea levels. Alaska is home to rapidly retreating glaciers where the rate of…
Glasgow climate change summit faces huge challenges – BBC News
Key global climate talks will be be hosted by the UK in Glasgow in November 2021. Campaigners for action on global warming say the summit will need to agree tough and radical reductions in carbon emissions if they are to…