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Aug 2023
9m 56s

Temperature triple threat

THE TIMES
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As a Times dispatch reveals the impact of climate change on the hottest place on Earth, the World in 10 looks at how it's effecting the other extreme too: Antarctica, plus whether we've any hope of saving the planet.

Also, France buys up some extreme tech to counter the threat of terrorist-controlled drones, Italy discovers the outcome of a risky tourism call: charging to enter the Pantheon, and beach etiquette: the dos and don'ts of coastal vacations.


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