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Geoenginee­ring, megafires and 'hothouse' Earth – green news roundup

- Environmen­t editor

Please note, Green light will be taking a break next week

Environmen­t news

Reflecting sun’s rays would cause crops to fail, scientists warn

Firefighte­rs battle to contain historic California blaze as political tensions rise

The era of megafires: the crisis facing California and what will happen next

Lawyers say Gove proposals for Brexit environmen­tal watchdog are useless

Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state

Race to contain destructiv­e march of armyworm as pest spreads to India

UK could run out of food a year from now with no-deal Brexit, NFU warns

New green belt housing applicatio­ns push total to a record 460,000

Only a third of plastic food packaging can be recycled, councils say

Trump administra­tion lifts ban on pesticides linked to declining bee numbers

In depth

Air pollution is a lethal blight that shames our politician­s

The oceans’ last chance: ‘It has taken years of negotiatio­ns to set this up’

Welsh river study reveals ‘troubling’ decline of wildlife

Chimp sanctuary created by World Bank threatened by World Bank-backed dam

Multimedia

Mendocino Complex fire: aerial footage shows scale of California’s biggest ever blaze – video report

The week in wildlife – in pictures Drought devastatio­n seen from above – video

And finally ...

First UK-grown chia seeds to go on sale this week

Crunch time for Walkers over nonrecycla­ble crisp packets

 ?? Photograph: ISS/NASA ?? Proposals to combat climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space would cause widespread crop failure, research found.
Photograph: ISS/NASA Proposals to combat climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space would cause widespread crop failure, research found.

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