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  New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet

  bbc.co.uk - Simon King

  A new hurricane season record is likely to be set this week as a historic and still strengthening El Niño stifles tropical development in the Atlantic. To date, no hurricanes have formed in the basin, despite this week marking the peak of the season on average - and there's no sign of development in …

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  Species 'at risk of vanishing' from area of Eryri National Park

  bbc.co.uk - Nia Cerys

  Some of Wales' most endangered species are "at risk of vanishing" from an area of the country's largest national park, experts have warned. The National Trust said Nant Ffrancon, a valley in Eryri National Park, was facing "serious ecological decline" with some species in danger of disappearing …

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  World Service - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

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  Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. Live now on World Service World Service News & views from the BBC's international radio station. LIVE,·05:06 - 05:30 Israeli allies announce sanctions on West Bank settlements UP NEXT: 05:30 - 05:32 BBC …

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  BBC Inside Science - What AI agents talk about behind your back - BBC Sounds

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  Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.

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  August joint hottest month on record globally

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  Drax ash mound extraction plan approved for Selby site

  bbc.co.uk - Joe Willis

  Plans to extract up to 23.5 million tonnes of ash from a disposal site next to Drax Power Station have been approved. The 161-hectare (398 acre) mound, immediately north-west of the power station near Selby, reaches up to 39 metres (128ft) and has been used for ash deposits from Drax since the 1970s. …