challenges facing the country s maternity services. and iceland s version of a sound and light show. the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock that s become a hit with tourists. the inflation reduction act may not sound like a landmark in us energy policy, but democrats in the senate have just passed a bill designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with $430 billion committed to cleaner energy. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, saying it would undermine economic growth. but the passing of the bill, which also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business, is being seen as a triumph for president biden. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer. 0ur bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. it is going to make a
the volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. and how one 12 year old is turning used crisp packets into hundreds of survival blankets for homeless people. hello and welcome. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was finally passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, worth $430 billion overall claiming it would undermine economic growth. the inflation reduction act, as it s known, includes almost $370 billion to steer the us economy away from oil, gas and coal. it also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business. lea na hosea reports. wildfires, flash floods, drought and melting polar ice caps, extreme weather events increasing around the world because of climate change united states tops the list of
worth also. the high pressure is not shifting, it is keeping the weather fronts at bay. interestingly on this occasion, the hot air is notjust coming in from the south but also an easterly direction and the breeze will spread the heat into parts of wales and the south west of england as well, so some very high temperatures could be realised here through the week. these are today s temperatures, maybe pipping 30 degrees, but for most of us it is the low to mid 20s and any rain clouds our way to the north, orkney, shetland. south of that into tomorrow it stays clear. 16 degrees in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or 13, in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or13, but in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or 13, but those temperatures will start to skyrocket across the south of the country. you can see clear skies from the south coast into the midlands, much of eastern scotland and ireland, widely around 30 degrees i think in the south east. more typically ar