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16 08 2020 | 10:07

UK weather: 36.4C recorded on hottest August day for 17 years.

Expert warns of health implications of climate emergency as Britons flock to beaches. As people flock to beaches and parks this weekend after the hottest August day in 17 years, a leading health…

16 08 2020 | 09:58

Is this the end for ‘king coal’ in Britain?

As the black stuff burnt in the UK plummets to a level not seen since the early steam age, we trace its long, deep history and the problems left in its wake. Britain achieved an unlikely status as a…

16 08 2020 | 09:52

Energy and the Military: Leading by Example

PITTSBURGH: As the world demands more energy, nations face the often-competing pressures to increase energy access and affordability, protect the environment, and assure energy security.  The…

16 08 2020 | 09:45

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.   Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to…

16 08 2020 | 09:40

UK temperatures pass 34C for six days in row for first time since 1961.

Heatwave continues to cause disruption as flooding and storm warnings issued. The UK has had its longest stretch of temperatures exceeding 34C since the 1960s, as warnings of thunderstorms and heavy…

16 08 2020 | 09:32

Inside the Weird Little World of Microclimates.

If weather is your mood, climate is your personality. That's an analogy some scientists use to help explain the difference between two words people often get mixed up. In other words, weather exists…

16 08 2020 | 09:28

Arctic Sea Ice Melting by 2035 Is Possible, Study Finds.

The temperature of the Arctic matters to the entire world: it helps to keep the global climate fairly cool. Scientists now say that by 2035 there could be an end to Arctic sea ice. The northern…

16 08 2020 | 09:27

Weatherwatch: the character and causes of cumulonimbus clouds.

Known for their anvil-shaped tops, these threatening-looking clouds often produce heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Clouds are essentially a collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals in…

16 08 2020 | 09:16

Study: Mediterranean Basin to warm faster, face drought.

An MIT study explains why the Mediterranean Basin will be arider with the rising temperatures, which is expected to cause increased rainfalls in other parts of the world. The Mediterranean Basin is…

16 08 2020 | 09:14

Kiribati's president's plans to raise islands in fight against sea-level rise.

Exclusive: Taneti Maamau says Kiribati will seek support from China and other allies to elevate islands from the sea, partly through dredging. Kiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part…

16 08 2020 | 09:14

Solar energy breakthrough paves way for electricity-generating colourful windows.

Cells are more environmentally friendly and cheaper to produce than traditional silicon-based technology. Researchers in South Korea have manufactured a ground-breaking form of solar cell using thin…

16 08 2020 | 09:11

Arctic Lows.

The 2020 melting season still has at least another month to gnaw away at Arctic sea ice, but it has already consumed a lot. In July, the ice cover spanning the Arctic Ocean reached a record-low…

16 08 2020 | 09:07

Ericsson: 5G could ‘dramatically increase’ network energy consumption.

It is the industry’s responsibility to roll-out the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication networks without increasing energy consumption, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson writes in a report…

16 08 2020 | 09:03

UK weather: a month's rain could fall in two hours as heatwave breaks.

Fears of flash flooding in parts of country, while experts warn extreme heat could become the norm. Over a month’s worth of rain could fall within two hours on parts of Britain this week, causing…

16 08 2020 | 09:03

Powerhouses: nanotechnology turns bricks into batteries.

Research could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy. The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings…

16 08 2020 | 09:01

Warming Tropical Soil Emits Unexpectedly Large Amounts of CO2, New Study Finds.

One of the concerns about a warming planet is the feedback loop that will emerge. That is, as the planet warms, it will melt permafrost, which will release trapped carbon and lead to more warming and…

16 08 2020 | 08:59

Last year was one of three warmest on record, researchers find.

LONDON (Reuters) - Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research published in the Bulletin of…

16 08 2020 | 08:59

Kamala Harris’s Fracking Record Scares Big Oil But Attracts the Left.

Less than two hours after Kamala Harris was named Joe Biden’s running mate, President Donald Trump had cast the California Democrat as an oil industry and fracking foe. “She is against fracking. She…

16 08 2020 | 08:57

BMW Group launches eDrive Zones technology in the UK.

BMW Group becomes first car manufacture to use GPS geo-fencing technology in areas of London and Birmingham. As a response to the introduction of “low emission zones” in cities, BMW has designed…

16 08 2020 | 08:47

‘World first’ full-electric delivery vehicle to be trialled in London.

DPD and Volta Trucks have joined forces to pilot a full-electric delivery vehicle in London. DPD and Volta Trucks have joined forces to pilot a full-electric delivery vehicle in London. Volta…