Cooling La Niña may not save Great Barrier Reef from mass coral bleaching, experts warn.
With the world 1C warmer, modelling shows there is still a risk of corals bleaching from heat stress this summer.
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Rein in advertising to help tackle climate crisis, report urges.
Industry promotes materialism and lifts sales of climate-harming products, study says. Advertising needs to be controlled and changed to reduce its impact on the climate, according to a report released as consumers prepare to spend billions on Black Friday.
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Climate crisis making autumn leaves fall earlier, study finds.
Report suggests tree growth will not store nearly as much carbon as scientists hoped. Global heating appears to be making trees drop their leaves earlier, according to new research, confounding the idea that warmer temperatures delay the onset of autumn.
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More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows.
UN warns about consequences of not conserving water and tackling climate crisis.
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Karl Marx’s renowned resting place Highgate Cemetery under threat from climate crisis.
Trust caring for world-famous burial ground launches competitions to help conserve area.
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Climate crisis: Arctic temperatures for November soar well above average.
The Arctic’s record-breaking year is continuing as temperatures in late November are reaching up to 12C higher than averages in the 1990s.
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UK’s nuclear sites costing taxpayers ‘astronomical sums’, say MPs.
Public accounts committee says ignorance, incompetence and weak oversight to blame.
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Daytime sightings of elusive aardvarks hint at troubled times in the Kalahari.
Aardvarks are notoriously elusive, nocturnal mammals. They generally hide in their underground burrows during the day and emerge at night to feed exclusively on ants and termites. Aardvarks are widespread throughout most habitats of Africa south of the Sahara, except deserts.
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IRENA and Pacific Community Announce Joint Efforts to Boost Recovery.
Two organisations will work closely to enhance policy, support project development, and attract investments to the Pacific
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Ghost Forests: There’s Nothing Scarier Than Climate Change
A striking window into the future
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Air pollution where girl died in London 'should have been treated as emergency'.
Inquest into Ella Kissi-Debrah’s asthma death hears Lewisham council was slow to tackle issue. Illegal levels of air pollution in the area where a nine-year-old girl lived and died should have been treated as a public health emergency, an inquest heard.
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Scottish homes to be first in world to use 100% green hydrogen.
Some 300 homes in Fife to be fitted with free boilers, heaters and cooking appliances.
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6 Grassroots Activists Win 'Green Nobel Prize'.
Six grassroots environmental activists will receive the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in a virtual ceremony this year.
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Alternative Frameworks for Biden-Harris Africa & Climate Policies
Two issues of the Washington, DC-based AfricaFocus Bulletin present several views on why the incoming administration should adopt policies on Africa and the climate crises that differ from past approaches.
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Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study.
Survey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason.
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Heat pumps: have a cosy home without warming the planet.
Home owners can get help from government schemes but do they really cut costs?
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Swiss electorate to vote in referendum on corporate environmental and human rights responsibilities.
Dick Marty, co-chairman of the initiative committee, explains: “Our initiative aims to be obvious. Having to take responsibility for one's actions is a fundamental principle of our society and of our rule of law. Anyone who causes damage must answer for his actions.”
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Weatherwatch: a bumper year for solar power, thanks to sunny spring and lockdowns.
Photovoltaic panels pay off for those who get feed-in tariffs but home installations have dried up without incentives.
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Rapid Intensification and Number of Storms Make 2020 a Record Hurricane Season.
As we reach the official end of hurricane season, 2020 will be one for the record books.
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