Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses
The perfectly manicured fairways at Minohara Country Club wind through the forested hills of Gunma Prefecture about two…
Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction | Flooding
Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets…
China’s plan to build sixth Antarctic base raises concerns
China is preparing to build its sixth research station in Antarctica, expanding into Marie Byrd Land – a…
Why King Tides Flood Coastal Towns Every Fall
Three unrelated things have to line up, and every autumn they do. A full or new moon puts…
Shockingly blue turtle discovered in Kentucky backyard
When a Kentucky woman purchased a home in the town of Campbellsville, she had no idea that she…
Cost of “preposterous” fracked gas pipeline could balloon to $10 billion, locking in higher bills for decades
Plans to build a 1,561 km gas pipeline from the Norther Territory’s Beetaloo Basin to south-east Queensland could…
Corals are bleaching. The world’s healthiest reefs could help : NPR
The coral reefs at Palmyra Atoll in the remote Pacific Ocean are some of the healthiest in the…
New Haven turned a landfill that stopped accepting trash more than 20 years ago into a solar farm with over 1,900 panels, enough to generate the equivalent annual electricity use of about 200 homes while bringing the city $72,000 a year in rent
A landfill in New Haven, Connecticut, stopped accepting trash more than two decades ago, but its working life…
International Whaling Commission to discuss continued threats to whales
Australians love watching whales from tourist boats that follow humpbacks off the east coast or spying on southern…
World Rivers Day: Why rivers are running on empty
So what if a river has too little or too much water? When rivers rise too quickly and…
Hurricane Nolo strengthens. Expected to become Cat 3 Sunday
Hurricane Nolo continues to move west, with lingering rain and winds across Big Island of Hawaii, as well…
Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns | Food & drink industry
The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas…