Heavy rain on dry ground may cause UK floods but will not reverse drought | Drought
Floods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, with heavy rain forecast to…
A Costa Rican mother saved for 9 years to buy land, then built her home with 7 tonnes of recycled plastic | World News
Cindy Mora and her son’s home used about 850 blocks made from recycled plastic, PC: Econews Cindy Mora…
Rising Temperatures Are Turning Antarctica Into a ‘Hotspot’ for This Toxic Pollutant
When it comes to hotspots of toxic heavy metal pollution, Antarctica probably doesn’t come to mind. This remote…
Rain brings unexpected flows into South Australia’s River Murray
Rain, hail or shine, Tasha Morath has made it routine to dive into the River Murray every day…
Australia’s biggest energy users are being lined up to break the wind drought in its most coal dependent state
It seems that the state and federal governments have finally found the key to unlocking the wind investment…
Canada’s Most Powerful Icebreaker Reaches North Pole
Canada’s largest and most powerful icebreaker has reached the North Pole as part of a multi-year effort to…
As rubble clears, Colombia begins focusing on recovery after the earthquake | Earthquakes News
Bogota, Colombia – One week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked western Colombia, rescue efforts continue despite the…
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the…
Drought cripples large swathes of southern Queensland amid severe hay shortage
For the first time in his 28-year career, Greg Finlay’s hay sheds are empty. Mr Finlay, a 58-year-old…
How to Prevent Biofuels from Causing Deforestation – Energy Institute Blog
A tax on food uses of vegetable oils could insulate global vegetable-oil prices from U.S. biofuel policy, thereby…
Pygmy blue whale beaches and dies off NT coast in first sighting for Gulf of Carpentaria
A pygmy blue whale has beached itself and died on the coast of Groote Eylandt in the Northern…
World-first wooden turbine blade plant aims to tackle fiberglass waste
A German startup is moving forward with plans to build the world’s first large-scale factory for wooden wind…