Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900 – The Irish Times
The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 on Monday, with more…
Nepal flood death toll hits 900 as number missing climbs
The death toll following devastating floods in Nepal has surpassed 900, as rescue teams worked overnight to reach…
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates | Donald Trump
Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake…
Europe’s summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where…
Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege | US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US…
Wind turbine blades are built to survive decades and are difficult to recycle; an Iowa plant mechanically shreds them into fibres and powders for concrete, mortar and asphalt
The recycling process begins with extracting reusable components from the blades.(Representational photo, Getty images) Wind turbine blades can…
Is the environmental impact of datacentres finally cutting through? | Environment
Anti-datacentre sentiment is growing from across the political spectrum in the US. More than a dozen states have…
How we can solve the forest fire issue in Portugal
In this episode, he explains that the recurring nightmare of Portugal’s forest fires is often reduced to discussions…
Glanua’s Karl Zimmerer: ‘The creation of Uisce Éireann in 2014 was transformational’ – The Irish Times
Karl Zimmerer is group managing director and cofounder of Glanua, a leading provider of water, wastewater and environmental…
‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution | Water
“I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting on Brighton beach with her daughter and granddaughter. Armstrong lives in…
The wolf is at the door: 10 things we must do to prepare for a hotter, drier future
IT MIGHT SEEM strange discussing extreme heat while the country is in the grip of torrential downpours, but…
Humpback whales have been seen helping seals, sea lions and even sunfish escape orca attacks — intervening in hunts involving animals from entirely different species for reasons researchers still cannot fully explain
An ocean sunfish looks like a design somebody abandoned halfway through, a giant grey dinner plate with a…