Nationwide hosepipe ban: What is allowed? Who is exempt? – The Irish Times
Uisce Éireann has introduced a nationwide hosepipe ban from Friday until August 26th. It follows a prolonged drought…
Slievenamon fire set to burn for days as alert issued for Waterford – The Irish Times
Tipperary’s chief fire officer has said the fire on Slievenamon could take days to extinguish. The blaze, in…
Have you noticed more butterflies this summer? Here’s the reason why
IF YOU HAVE wondered if there are more butterflies fluttering around this summer, you are not wrong. Collie…
Food waste recycling in the USA can reduce climate and nutrient pollution impacts yet risks plastic accumulation in soils
Kenny, S. et al. From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste Management Pathways (US…
Global vessel carbon dioxide emission from navigable rivers
Raymond, P. A. et al. Global carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters. Nature 503, 355–359 (2013). Article CAS …
Wildfires: France orders evacuation of tourist hotspot as Spain declares national emergency – The Irish Times
French authorities ordered on Friday the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the…
Wildfires ‘Ireland’s new normal’ as firefighters continue to tackle Slievenamon blaze
Wildfires and drought will be embedded in a normal Irish summer as climate change intensifies, experts have warned,…
Slievenamon wildfire: Resident describes ‘terrifying’ blaze as smoke reaches Cork city
As a major wildfire burned across Slievenamon, Rebecca Purcell watched neighbours, farmers and emergency crews rally together to…
More than 10,000 evacuated in southern France as wildfires spread – The Irish Times
More than 10,000 people were evacuated overnight in southwestern France as a rapidly spreading wildfire scorched through 2,000…
Beavers do far more than build dams: These 20-kilogram rodents create wetlands, raise groundwater and lock away carbon |
Beavers may weigh only around 20 kilograms, but their engineering skills can reshape entire landscapes. Using little more…
Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe – The Irish Times
Firefighters battling wildfires in Spain and France on Wednesday said the risk of more blazes over the coming…
Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels May Be Wiping Out the World’s Biggest Bees
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sp. female. Kit Prendergast Pollinators – including bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies and some nectar-loving birds…