Status Yellow rain warning in place for six counties with chance of thunderstorms and flooding
LAST UPDATE | 2 hrs ago HEAVY RAIN IS expected in the southeast of the country, with a…
A severe drought forced Australian scientists to rescue platypuses and keep them in captivity for five months; after being returned to the wild, they rebuilt their home ranges and resumed normal movements within days
Representative Image (AI-generated) For five months, a group of platypuses lived far from the waterways they once called…
How a glacier collapse may have caused Nepal-Tibet floods
A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below may…
Humans stepped back from this UK dairy farm in 2023; three years later, wildlife returns as 27 more bird species appear and butterfly numbers more than double | World News
Image: The Guardian/Jenny Vickers A former dairy farm in the UK has undergone a striking transformation after humans…
Call to ban marmot hunting in France as campaigners say they are ‘killed for fun’ | France
Animal rights campaigners are gearing up for protests and petitions aimed at persuading the French government to ban…
Europe recycles just 12% of the materials it uses. Here’s how training can accelerate the transition to a circular economy
Since January 2024, ten organisations in four European countries have been working on the following question: If Europe is…
What’s the Largest Current on Earth? It Moves More Water Than Every River Combined—Many Times Over
Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Earth’s mightiest current has no banks. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC,…
Nepal’s flash floods show the devastating power of ‘cascading hazards’
A catastrophic flash flood has struck northern Nepal on the Tibetan border, killing at least 157 people and…
Working with nature can help NZ adapt to climate change. Where is the plan to do it?
Two major reports released in recent weeks help illustrate the scale of New Zealand’s climate adaptation challenge –…
Photos: Scientists take to the skies and spot more than 2,000 species at marine monument
THE TAKEAWAY The New England Aquarium observed more than 2,000 animals during an aerial survey. At the start…
What Would Happen If All The Ice In The Ocean Melted
Global sea levels would rise by 230 feet. New York City, Venice, and other coastal cities would experience…
Fossil fuel industry is worsening Western water scarcity, study finds
In the last few years, multiple studies have shown that global warming is intensifying drought and worsening water…