Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts | Renewable Energy
For years, the day in Kulak ended when the generator powered down. Like thousands of villages across Iraq,…
Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier
Applications 21/08/2026 2584 views 22 likes Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier…
Minister rules out Canterbury councils’ bid to pause fast-track housing decisions
Two Canterbury mayors seeking a pause on the fast-tracking of housing developments could be out of luck. Waimakariri…
An English town installed a six-metre swing bridge whose deck contains the equivalent of 140 recycled plastic bottles per square metre and can be manually opened for passing boats
New swing bridge installed as major milestone reached for Wichelstowe canal An English town has installed a six-metre…
Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
Repeated record-breaking heat waves cooked the European continent this summer, delivering the region’s hottest June on record. A…
How an ‘unprecedented’ super El Nino could reshape extreme weather for 12 of Asia’s biggest cities
Some of Asia’s largest cities are likely to face months of drought while others could be hit by…
Baffin Island’s ancient ice cap, a frozen relic older than civilization, ran out of snow in the middle of summer for the first time ever recorded
For thousands of years, the Barnes Ice Cap has held its ground on Baffin Island — a remnant…
India is turning to ancient water systems as modern ones run dry
Before the village where Varsha, 67, lives dug a johad, her well would run inconsistently through the dry…
In China first, project breathes new life into ageing wind turbines
China has launched its first batch-scale remanufacturing project for retired wind turbines in Jiuquan, Gansu province, as an…
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show | Rewilding
Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of…
Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before the drought
Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full…
About 30 years ago, an Australian farmer began restoring land he had once cleared after his children told him to protect nature; today 24 bird species live on his farm year-round
Fred Perry decided to make changes to his farming practices to conserve environment (Picture: ABC news) King Island…