What made Wellington’s deluge so intense?
At their most intense, the downpours that drove widespread flash flooding across Wellington early on Monday morning would…
When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves
Many of the approaches promoted to address plastic pollution rely heavily on capital and energy intensive technologies…
The EU has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 1990 | Press releases
Press releasePublished 17 Apr 2026 ImageJaka Ortar, Sustainably Yours /EEA The European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions fell a…
Super El Nino
PMD says El Niño conditions expected to develop during the summer, could intensify into a “super El Niño”…
40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl
In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is…
Queensland divers saved after drifting for 20 hours in rough waters
Two divers have been found alive and well after drifting for 20 hours in tough water conditions. The…
Japan tsunami alerts downgraded following powerful earthquake off northern coast – follow latest | Japan
Tsunami warnings downgraded The warnings for those in the affected areas of northern Japan have been downgraded to…
Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria | Women News
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in…
This is my last environment column for The Irish Times and I’ve radicalised myself – The Irish Times
This is my last Making a Difference column for The Irish Times – and in almost two years…
Solar and wind outpace coal as energy crisis fails to spark fossil fuel revival
Published on 20/04/2026 – 7:02 GMT+2•Updated 7:35 A predicted ‘coal comeback’ due to the Iran war energy crisis…
Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, triggers tsunami warnings
This photo shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK with tsunami alert…
Fuel eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills | Arctic
Last winter, inside the subarctic Churchill Marine Observatory in Canada, scientists embarked on an experiment they hoped would…