Nepal-Tibet disaster linked to climate change – a glaciologist explains
The cause of the huge floods and debris flow on the border between Nepal and Tibet, which has…
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…
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes found at Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern…
England’s water network buckles under sudden summer drought
England’s water network buckles under sudden summer drought (Representative image) The severe “flash drought” that has gripped England…
What is the risk of a Fiordland tsunami?
Research has already discovered the village could be struck in minutes by a tsunami in the area, with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In 1978, Richard Branson bought a bare 74-acre Caribbean island for $180,000; it now shelters more than 140 animal species, including breeding lemurs and giant tortoises | World News
An aerial view of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, a private island in the Caribbean. Credits…
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…
‘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…