A former rugby player who suffered severe spinal injuries is to cross the largest ice cap in western Europe. Ed Jackson, who was BBC's West's Unsung Hero in 2021, will join two others to become the first fully disabled team to traverse Iceland's Vatnajokull Glacier. They hope to...
Huffington Post
SAN DIEGO (AP) - As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. The surreal and desperate scramble boosted the...
This video can not be played A team of charity trekkers from the Isle of Man are set to take on an Arctic expedition to support mental health services. The Expedition Limitless group face sub-zero temperatures in their 68-mile (110km) challenge. To prepare for the challenge, the team spent time...
This video can not be played A team from the Isle of Man will trek through the Arctic to raise money for charity A team of fundraisers from the Isle of Man are set to trek through the Arctic to support a mental health charity. The Expedition Limitless group will cover 68 miles (110km) over a...
Yale Climate Connections - Weather
Stay in the know about climate impacts and solutions. Subscribe to our newsletters. Stay in the know about climate impacts and solutions. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Yale Climate Connections Dozens of lives were lost in Mississippi on Friday night, March 24, from a compact, fast-evolving...
Buildings have a huge carbon footprint, both from the materials and energy used in construction and from emissions once the building is inhabited. Here, we present new methods of building that actually sequester carbon, use less damaging materials in construction and require less energy to heat...
First the rains in Somalia failed in 2021. Then they failed again and again and again and again. For five wet seasons in a row, Somalis looked anxiously to the skies while their crops withered, their cattle perished and many people died of hunger or disease. A new report, released by UN agencies...
New York Times - Climate Section
Germany and E.U. Agree to Exception in Planned Ban on Combustion Engines
Berlin has been pushing to allow the sale of vehicles running on synthetic fuels past 2035. Its dispute with the E.U. threatened the bloc’s climate goals. The German government has reached an agreement with the European Union to allow the sale of vehicles that burn fuels made from renewable...
Climate Crocks
This is my last video for Yale Climate Connections, I’ve already transitioned to more focus on helping site clean energy across the US Heartland. When I began producing a monthly series for Yale, in 2011, I was one of just a few journalists focusing on climate as an issue. Now there are...
Can’t believe they filmed a real life “this is fine” meme for climate change. pic.twitter.com/A8qBO4uY3Y It’s in Paris. I think it’s related to the recent protests about Macron raising the retirement age for blue-collar workers (not people who fly desks, but who are on their feet all...
PHYS.ORG - Earth
In the meantime, though, Rini Saha - the co-owner of the FullFillery, another Washington-area refill shop in the suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland - hopes to make a difference from the ground up. "We want you to reuse as much as we can, because recycling is still a huge carbon footprint," the...
With Hot Gulf Waters – Devastating Twisters Could Signal Rough Season
Water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico often enter the conversation during hurricane season, but they also play a role in tornado season each spring. Concern is growing for the potential impact that abnormally warm sea surface temperatures will have in the weeks and months ahead, with experts...
Union of Concerned Scientists - Global Warming
Rising Seas, Rising Stakes: The Case for an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion
Heat-trapping emissions are continuing to rise while the gap between what is needed to keep Paris Agreement goals in reach and adapt to ongoing climate impacts is ever-widening. This dire state of affairs is just one of the reasons why the Republic of Vanuatu and more than 100 other nations have...
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The Scottish government can expect a windfall of about £260m from a new phase of floating wind farm construction in the North Sea and around Shetland. Thirteen projects have been given the green light to develop plans for more than five gigawatts of capacity. That would be enough to supply power...
Leading lawyers say they will refuse to prosecute climate protesters or represent new fossil fuel projects. More than 120 lawyers have vowed to not act against activists from groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil who are "exercising their democratic right of peaceful protest"....
PHYS.ORG - Biology
Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
Machine learning is also helping scientists engage the public in conservation. For example, forecasts produced by the BirdCast team are often used to inform Lights Out campaigns. These initiatives seek to reduce artificial light from cities, which attracts migrating birds and increases their...
Plans for a solar park that could generate enough energy to power over 3,500 have been submitted. British Solar Renewables (BSR Energy) wants to create a solar park at Higher Wraxall near Dorchester, Dorset. If it gets the go-ahead it will take up two fields, spanning 48 acres (19 hectares)...
Some parts of Wales were treated to a rare display of the spectacular northern lights on Thursday night. The natural phenomenon is created by a solar flare erupting on the Sun, sending charged particles towards the Earth which interact with our atmosphere. The display was captured by weather...