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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters 12/8/2025
Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters The UK's seas have had their warmest start to the year since records began, helping to drive some dramatic changes in marine life and for its fishing communities. ...more
Top climate tech exec: The AC gap between Europe and America is becoming an economic liability 12/8/2025
Top climate tech exec: The AC gap between Europe and America is becoming an economic liability In the U.S., 90% of households have AC. In Europe? Just 20% on average. In some countries, such as the UK, that number falls to less than 5%. ...more
Why Higher Beef Prices Aren’t Actually Good News for Climate Change 12/8/2025
Why Higher Beef Prices Aren’t Actually Good News for Climate Change Beef prices are at a record high, but that doesn’t mean less meat production. ...more
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself? 12/8/2025
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself? Warm weather can often bring high levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV radiation is emitted by the Sun and penetrates the Earth's atmosphere. Some exposure is essential for our wellbeing, but too much can cause skin damage. ...more
Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual 12/8/2025
Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viability. ...more
Abu Dhabi welcomes two million migratory birds each year 11/8/2025
Abu Dhabi welcomes two million migratory birds each year Emirate’s protected islands are home to 426 bird species, including threatened varieties. ...more
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling 11/8/2025
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling The Trump administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling in a 23m acre reserve on the Arctic Ocean is sparking an impassioned response, amid fears it threatens Arctic wildlife, undermines the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives and imperils one of the fastest-warming ecosystems on Earth. ...more
Lula signs bill to ease Brazil environmental licenses but vetoes key provisions 11/8/2025
Lula signs bill to ease Brazil environmental licenses but vetoes key provisions Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill easing environmental licensing rules, but vetoed dozens of provisions, the executive secretary of the president's office said on Friday. ...more
Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen 11/8/2025
Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen A group of international researchers has developed a new method to identify so-called positive tipping points, when small shifts in behaviour, technology or policy could spark sweeping, self-sustaining climate progress. ...more
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds 11/8/2025
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study. ...more
 
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