Gulf Stream collapse would throw tropical monsoons into chaos for at least 100 years
The Gulf Stream is part of a wider system of currents in the Atlantic (the AMOC). If the AMOC collapses the Amazon will dry out. This will be a planetary…
Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Climate
The Gulf Stream is part of a wider system of currents in the Atlantic (the AMOC). If the AMOC collapses the Amazon will dry out. This will be a planetary…
The meadow mutiny: why a rewilding scheme sparked a residents’ revolt A council in Derbyshire decided to let grass grow wild – and a group of vigilante mowers fought back.…
Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient. They constitute a…
Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high fire danger in Sydney and other parts of…
In Britain, we’re creatures of habit when it comes to seafood. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reports that 80 percent of all seafood sold in the UK comprises just five…
Termed the “blue acceleration”, the rapid increase in human activity and resource extraction from the world’s oceans in recent decades highlights the growing pressure we’re placing on marine ecosystems. Irish…
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets Meat and dairy provides only 13% of calories globally but are responsible for nearly 85%…
Think we don’t have a choice when it comes to saving the planet? Think again Climate change is increasingly causing global disruption. Human beings naturally seek certainty and modern societies…
Education should prepare young people to face the challenges of their time. To keep up with the changing world, this means that education has to keep adjusting. But unfortunately, our…
No red grouse to shoot at on Inglorious 12th? Grouse moor owners releasing non-native red-legged partridge as alternative quarry Today marks the opening of the red grouse shooting season (the…
As the evening sky turns violet, the animals of the Pantanal gather near the water. Capybaras swim in tight formation, roseate spoonbills add smudges of pink to the riverbanks, the…
The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK’s last remaining coal-fired plant last year, despite taking more than £0.5bn in clean-energy subsidies in…
The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. The…
Siamese crocodile hatchlings a ‘promising sign’ in Cambodia, but greater protection needed. Extract below: KOH KONG, Cambodia — The recent discovery of 60 Siamese crocodile hatchlings in the southwest of…
We really must mess up again and deep ocean mining might be just that. Extract below: Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean, apparently by lumps…
What John Price has done seems anecdotally to have reduced flooding in the village. In actual fact he has destroyed habitat and will have worsened flooding further downstream. He has…
As effluent from sewage works and agricultural pollution flow freely into rivers, researchers and local citizens are urgently seeking to clean up the UK’s waterways. New wildlife-rich wetlands could be…
Lets take a look at the unusual Welsh nursery growing sea grass to save marine habitat. Bottom trawling must also be banned in these habitats. Sea grass meadows absorb huge…
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land and forests to be protected…
Sierra Leone’s fish stocks have been under severe strain in recent years due to intensive industrial fishing and a growing population of artisanal fishers, with fishers consistently reporting falling catches.…