Why space weather matters on Earth, and the team trying to protect us
BBC Newsby Sabrina Lee; Gareth Bryer·28 Aug 2026
- Published At the Met Office headquarters, the screens in one corner of the control centre are focussed on close up imagery of the Sun.
Sunshine and surf expected across Queensland as winter winds down
ABC News Australiaby Nykayla Dux·28 Aug 2026
In short: Warm and sunny conditions are expected across most of Queensland, with scattered showers in some coastal areas. Forecasters say showers will intensify on Sunday before heading inland.
Diverse portfolio of protected areas key to Mexican conservation efforts
Phys.orgby Yale University·28 Aug 2026
Diverse portfolio of protected areas key to Mexican conservation efforts In 2020, Mexico joined 150 nations committing to protect 30% of its territory by 2030 as part of the global 30x30...
Global sea surface temperatures reach a record high, again
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·28 Aug 2026
Global sea surface temperatures have reached a record high, raising serious concerns for global Earth systems, according to new data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change...
‘City of ponds’: residents of Bihar’s Darbhanga town wade into legal battle to save water bodies
The Hinduby Amarnath Tewary·28 Aug 2026
Darbhanga in Bihar’s Mithilanchal region, about 160 km north of State capital Patna, had over 350 ponds till 1969 as per the district gazetteer and was known as the ‘city of ponds’.
How can plug-in solar kits be 1,260W when the limit is 800W?
The Independentby Jeff Meyer·28 Aug 2026
Plug-in solar panels are now legal in Great Britain, but anyone browsing the first systems to go on sale may have spotted what, on the surface, looks like a contradiction with the government’s new...
How the Aquarium of the Pacific scrambled to save hundreds of sea creatures after 2 smuggling busts
The Independentby John Donegan·28 Aug 2026
Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks basking under artificial grow lights — all creatures seized...
Country Life: Technograzing and virtual fences on a Taranaki farm
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·28 Aug 2026
Kohonui's been in the family for more than 100 years, and now siblings George and Julia Hardwick-Smith have returned, bringing skills from previous careers with them.
Trump Declares That Lake Ontario Is Now ‘Lake America’
Daring Fireballby John Gruber·28 Aug 2026
By John Gruber Jackie Llanos and Jenna Monnin, reporting for NOTUS: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order meant to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” taking his apparent jab...
Low temperature graphene growth opens a route to sustainable resource recycling
Phys.orgby Tohoku University·28 Aug 2026
Low temperature graphene growth opens a route to sustainable resource recycling Graphene is an exceptionally useful material for creating batteries, catalysts and electronic devices.
Spring scorcher to follow record warm winter for south-east capitals
ABC News Australiaby Tom Saunders·28 Aug 2026
Australia is wrapping up an exceptionally mild winter, and modelling continues to favour unprecedented heat across the country through spring.
BORIS JOHNSON: Why electricity bills are so low for Right-wing Texans
Mail Onlineby Boris Johnson·28 Aug 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source We just can’t go on like this. It is now clear that the cost of electricity in this country is out of control.
Why so many Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet disaster are pilgrims
ABC News Australiaby Will Jackson·28 Aug 2026
Most of the Australians missing after the flash flood that struck the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet were pilgrims to a spiritually important mountain known as Kailash.
Popular Surrey potato farm has lease extended for another year - BC | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.caby Amy Judd·28 Aug 2026
A popular potato farm in Surrey has had its lease extended for another year as the push to buy locally and prevent food insecurity continues.
British Gas is giving away 30 plug-in solar kits – here’s what to know
The Independentby Jeff Meyer·28 Aug 2026
British Gas is giving away 30 plug-in solar kits as the technology goes on sale in Britain for the first time.
These are the animals bird flu has already hit in Australia
ABC News Australiaby Jacinta Bowler and Peter de Kruijff·28 Aug 2026
Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia since it was first detected in mid-June. As predicted, it spread from Antarctica to offshore Australia and then from beaches to inland waterways.
Snow leopards continue to rule, roar in Western Himalayas
New Indian Expressby Bosky Khanna·28 Aug 2026
As the world’s attention turns to the Hindu Kush Himalayan region following the recent avalanche, researchers continue their painstaking work in the Western Himalayas, tracking the elusive snow...
South India turns to regional plan to manage human-elephant conflict
New Indian Expressby Usha Peri·28 Aug 2026
A road, railway line, power cable or farm can be more than an obstruction in an elephant’s path. Across South India, changes to the landscape are increasingly disrupting traditional elephant...
Nepal disaster lays bare Himalayan hanging glacier threat
New Indian Expressby Jitendra Choubey·28 Aug 2026
The devastating flash flood in Nepal has once again drawn attention to a little-understood hazard in the Himalayas - the collapse of hanging glaciers and the cascading floods they can trigger.
Landscape just one challenge for Nepal-Tibet rescuers
ABC News Australiaby Georgie Hewson, Jessica Riga, and Matt Liddy·28 Aug 2026
Rescue crews are working against the land itself as they search for survivors of devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
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