Losing plant diversity could reduce grassland CO₂ absorption 15% by 2050, model projects
Phys.orgby Potsdam Institute·4d ago
Losing plant diversity could reduce grassland CO₂ absorption 15% by 2050, model projects A substantial loss of plant diversity could mean that grasslands worldwide, including meadows and pastures...
The bipartisan energy bill tearing the climate movement apart
Gristby Austin Corona·4d ago
In order to solve climate change, you have to do two things — stop burning fossil fuels, and build clean energy to replace them.
Fuel subsidy would cost Nigeria over N20trn yearly — Minister
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·4d ago
The Federal Government has rejected calls for the return of petrol subsidy, warning that subsidising fuel could cost the country more than N20 trillion annually and ultimately make petrol more...
What You Need to Know About Hurricane Isaias
Timeby Simmone Shah·4d ago
A storm is heading towards the gulf coast, ending what was a quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season.
Hoping for a ‘new normal’ climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt
The Conversation Australiaby Melissa Nursey-Bray, Associate Professor, Geography, Environment and Population, Adelaide University·4d ago
Climate change is worsening. There’s now no chance of holding temperature rise to 1.5°C. The future will bring worsening floods, glacial melt, megafires and lethal heat.
VW’s Largest Camper Drops Prices, Gains Solar Panels And Rugged Dune Special Edition | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Thanos Pappas·4d ago
- VW updates the Grand California in the U.K. making it cheaper. - An optional Off-Grid pack adds solar panels and lithium batteries.
Botswana's UNESCO wetlands offers lessons for Australia
ABC News Australiaby Bill Ormonde·4d ago
In one of the planet's most pristine wetlands a small boat weaves through floodwater. Armed with binoculars, bird books and cameras, budding ecologists scour their surrounds, surveying for...
Endangered angelshark is still traded in Brazil despite import ban
Mongabay Globalby Rebecca Kessler·4d ago
- In April 2026, the Brazilian government prohibited the import of meat from endangered shark species, making it illegal to sell any species of the genus Squatina, the angelsharks.
Cauvery Water Management Authority upholds Cauvery Water Regulation Committee direction to Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs a day to Tamil Nadu for 15 days
The Hinduby B S Satish Kumar·4d ago
Karnataka, reeling under serious drought, has found itself in a tough situation again with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Thursday upholding an earlier direction of the Cauvery...
Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research
Phys.orgby C Scott Watson; Milan Shrestha·4d ago
Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research On Aug.
Scientists turn handheld car gadget into wildfire early-warning tool
Phys.orgby King's College London·4d ago
Scientists turn handheld car gadget into wildfire early-warning tool Researchers at King's College London have converted an off-the-shelf product, usually used to determine whether car window tint...
Flood relief operations intensified in Lucknow; 26 pumping sets deployed for drainage
ThePrintby PTI·4d ago
Lucknow, Oct 8 (PTI) Relief and rescue operations continued on a war footing in flood-affected areas of Lucknow on Thursday, with the district administration, municipal corporation, Lucknow...
Over Rs 19,700 crore invested in wildlife safeguards in last five years: NHAI
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·4d ago
NEW DELHI: Over the last five years, the government has invested around Rs 19,700 crore in wildlife mitigation infrastructure and related environmental protection measures across national highway...
Sewage spills in Wales exceeded 800,000 hours last year, report claims
BBC Newsby Dan Moffat·4d ago
- Published New figures show sewage was released into rivers, lakes and the sea around Wales for more than 800,000 hours last year.
'Essentially unstoppable': How tobacco cartels funnel cash offshore
ABC News Australiaby Danny Tran, Olivia Jenkins, and Alex Turner-Cohen·4d ago
How Kazem Hamad, the 'Commission' and other tobacco cartels send black market profits offshore In short: Cartels are using sophisticated networks to send cash from illicit tobacco sales in...
Taiwan's return to nuclear power driven by AI hunger for electricity
ABC News Australiaby Libby Hogan·4d ago
For a decade, Taiwan phased out nuclear power, replacing it with natural gas and renewable energy. Now the government is preparing to reverse course.
Himalaya’s ‘tree of knowledge’ is failing to regenerate, study warns
New Indian Expressby Narendra Sethi·4d ago
DEHRADUN: The Himalayan birch, or bhojpatra, has carried words across centuries. Ancient sages used its bark to write religious and medical texts, while manuscripts in Kashmir’s Sharada script were...
Activists cite ecological, social connections in blocking US border wall construction (commentary)
Mongabay Globalby Erik Hoffner·4d ago
- The San Rafael Valley in the U.S. state of Arizona is an important wildlife corridor, but these migrations will soon be blocked by a wall being constructed by the U.S.
Crackdown reveals ‘industrial-scale’ wildlife and timber trafficking across Latin America
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb·4d ago
Authorities across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries have arrested hundreds of people and recovered more than 1,000 animals as part of a two-month coordinated operation against...
What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia’s coast says about our changing oceans
The Conversation Canadaby William W. L. Cheung, Professor and Director, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia·4d ago
Filmmaker and outdoorsperson Quinn Barabash recently made headlines when he found a nearly two-metre-long swordfish carcass on the remote shores of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia.
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