The Independent Climate→ Why are so many sharks dying stranded on California’s beaches?
2022-02-24 Nearly 60 per cent of recorded shark strandings occurred in California …›
Category Archives: Climate
An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
Climate : NPR→ The world’s insect population is in decline — and that’s bad news for humans
2022-02-24 Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.(Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) …›
The Independent Climate→ Ukraine invasion ‘puts zero-carbon rocket boosters’ on need to transition to clean energy
2022-02-24 Russian aggression and cost-of-living crisis must herald end of fossil fuel era in Europe, experts say …›
The Independent Climate→ Weather warnings in force as snow and ice grip UK
2022-02-24 The UK faces more disruption after three storms struck in quick succession …›
Climate Beat – Covering Climate Now→ Covering the New UN Climate Report Amid War in Ukraine
2022-02-24 There is great anticipation, but not much suspense, about the next big United Nations climate science report being released on Monday, February 28. Much of the news will be grim. What’s more, the report will have to compete for space in the news agen …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Mycorrhizal fungi promote greater tree species diversity
2022-02-24 Researchers have found that mycorrhizas promote greater tree species diversity in North American forests. …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ A Top A.F.L.-C.I.O. Official Joins Greenpeace USA
2022-02-24 The move by Tefere Gebre, the No. 3 official at the A.F.L.-C.I.O., highlights what many labor and environmental officials say is a need to cooperate. …›
The Independent Climate→ Climate crisis will increase mental health emergencies, researchers warn
2022-02-24 Healthcare staff told to expect an increase in patients requiring treatment for substance use, anxiety and stress during periods of extreme heat …›
The Independent Climate→ Are solar panels in China made using slave labour?
2022-02-24 Solar panels are big business as governments, businesses, and other organisations seek to minimise their carbon footprint in the face of a growing climate crisis. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change
2022-02-24 New research shows rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting impacts of climate change on northern communities. …›
The Independent Climate→ Potty holes: Dirty nappies being used to resurface roads in Wales
2022-02-24 Fibres from 4.3 tonnes of used nappies have replaced materials used to make asphalt …›
Inside Climate News→ Inside Clean Energy: In Parched California, a Project Aims to Save Water and Produce Renewable Energy
2022-02-24 Plan calls for building solar canopies over canals, and may be the first project of its kind in the United States.By Dan GearinoA project near Modesto, California, would have the double benefit of saving water and generating renewable energy. …›
The Independent Climate→ Israeli president casts Turkey visit as part of climate campaign
2022-02-24 Israel wants an end to Turkish support for Islamist Hamas militants …›
The Independent Climate→ Risk of extreme autumn ‘fire weather’ in California up 40% due to climate change, study finds
2022-02-24 Findings can guide fire-risk assessments and fire adaptation efforts, say scientists …›
The Independent Climate→ People only ‘somewhat concerned’ over climate crisis are ‘killing us’, Don’t Look Up director says
2022-02-24 Adam McKay says climate denial ‘fading’ but warns a lack of urgency was the new threat …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Supreme court case could restrict Biden’s effort to tackle climate crisis
2022-02-24 Court to hear West Virginia case that takes aim at EPA’s ability to issue strict rules to curb pollution from fossil fuel power stationsJoe Biden’s faltering effort to tackle the climate crisis faces a further, potentially devastating, blow on Mond …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Using Science and Celtic Wisdom to Save Trees (and Souls)
2022-02-24 Diana Beresford-Kroeger, a botanist and author, has created a forest with tree species handpicked for their ability to withstand a warming planet. …›
Inside Climate News→ How Greenhouse Gases Released by the Oil and Gas Industry Far Exceed What Regulators Think They Know
2022-02-24 The greenhouse gas emissions from “venting” and “flaring” excess natural gas over a decade is equal to those of nearly 42 million cars annually.By Laura Kraegel, Mollie Jamison and Aydali CampaGaslit: First in a four-part series by the Howard C …›
Inside Climate News→ Battered and Flooded by Increasingly Severe Weather, Kentucky and Tennessee Have a Big Difference in Forecasting
2022-02-24 Meteorologists in Kentucky rely on a 76-station “mesonet” for weather data while their counterparts in Tennessee are left partly flying blind.By James Bruggers, Caroline EggersMcEWEN, Tenn.—Tammy Shaw and her granddaughter, Hope Collier, were try …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Revealed: leading climate research publisher helps fuel oil and gas drilling
2022-02-24 Elsevier’s work with fossil fuel companies ‘drags us towards disaster’, climate researcher saysScientists working with one of the world’s largest climate research publishers say they’re increasingly alarmed that the company consults with the …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ North Sea oil exploration should not proceed but can, says UK’s climate committee
2022-02-24 Net zero advisers says refusing new licences would signal green ambition, but final decision must be for ministersThe prospects for an expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea have cleared a major hurdle, as the Committee on Climate Change sa …›
The Independent Climate→ Sell fresh fruit and veg without wrappers or best-before dates to cut food waste and emissions, report urges
2022-02-24 ‘Game-changing’ research has demystified the relationship between food waste, packaging, date labels and storage, charity says …›
The Independent Climate→ Oil and gas drilling in North Sea must end, government’s own climate advisers say
2022-02-24 Committee on Climate Change says drilling won’t drive down household bills …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Sea Ice Around Antarctica Reaches a Record Low
2022-02-23 The drop surprised scientists, and may help them understand more about climate change affecting Antarctica and its waters. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Factors that shaped the massive Cauca River Canyon in the tropical Andes
2022-02-23 A team of researchers recently embarked on a research expedition to the Tropical Andes of Colombia to study the massive Cauca River canyon. The team's objective was to determine the age of formation of the Cauca River canyon and then compare that with …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Night-time attack on controversial Canadian gas pipeline site
2022-02-23 Police release video of attack on workers’ equipment at camp of Coastal GasLink, a 400-mile pipeline opposed by First Nation groupsPolice in Canada have released footage of axe wielding attackers as they investigate a “calculated and organised” n …›
The Independent Climate→ Wildfires fuelled by climate crisis in Argentina’s wetlands causing ‘incalculable’ loss to biodiversity
2022-02-23 Severe droughts in area where major rewilding effort is taking place mean wildfires are becoming larger and more intense …›
The Independent Climate→ US holds biggest ever offshore wind sale along New York and New Jersey coastline
2022-02-23 President Biden has pledged to decarbonise the US electrical grid by 2035 …›
The Independent Climate→ Spain to build world’s first octopus farm, prompting concerns over ethics
2022-02-23 Between 2010 and 2019 the value of the global octopus trade ballooned to £2bn …›
The Independent Climate→ UK weather: Jet stream behind Storm Eunice ‘growing faster and moving north’ scientists warn
2022-02-23 Findings could support future climate predictions …›
The Independent Climate→ Rio Tinto sees record profit on strong China demand and iron ore prices
2022-02-23 Record results come nearly two years after the mining giant destroyed an Aboriginal site in Australia …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Your Climate Newsletter Is Getting Even Better
2022-02-23 Starting on Tuesday, Climate Forward will be coming out twice a week. Plus, Somini Sengupta, our global climate reporter, will be writing a new column. …›
The Independent Climate→ Calls to ban plastic wet wipes causing thousands of blockages
2022-02-23 It is thought 11 billion wet wipes are used in the UK each year, of which 90 per cent contain plastic …›
The Independent Climate→ Investment figures should be ‘warning shot’ for UK, ScottishPower boss says
2022-02-23 ScottishPower had 4.8 million customers at the end of December. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Climate change is intensifying Earth’s water cycle at twice the predicted rate, research shows
2022-02-23 Rising temperatures pushing much more freshwater towards poles than climate models previously estimatedGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingRising global temperatures have shifted at least twice the amount of freshwater from warm region …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ A fifth of Australia’s fossil fuel facilities emit more greenhouse gas than originally estimated, report says
2022-02-23 Australian Conservation Foundation says blowouts show government’s safeguard mechanism is ‘failing’ to control industrial emissionsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA fi …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Global warming is amplifying our water cycle – and it’s happening much faster than we expected
2022-02-23 A research team has used changing patterns of salt in the ocean to estimate that between 1970 and 2014, at least two times more freshwater shifted from the equator to the poles than our climate models predicted -- giving us insights about how the globa …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, traveled and interacted
2022-02-23 A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others. …›
The Independent Climate→ Relaxation of London congestion charge hours ‘a mistake,’ green groups tell Khan
2022-02-23 Climate campaigners criticise Sadiq Khan’s decision to scrap tighter rules introduced during pandemic …›