India floods: 14 killed and 102 missing after lake overflows and highways washed away (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Catastrophic overflow of Lhonak Lake in state of Sikkim caused a dam to partially collapse and submerged army bases
Catastrophic overflow of Lhonak Lake in state of Sikkim caused a dam to partially collapse and submerged army bases
Nowhere is Safe from microplastics.
Researchers say tire emissions pose a threat to global health, and EVs could make the problem worse.
Heatwaves around Mediterranean have damaged harvests and forced producers to import from South America
Farmers in the southeastern Spain city of Valencia are reeling after severe weather struck the region over the weekend, destroying nearly $43 million worth of crops across thousands of acres of land.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) completed its contribution to the Moisture and Aerosol Gradients/Physics of Inversion Evolution (MAGPIE) program.
Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Controversial technologies intended to offset the effects of atmospheric carbon should banned until properly assessed, a group of politicians and scientists have warned, even as they urged developed nations to lead in cutting CO2 emissions.
Insect-eating sundew plants among 17,500 reintroduced as part of carbon-sequestering conservation scheme
Neighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burst, with many bodies swept out to sea
A dark horse concept in the race to develop clean and sustainable energy sources is getting its first major investment from the U.S. government. Today, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the high-risk, high-reward arm of the Department of Energy (DOE), announced it would fund $20 million in grants to advance...
In urban stormwater, particles from tyre wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new Griffith-led study has found.
The climate crisis and soaring temperatures are worsening air quality, WMO says, with ‘knock-on effects’
The Brazilian government has launched a significant operation to address illegal cattle farming and land invasions in the Amazon rainforest
Call for EU to match WHO’s air pollution regulatory limits as impact of climate emergency interlinks with human health
Nature in urban settings can have huge impact on temperature and human behaviour, study shows
Delhi, the most polluted city in the world, is grappling with a severe air pollution crisis that is resulting in a staggering reduction of life expectancy by 11.9 years, as revealed by a recent study.
China's summer this year has seen both extreme heat and devastating floods.
"Eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded.
Most carbon offset schemes significantly overestimate their impact on reducing deforestation, with many of the carbon credits purchased by polluting corporations amounting to little more than "hot air"
...But as we come to the end of the wettest July on record, “make hay while the sun shines” has been shifting from self-evident axiom to rueful irony. Yes, you have to make hay while you can. But also you need sunshine to make hay....
Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this year, sea ice has not returned to expected levels during winter
Could living near a park make you ‘younger’ than your actual age?
For kids like Sandy Mitchell, Ted Theis and Janet Johnson, childhood in the North St. Louis County suburbs in the 1960s and ‘70s meant days playing along the banks or splashing in the knee-deep waters of Coldwater Creek....
Lake Superior is being threatened by the proposed developments on the Copperwood metallic sulphide mine. A petition has been put in place to try and prevent this from happening. Here is a link for any who are interested or would like to participate - https://chng.it/bNh9xWqCdH