The justices heard an appeal from 19 mostly Republican-led states, led by coal state West Virginia. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/sWk5EK3
Month: February 2022
Climate change: UN report to show true scale of impacts
A landmark study on how global warming is altering our planet is set to be released later. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/f2N6zOp
Chernobyl: Radiation spike at nuclear plant seized by Russian forces
But a disaster at the defunct nuclear power plant there is “extremely unlikely”, experts say. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/PK0Mrk4
Malaria: Aberystwyth University drone system used in Zanzibar
The drones are being used to find pools of water that mosquitos use to breed. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/WzHw9ZI
Government climate advisers say cut fossil fuels to lower energy bills
The government’s climate change advisers say new oil and gas in the North Sea would not lower bills. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/J9EMYDv
Global warming and land use change to drive more extreme wildfires
The number of exceptional wildfires will increase by 50% by the end of the century, the UN warns. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/FmiUbLR
Climate change: Can the UK afford its net zero policies?
The cost of living crisis has led backbench Conservative MPs to call for a rethink of the government’s plans. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/xcP5Gua
Fossil of largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye
A student on a field trip finds the world’s largest complete fossil of a 170-million-year-old pterosaur. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/pLqONPT
Deforestation threat to Amazon indigenous areas if protected status changed – report
It is illegal to mine these areas of the rainforest but the government wants to change the law. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/OgiwYu8
Neom: What’s the green truth behind a planned eco-city in the Saudi desert?
Saudi Arabia – one of the world’s biggest oil producers – says it’s pivoting to green energy. But will reality live up to the rhetoric? from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/J0Oklsb
Hedgehog population plummets in UK countryside, research suggests
The population of hedgehogs in rural Britain has continued a “steep decline”, say conservationists. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/cidMW2K
IPCC: Climate change report to sound warning on impacts
The study will focus heavily on how warming hurts regions as well as cities and coastal communities. from BBC News – Science & Environment https://ift.tt/UM1XozD