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• Polar vortex: What is it and how does it happen?

  30-01-2019 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means.
  
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• Monarch butterfly population wintering in Mexico increases 144%

  30-01-2019 22:28 via theguardian.com
  Monarch production will not be replicated next year, experts warn, as above average temperatures will cause problems
  The population of monarch butterflies wintering in central Mexico is up 144% over last year, according to new research. Related: 'It's a sad reality': a troubling trend sees a 97% decline in monarch butterfliesContinue reading...
  
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• Australia's 2018 Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures

  30-01-2019 18:01 via theguardian.com
  Australian Photography magazine has named Brisbane ecologist Jasmine Vink as the overall winner in its 2018 Photographer of the Year awards – the largest amateur photography competition in the southern hemisphere Continue reading...
  
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• When farmers go vegan: the science behind changing your mind

  30-01-2019 16:48 via theguardian.com
  A farmer recently took his lambs to a sanctuary instead of the slaughter – and these sudden turnarounds are not uncommonA farmer was recently on the road to the abattoir when he changed direction and drove his trailer full of lambs 200 miles to an animal sanctuary instead. Sivalingam Vasanthakumar, 60, from Devon, now plans to grow vegetables.Vasanthakumar is not the only farmer to perform this kind of reversal. In 2017, Jay Wilde, of Bradley Nook farm in Derbyshire, took his cattle to a s
  
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• UK food and drink sector moves closer to 2025 sustainability goals

  30-01-2019 11:50
  Food and beverage giants such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo and Lucozade Ribena Suntory made great strides in slashing their carbon and water impacts in 2017, according to the industry trade body.
  
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• EU proposes ban on 90% of microplastic pollutants

  30-01-2019 11:41 via theguardian.com
  European Chemicals Agency draft law aims to cut 400,000 tonnes of plastic pollutionA wide-ranging ban on microplastics covering about 90% of pollutants has been proposed by the EU in an attempt to cut 400,000 tonnes of plastic pollution in 20 years.Every year, Europe releases a bulk amount of microplastics six times bigger than the “Great Pacific garbage patch” into the environment – the equivalent of 10bn plastic bottles. Continue reading...
  
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• Bristol to connect first private housing development to low-carbon heat network

  30-01-2019 11:21
  Bristol City Council has unveiled ambitious plans to connect its first evert commercial housing development site to an existing heat network, in a move that will enable developers to use low-carbon heat sources for building while generating income for the council.
  
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• MEPs locked in dispute over EU's climate plan

  30-01-2019 10:52
  European lawmakers are locked in a dispute over a landmark climate plan that is meant to drag the EU into compliance with the Paris Agreement, as parliamentary committees tussle over who should take the lead.
  
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• Onshore limits on turbine size could make offshore wind cheaper

  30-01-2019 10:34
  Offshore wind could become Britain's cheapest source of renewable power within a decade as planning constraints prevent the deployment of larger, more cost-efficient turbines onshore, new research has found.
  
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• Heathrow could get sonic boom 'every five minutes' from fast jets

  30-01-2019 07:01 via theguardian.com
  Supersonic aircraft would bring noise and greater CO2 emissions, report saysHeathrow airport could be hit by a sonic boom every five minutes as a new class of supersonic aircraft come into service, research suggests.It is predicted that by 2035 there could be demand for up to 2,000 supersonic passenger jets, which could knock hours off long-haul trips. Continue reading...
  
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• Growing up in dirty air 'quadruples chances of developing depression'

  30-01-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Young people more likely to have depression at 18 if exposed to dirtier air at age 12Children who lived in areas with higher air pollution when younger are significantly more likely to have developed major depression by the age of 18, according to research.In the first analysis of how common air pollutants affect teenage mental health, researchers found young people were three to four times more likely to have depression at 18 if they had been exposed to dirtier air at age 12. Comparison with ea
  
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• Cosy up: winter essentials to keep the chills away

  30-01-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Take a first line of defence against the cold with these coats and accessories to keep you feeling toastyContinue reading...
  
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