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Cruise ship arrives at New York City harbor with dead whale caught on bow
via theguardian.comThe 44ft-long whale corpse was an endangered sei whale, which will now be examined to determine how it diedA cruise ship has journeyed into New York City’s harbor bearing a gruesome cargo in the form of a huge, dead whale sprawled across its bow.The incident happened on Saturday, according to local US media reports, and the event is being held by some as further evidence of the unfortunate impact on sea life that large vessels can have. Continue reading... -
A nuclear reactor next door? It could be good news on the home front | Fiona Katauskas
via theguardian.comPeter Dutton unveils an unusual housing policySee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading... -
The claim of a $600bn carbon capture windfall for Australia is based on heroic assumptions and selective analysis | Temperature Check
via theguardian.comProjections of the size and scale of a future CCS industry should come with heavy doses of scepticismGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs far as bonanzas go, a claim this week that Australia could pull in almost $600bn by storing carbon dioxide from other countries is one that puts even the Aukus nuclear submarine deal in the shade.The oil and gas industry lobby group Australian Energy Producers made the claim, reported in the Australian, pointing to a stud -
‘Our green is brown’: the eco-friendly Saleh golf club avoiding the water hazard
via theguardian.comCourse in Burkina Faso uses just 200 to 300 litres a day, while US peers suck up millionsOn the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, there is an unusual golf club with no greenery.Golf Club Naba Gninbolbo was constructed and conceived in 1975 by the village chief (better known as the “naaba” in the More language) of Balkuy along with a German friend. The two decided to convert farmland into a golf course, which started with nine holes and later expanded to 18. Conti -
‘Our green is brown’: the eco-friendly Sahel golf club avoiding the water hazard
via theguardian.comCourse in Burkina Faso uses just 200 to 300 litres a day, while US peers suck up millionsOn the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, there is an unusual golf club with no greenery.Golf Club Naba Gninbolbo was constructed and conceived in 1975 by the village chief (better known as the “naaba” in the More language) of Balkuy along with a German friend. The two decided to convert farmland into a golf course, which started with nine holes and later expanded to 18. Conti -
Displaced by climate disasters, ageing Americans struggle to find housing
via theguardian.comOlder adults face a shortage of affordable and accessible homes as climate change worsensFrom their hillside home above Barre, Vermont, Doug and Rhoda Mason thought they were safe. It was 11 July 2023, and record rains were flooding their small city.Then, just before 5am, a landslide crashed into the Masons’ house. The mud hit with such force it pushed the structure 10ft off its foundation. Continue reading... -
Chris Grayling named top green MP by Conservative Environment Network
via theguardian.comMP, not renowned for action on environment, chosen for efforts to tackle global deforestation and restore UK’s wildlife habitatsTo the surprise of many, the Conservative Environment Network named their favourite MP as … Chris Grayling.Despite not being renowned for his action on the environment, the former Cabinet minister was chosen as parliamentarian of the year by the network, which said it was honouring his efforts to tackle deforestation internationally and restore the UK&rsquo -
Borrowdale rainforest in Lake District declared national nature reserve
via theguardian.comFive nature reserves will be created each year for next five years to celebrate coronation of King CharlesA temperate rainforest in the Lake District has been declared a national nature reserve in a move that will protect the rare ancient habitat for future generations.The Borrowdale rainforest is one of the few surviving examples of a “mysterious and untouched” landscape that covers less than 1% of the UK. Continue reading... -
Trigger-happy councils mowing down our spring flowers? There’s a better way to do things | Phineas Harper
via theguardian.comThe No Mow May campaign has persuaded local authorities to protect biodiversity. But bigger changes are neededThis time last year, residents of the council estate where I live in Greenwich were left in tears after local authority contractors mowed down scores of newly planted purple alliums on our shared lawn just days after they’d bloomed. In minutes, one man with a strimmer had reduced the flowers that my neighbours, many of whom do not have private gardens, had grown over months to mere -
Warming climate is turning rivers rusty with toxic metals
via theguardian.comData from Colorado mountain rivers shows concentrations of copper, zinc and sulphate have doubled in 30 yearsMountain rivers in the US state of Colorado are going rusty and the warming climate is to blame, according to research. An increase in toxic heavy metals has also been observed in Arctic streams, leading to concern that this phenomenon may be more widespread.From the Andes to the European Alps, researchers have seen an increase in heavy metals in mountain streams in recent decades, but it -
The flooded buildings of Porto Alegre, Brazil – in pictures
via theguardian.comPhotographer Gideon Mendel has filmed and photographed floods around the world extensively. He travelled by boat through the historic town centre of Port Alegre, documenting the reflections across a city that had become a liquid landscape Continue reading... -
‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says
via theguardian.comWinter downpours also made 20% wetter and will occur every three years without urgent carbon cuts, experts warnThe seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a study has found.More than a dozen storms battered the region in quick succession between October and March, which was the second-wettest such period in nearly two centuries of records. The downpour led to severe floods, -
Country diary: Gripped by the fledging of baby great tits | Kate Bradbury
via theguardian.comHove, East Sussex: The parents have been busy in my garden – and today’s the day the chicks finally leave the boxIn the garden, I sit on the bench, surrounded by alliums, poppies, buttercups and cranesbills. There are buzzing bees, holly blue butterflies, tadpoles, a squirrel “singing” from the top of the fence. And, finally, there’s a baby great tit in the rowan tree.I have been waiting for the great tits to fledge for the last few days. They started nest-buil -
Do heat pumps work at freezing temperatures?
via theguardian.comCritics claim that the technology is not up to the job – we examine whether the facts bear this outAre heat pumps more expensive to run than gas boilers?The belief that a heat pump is unable to warm a home in the depths of winter is widely held, especially in the UK.One recent survey of more than 4,000 adults across the UK, Germany, France and the US last autumn found that 35% believed that air-source heat pumps are not up to the job. Continue reading... -
’Shocking' and 'stupid': New Zealand man fined after attempting to 'body slam' an orca – video
via theguardian.comThe New Zealand Department of Conservation has released vision of a man appearing to attempt to 'body slam' an Orca, describing the behaviour as 'shocking and stupid'. The 50-year-old Auckland man has been fined $600. Hayden Loper, a principal investigator at the department, says the man showed reckless disregard for his own safety and that of the orca. “The video speaks for itself, it is shocking and absolutely idiotic behaviour." Continue reading... -
Large-scale nuclear power station planned for Anglesey in Wales
via theguardian.comMinisters are discussing who will build the plant, which will join Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C as major future suppliers to the gridMinisters have earmarked north Wales as the site of a large-scale nuclear power plant, which is part of plans to resuscitate Britain’s nuclear power ambitions.Wylfa on Anglesey (Ynys Môn) has been named as the preferred site for the UK’s third major nuclear power plant in a generation, coming after EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, whic -
Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave
via theguardian.comHigh temperatures in Mexico have been linked todozens and perhaps hundreds of deaths of howler monkeysIt’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees.At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a local veterinarian who battled to save them. Continue reading... -
Isle of Wight-size iceberg breaks from Antarctica
via bbc.comAnother big iceberg breaks from in front of the UK's Halley research base - the third in three years. -
Gina Rinehart portrait saga: largesse comes at a peculiar cost for Australia’s swimmers
via theguardian.comTo understand why some Olympians would go into bat for the mining magnate on a matter unrelated to the pool, one need only look at the financial hold she has over the sportMany things have been said about Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, and not all of them positive. But in the world of Australian swimming, superlatives comes thick and fast. According to Cate Campbell, a four-time Olympic gold medallist, Rinehart “saved swimming”. Her sister, fellow Olympian Bronte Ca -
Does the farmer really want a wife? In the reality TV world, good farmers make bad husbands | Eliza Spencer
via theguardian.comProspective partners on Farmer Wants a Wife are asked to give up their lives to support the farm – watching from home, I wonder why they would say yesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityA few episodes into the current season of Farmer Wants a Wife, one of the contestants, Farmer Dean, abandons his uteload of prospective love interests at the gate to walk across the red loam soil to check his watermelon crop. Watc -
Does the farmer really want a wife? In the reality TV world, good farmers make bad husbands
via theguardian.comProspective partners on Farmer Wants a Wife are asked to give up their lives to support the farm – watching from home, I wonder why they would say yesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityA few episodes into the current season of Farmer Wants a Wife, one of the contestants, Farmer Dean, abandons his uteload of prospective love interests at the gate to walk across the red loam soil to check his watermelon crop. Watc -
Eagles changed migration route to avoid Ukraine war
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Latin America labels ultra-processed foods. Will the US follow?
via theguardian.comIn 2010, Mexico led the way, followed by Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina and ColombiaWhat are those weird ingredients in our favorite packaged foods?Candy lines every inch of the mercado de dulces in Mexico City’s historic center. Tantalizing strawberry-flavored chocolates and Tajín-covered mango gummies pack the narrow aisles of the meandering marketplace. But many of the colorful packages are somewhat dampened by black stop signs printed on their fronts. Alongside dreamy -
‘It’s a barbarity’: why are hundreds of families asking to be moved away from this Dominican Republic goldmine?
via theguardian.comCommunities around the Pueblo Viejo mine complain of serious health problems and a diminished environment and have spent years campaigning to be relocatedIn the shadow of El Llagal, a tailings dam that holds waste from one of the world’s largest goldmines in the Dominican Republic, sits the home of Casilda Lima. The roof is corrugated iron and the walls are wood, painted pink and yellow. A sign reads “God bless this home”.Outside,the 114-metre-tall grey wall of the dam looms la -
‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea
via theguardian.comInverbervie, on the north-east coast of Scotland, faces an existential threat, with storms carving away metres of shoreline. Can anything be done to save what is left?A decade ago, on my friend’s birthday, we took a huge tent and stayed the night at our local campsite. We laughed as we put the tent up where the grass met the shingle beach, the sunshine glistening on the water, the sound of the waves scraping the stones. I remember a night of ghost stories, teenage gossip and chasing each o -
UK’s new dangerous cycling offence will achieve pretty much nothing | Peter Walker
via theguardian.comMove reflects wider state of politics around active travel – arguing around the margins and doing little to change lives for betterIn the six days since a law to prosecute dangerous cyclists was announced, somewhere close to 30 people will have been killed on UK roads, none of them struck by bikes. About 500 more will have suffered serious, potentially life-changing injuries, with pretty much all connected to motor vehicles.Again, going on the statistical averages, over those same six days -
UK’s new dangerous cycling offence will achieve pretty much nothing
via theguardian.comMove reflects wider state of politics around active travel – arguing around the margins and doing little to change lives for betterIn the six days since a law to prosecute dangerous cyclists was announced, somewhere close to 30 people will have been killed on UK roads, none of them struck by bikes. About 500 more will have suffered serious, potentially life-changing injuries, with pretty much all connected to motor vehicles.Again, going on the statistical averages, over those same six days -
Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds
via theguardian.comOil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’ Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny.The research and advocacy group Oil Change International examined climate plans from the eight largest US and European-based international oil and g -
‘Moai designs are getting lost’: extreme weather chips away at Easter Island statues
via theguardian.comExperts call for conservation action as the features on Rapa Nui’s famous monoliths are eroded by fire and rainThe Ahu Tahai moai, on the east side of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is an impressive 4.5 metres high. Carved from a soft volcanic rock, the statue looks out solemnly over the island, with its back to the bay.The Tahai (“where the sun sets”) and the island’s other thousand or so moai were erected roughly between 1100 and 1700 as a representation of Rapa -
Country diary: The agony and ecstasy of the curlew song | Mark Cocker
via theguardian.comHollinsclough, Staffordshire: A fox has forced a pair into the air as it snuffles for eggs, and they treat us to remarkable array of vocalisationsIn 40 years of attending to nature in print, I’ve almost never written about curlew sounds. I wonder if this is because they are most completely heard when we are unattending. You hear them unconsciously, as I do as I sit at my desk. Or as we wander a moor or shoreline, and we intuit the voice as being intrinsic to the setting. Curlew sounds live
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