Environment and Climate Change
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Bangladesh: Deforestation leaves Rohingya refugees vulnerable
Experts say indiscriminate deforestation and hill cutting are to blame. Arafatul Islam Deutsche Welle Days of heavy rainfall have pelted…
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How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather
There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the…
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Life lessons from beekeepers – stop mowing the lawn, don’t pave the driveway and get used to bugs in your salad
This is important because, alongside COVID, we are also facing a global climate and biodiversity crisis. Siobhan Maderson The Conversation…
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Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50 years than at any time since the last ice age
Roughly one in every 50 species of plant and vertebrate land animal lives there and nowhere else. Oliver Wilson The…
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Australia saves Barrier Reef World Heritage status, cops climate deadline
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) controls World Heritage listings and on Friday night a committee of…
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Europe’s catastrophic flooding was forecast well in advance – what went so wrong?
Billions of euros’ worth of damage. Hannah Cloke The Conversation Communities devastated… Europe’s catastrophic flooding …
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Pescatarians are right – why I say eating fish is more ethical than eating meat
For vegans at least, plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products have long since gone mainstream. Martin Cohen The Conversation…
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Record number of manatees die in Florida as food source dries up
More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida’s recorded history, primarily from starvation due…
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Five years after South China Sea ruling, China’s presence in Philippines’ waters is only growing
Filipino fisherman Randy Megu has often braved the storms that spring up in the South China Sea, but these days…
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‘Heat dome’ probably killed 1bn marine animals on Canada coast, experts say
‘The shore doesn’t usually crunch when you walk’ Leyland Cecco The Guardian More than 1 billion marine animals along Canada’s…
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Reforesting Europe would increase rainfall – new research
There are good reasons for this. Authors The Conversation Multiple studies have shown that as well as trees being a…
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Fishermen deserve say in location of offshore wind farms, argue MEPs
Fishermen must have a say in the location of offshore wind farms, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said on Wednesday. Barry…
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Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Authors The Conversation Often forgotten in this story is a problem…
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King Island lobster fishers fear seismic testing plans could damage the local industry
They lift the boat’s wooden floorboards to reveal a cage hidden below deck. April McLennan ABC News Inside there are…
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Friday essay: trees have many stories to tell.
As tree scientist, I am fascinated by the magnificent biology of trees. I also find it enthralling and encouraging that…
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Nowhere Is Ready for This Heat
The Portland Streetcar is 20 years old, making it relatively sprightly for infrastructure in the United States. Robinson Meyer The…
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