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New Zealand met service issues thunderstorm warning for some parts after weekend floods

Posted on December 8, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand’s meteorological service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of New Zealand on Sunday after wild weather over the weekend caused flooding, road closures and landslides. The Timaru district in New Zealand’s South Island has been…

Australian firefighters try to control bushfires ahead of hot days

Posted on December 8, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Firefighters in eastern Australia used easing weather conditions on Sunday to bring bushfires under control ahead of forecast of soaring temperatures for next week. FILE PHOTO: Fire trucks are seen during a bushfire in Werombi, 50 km…

Plastic pollution: Wales should cut 3G sports pitch waste

Posted on December 7, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Wales could lead the way in reducing plastic pollution by tightening rules on artificial sports pitches, environmentalists have said. Rubber crumb made from car tyres is used on many 3G pitches and children’s play areas to give the…

Seychelles: The island nation with a novel way to tackle climate change

Posted on December 7, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC On board Darryl Green’s small fishing boat, just off the island of Praslin in the Seychelles, the water is so clear we can see the seabed. Brightly coloured fish swim around the hull. “You know at my age…

General election 2019: Your questions on climate change and the environment

Posted on December 7, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC With concerns about the environment a major theme in the election, what are the parties’ plans on green issues? Here, we answer a selection of readers’ questions. What is being done to stop the decline in UK wildlife?…

Dancing crowds protest in Madrid while climate leaders meet

Posted on December 7, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

Activists from Extinction Rebellion attend a climate change protest on Gran Via street as COP25 climate summit is held in Madrid, Spain, December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Juan MedinaMADRID (Reuters) - Hundreds of people blocked one of Madrid’s most emblematic streets on…

Fix climate crisis because Earth is all we've got, Physics Nobel prize winner says

Posted on December 7, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

Nobel laureate in Physics Didier Queloz speaks during a news conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden December 7, 2019. Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency/via REUTERS STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Fix the climate crisis and save the Earth,…

In A Warming Greenland, A Farming Family Adapts To Drought — And New Opportunities

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Jackie Northam | 0 Comments

From NPR Kanuk Nielsen and his brother Pilu grew up on a sheep farm in southern Greenland. Kanuk has decided to remain on the farm. Pilu gives helicopter tours to visitors, who are arriving in greater numbers. (Image credit: Claire…

Climate change: Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise

Posted on December 7, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving the oxygen from our oceans, and threatening many species of fish. That’s the conclusion of the biggest study of its kind, undertaken by conservation group IUCN. While nutrient run-off has been…

Colorado climate activists’ latest tactic: fake news

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Nathanael Johnson | 0 Comments

In Colorado, climate activists tried to trick reporters into releasing false information on two separate occasions. A couple of days ago, Colorado Public Radio reporter Michael Elizabeth Sakas got an eyebrow-raising press release from the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate-activism…