Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
From BBC The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days…
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German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case
From BBC 2 hours ago ShareSave Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News ShareSave Reuters A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE…
Environmental rules reviewed for small housebuilders
From BBC 3 hours ago ShareSave Joshua Nevett Political reporter ShareSave PA Environmental rules that force developers in England to improve wildlife habitats could be eased under government plans to…
Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.
In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bibb was living in a tight, one-bedroom apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. He couldn’t open his windows because his home was an old…
The tiny island where puffins are thriving despite global decline
From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Elen Davies BBC News Reporting fromSkomer Island ShareSave Amy Compton A record number of puffins have been recorded on a small island off the…
Watch: Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-off
From BBC A Delta flight travelling from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin was delayed after two pigeons ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew. Video shows one of…
‘Our homes were taken for a road that was never built’
From BBC 13 hours ago ShareSave Jo Lonsdale BBC North East & Cumbria Investigations ShareSave BBC In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part…
Giant’s Causeway visitors urged not to jam coins into iconic rocks
From BBC 15 hours ago ShareSave Catherine Morrison BBC News NI ShareSave Getty Images The Giant’s Causeway has faced many threats to its survival, from mythical fights between giants to…
Battle begins over new homes approved in historic village without sewage capacity
From BBC 13 hours ago ShareSave Joe Crowley BBC News ShareSave Joe Crowley / BBC On the edge of Buckingham in southern England, the quiet and leafy village of Maids…
‘Shrinking Nemo’: Smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heat
From BBC 21 May 2025 ShareSave Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs ShareSave Getty Images Fish similar to those made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine…