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Dry weather threatens ‘exceptionally low’ rivers in parts of UK

Posted on May 14, 2025 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC 60 minutes ago ShareSave Malcolm Prior, Georgina Rannard, Jenny Kumah BBC Rural Affairs and Climate and Science teams ShareSave Getty Images The UK’s rivers are forecast to hit exceptionally low levels in some parts of the country in…

The government just killed an essential way to assess climate risk

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Katie Myers | 0 Comments

Nearly 30 billion-dollar storms rocked the United States last year. Thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s disaster tracking database, we know that catastrophes are getting more expensive overall, and we’re seeing more of them crossing the 10-figure threshold.…

Climate experts criticise handling of Tata changes

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Steffan Messenger | 0 Comments

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Steffan Messenger Environment correspondent, BBC Wales News ShareSave PA The UK’s climate change advisors have criticised the handling of a switch to greener steelmaking at the country’s largest plant in Port Talbot, which resulted…

Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Rebecca Morelle | 0 Comments

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca Morelle BBC News science team Reporting fromHouston, Texas Alison Francis ShareSave Kevin Church/BBC Rosemary Coogan is surrounded by a team of people pushing, pulling, squishing and squeezing her into a spacesuit. It takes…

Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Victoria Gill | 0 Comments

From BBC 10 hours ago ShareSave Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News ShareSave Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants – in multiple ways – to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with…

Georgia’s beloved shrimp industry grapples with disease and foreign imports

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Emily Jones | 0 Comments

The tart saltwater odor of fresh-caught shrimp hangs thick in the air, stronger even than the earthier scent of marsh and mud, at Bubba Gumbo’s and BG Seafood, a dockside restaurant and seafood market on Tybee Island, Georgia. This is…

Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Navin Singh Khadka | 0 Comments

From BBC 19 hours ago ShareSave Navin Singh Khadka Environment correspondent, BBC World Service ShareSave BBC I grew up in Nepal’s capital watching the Himalayas. Ever since I left, I’ve missed sweeping, panoramic views of some of the highest mountain…

Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A ‘coach’ can help

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Jeff Brady | 0 Comments

From NPR Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman) Read the full…

2 men convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in ‘mindless’ destruction

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Bill Chappell | 0 Comments

From NPR Prosecutors say that as news of the crime spread, the two men exchanged messages relishing the outrage and sadness they caused. The tree in northern England was believed to be about 200 years old. (Image credit: Oli Scarff)…

How tech companies could shrink AI’s climate footprint

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Emily Kwong | 0 Comments

From NPR Google, Microsoft and Meta have all pledged to reach at least net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Amazon set their net-zero deadline for 2040. To understand how these four tech companies could possibly meet their climate goals amid an…