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The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is taking decisive action to safeguard Britain’s beloved gardens against an increasingly water-scarce future, announcing comprehensive emergency measures to combat what the charity calls the “new normal” of climate change. Following severe drought conditions that…
The privatization of England’s water system isn’t the root cause of its current problems, according to Sir Jon Cunliffe, the former Bank of England deputy governor leading the Labour government’s comprehensive water industry review. Cunliffe, who previously helped reform banking…
Record wolf attacks devastate Finland's reindeer industry amid Ukraine war tensions. Trump uses major winter storm to challenge climate science as meteorologists explain extreme cold supports warming reality. Labour leaders demand Northern England lead UK's net zero strategy.
A troubling surge in water-related violence is sweeping across the globe, with incidents nearly doubling from 235 in 2022 to 419 in 2024, according to new data from the Pacific Institute, a leading US environmental research organization. The dramatic 78%…
Indonesian government strips company licenses following catastrophic floods that killed 1,200 people and devastated critically endangered orangutan populations. Meanwhile, Maryland's Governor Moore proposes record $306 million for clean energy but cuts other environmental programs, sparking advocate concerns.
Over fifty years ago, Larry Stone was drawn to northeast Iowa by its pristine natural beauty—abundant wildlife and crystal-clear, spring-fed streams winding through dramatic rocky bluffs. Today, those same waterways face mounting environmental threats from agricultural runoff, yet the state…
A alarming new analysis reveals that 50 of the world’s 100 largest cities are grappling with high levels of water stress, signaling a deepening global water crisis that threatens billions of urban residents. Among these struggling metropolitan areas, 39 cities…
A massive fatberg the size of four buses is clogging Sydney’s Malabar wastewater treatment plant, and Sydney Water is pointing fingers at thousands of local restaurants and food manufacturers for illegally dumping cooking oils and grease down their drains. According…
England, a nation globally recognized for its abundant rainfall, is confronting an unprecedented water crisis that extends far beyond the recent shortages in Tunbridge Wells. What many are calling a “self-imposed drought” threatens to transform daily life for millions of…
They’re invisible to the naked eye but exist in the trillions—microbes living in our bodies, soil, and on trees form the hidden foundation of life on Earth. Despite their critical importance to planetary health, these microscopic organisms have been largely…
