Climate change could double U.S. temperature-linked deaths by mid-century
Each year, roughly 8,000 deaths in the United States are associated with extreme temperatures. And as temperatures rise, this number could swell.
Each year, roughly 8,000 deaths in the United States are associated with extreme temperatures. And as temperatures rise, this number could swell.
Environment agency advised that the animal posed a danger to elderly woman in remote summer house in Westfjords A rare polar bear that was spotted in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities have said. The bear was killed in
Pennsylvania plant was site of most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in US history in 1979 A nuclear reactor at the notorious Three Mile Island site in Pennsylvania is to be activated for the first time in five years after its owners, Constellation Energy, struck a
Four protesters against North Sea oil and gas licences have charges of criminal damage thrown out Four Greenpeace activists who staged a “no new oil” protest on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire manor house have had charges of criminal damage thrown out. The activists
Cost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to producers UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates A new packaging tax to fund recycling will push up the price of many products including soft
British growers are taking a increasing share of sales long dominated by imports by focussing on green credentials From the tip of Cornwall to the far reaches of Scotland, the shoots of resurgence in the British cut-flower market are raising hopes of a fledgling return to
As the London Museum announces a mudlarking exhibition, mudlarker Lara Maiklem says combing the foreshore can transport you back in time Earlier this week, Lara Maiklem climbed down to the foreshore of the River Thames at low tide to spend several hours gently scrabbling at its
Firefighters have been rescuing people stranded on their balconies and rooftops after Storm Boris triggered flooding and landslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Two people were reported missing in Traversara, a hamlet in Ravenna province, and about 1,000
Firefighters and police in Rondônia battle fires intensified by both the climate crisis and a criminal assault on the rainforest The occupants of the vinyl-coated military tents at this remote jungle camp in Brazil ’s wild west compare the hellscape surrounding them to
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More than 400,000 people evacuated, hundreds of flights cancelled and many roads shut due to flooding and winds Typhoon Bebinca struck the east coast of China this week, making landfall near Shanghai, a city of almost 30 million people, on Monday. Bebinca developed into a
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Four bridges will allow herds to pass beneath public footpaths while visitors may catch glimpse of bison from above When Europe’s heaviest land mammals were introduced into a woodland on the edge of Canterbury, it was hoped they would flourish and make space for other wildlife.
The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy The Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of Nicosia. It’s the third rooftop installation of a solar-powered
In a Guardian interview, Tony Juniper says housebuilding plans could be an opportunity to create ‘wild belts’ around cities to help habitat and species recovery The collapse in British butterfly populations is a “warning from nature” about the resilience of the UK’s ecosystems,