Wildfire smoke is blanketing the U.S. East Coast. It won’t be the last time
Climate change will continue to exacerbate fire risk across the world’s boreal forests, making events like the dangerous smoke over the U.S. East Coast more common.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires hits Norway and flows to southern Europe
Researchers used a model to predict how the smoke would move through the region and said it wouldn’t pose a health risk Smoke from Canadian wildfires that has descended upon parts of the eastern US and Canada in a thick haze has drifted over Norway and is expected to hit
Rising groundwater threatens to spread toxic pollution on U.S. coastlines
Sea level rise is pushing groundwater into shallower layers of earth, threatening to spread hazardous chemicals from contaminated soils.
🌎 Breaking down IRA’s tax (credit) breaks
Demystifying tax equity investments and cutting through the noise of IRA’s clean tax credit bonanza
‘Nowhere is safe now’: wildfire smoke brings climate crisis home to Americans
With the Empire State Building and the Lincoln Memorial blotted out, the US is experiencing the climate catastrophe first-hand The unnerving sight of New York City’s skies turning a dystopian orange from wildfire smoke is just the latest in a barrage of recent distress signals
Millions still under air quality warnings in US as weather eases Canada wildfires
North-eastern states remain under air pollution alerts though ‘some improvement’ as number of fires in Canada reduces slightly Millions of North Americans remained under air quality warnings on Friday, even as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires began to dissipate in the
Surviving a drought may help forests weather future dry spells
Climate change is making droughts more intense and frequent, but conifer forests have a trick up their sleeve, airplane and satellite data show.
High levels of drugs found in sea off south England coast
Study says marine life being harmed by prescription and recreational drugs in wastewater A study looking at water pollution on the south coast of England has revealed high levels of potentially harmful chemicals including recreational drugs and antidepressants. Scientists
New York therapists see surge in eco-anxiety as smoke fills skies: ‘Every client addresses it’
Canada wildfires drive home catastrophe among patients grappling with fears of a ‘new normal’ As Kim Saira scrolled through TikToks showing a curtain of yellow smoke descending over New York, she felt a panic attack coming on. Though she lives an entire coast away from the
Footage from space shows Canada wildfires smoke reaching Pennsylvania – video
Satellite images captured from the International Space Station on Wednesday showed smoke from Canada's raging wildfires spreading to the US. The massive cloud of smoke was seen moving across Lake Superior, in the Great Lakes region, passing over Lake Huron and Lake Erie, and
£19.3bn of fossil fuels imported by UK from authoritarian states in year since Ukraine war
As Russian oil and gas imports fell petrostates including UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia increased exports to UK UK fossil fuel imports from authoritarian petrostates surged to £19.3bn in the year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it can be revealed. Efforts to end the
Labour postpones £28bn green plan as it seeks to be trusted on public finances
Rachel Reeves says fiscal rule is priority as she delays start of promised investment in eco-friendly industry UK politics live – latest updates Labour has scaled back plans to borrow £28bn a year to invest in green jobs and industry as the party’s leadership looks to review
Australian governments impose recycling rules after packaging industry fails on waste
New rules agreed at meeting of environment ministers welcomed as breakthrough by conservationists Industry will be forced to do more to cut waste and boost recycling after Australia’s federal and state governments agreed for the first time to impose mandatory packaging rules on
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including a hungry gull, a rare wolverine and a police escort for ducks Continue reading...
Weather tracker: Canada wildfires rage in what could be worst season to date
Plumes of smoke move southwards across US east coast. Elsewhere, Japan hit by remnants of Typhoon Mawar Wildfires in Quebec, Canada, continue to rage, following a spring that was drier and warmer than normal, creating perfect conditions for wildfires to develop. As of 7 June,
