More than half of the detached houses in France are under threat by rising temperatures, spurring the government to fight back. Rupturing pipes, distorted doors and windows, and huge cracks on your home. These are the threats that face more than 12 million properties in France, as heat-trapping gases continue to bake the planet and […]
‘Right now we surrender vast swathes of land for crops that we simply burn in our cars’, said one expert. Biofuels are being touted as the solution to Europe’s dwindling oil supplies, as the war on Iran continues to send prices soaring. European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen has urged nations to outline measures to reduce the use […]
The heavy rains that have lashed the UAE over several days this week could offer benefits to a country where the normally arid climate makes it difficult to provide enough water. A growing population, expansion of urban areas, agriculture, landscaping and industry all put the country’s water resources under strain. In the coming days at least, wadis are […]
Solar is Africa’s cheapest energy source. Changes to price incentives on Chinese imports could push prices up. Solar installations in Africa are expected to get more expensive next month as China ends discount schemes. China’s decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports is expected to take effect on 1 April. At the […]
India is home to the world’s most polluted city, according to IQAir’s newly released World Air Quality Report. Only 14 per cent of cities worldwide breathe safe air, a drop from 17 per cent in the previous year. Swiss pollution monitoring company IQAir analysed data from 9,446 cities in 143 countries, regions and territories, for […]
‘Insurers walking away’ is the clearest sign unpredictable weather extremes are spiralling out of control, one expert says. The dangerous heatwave shattering March records all over the US Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds. Experts say […]
Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study. Climate change is slowing the planet’s spin at an “unprecedented” rate compared to the past 3.6 million years – as scientists warn that our days are getting longer. Research had previously shown how the melting of polar ice […]
Experts warn that the EU’s interim climate targets are being ‘undermined’ by a loophole that comes into effect in 2036. The EU has been accused of “weakening its climate leadership” after greenlighting an interim emissions target for 2040. Last week, the European Council formally adopted the amended European climate law. It means by 2040, member […]
“Winning for this species might mean losing for another species,” one scientist warns. The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it’s usually bad news for species that depend on each other – like flowers blooming too early and pollinating bees arriving too late. But researchers have found the rare critter that’s getting […]
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), working with international collaborators, have discovered that ocean temperature patterns play a key role in limiting how widely droughts spread across the globe. Their findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, are based on climate records spanning 1901-2020. The analysis shows that synchronized droughts typically affect only […]
