Environment
Satellite images show increased Amazon air pollution
Several European Space Agency maps showed more carbon monoxide and other pollutants in August than in the previous month.
Renewable energy industry warns Sajid Javid Tory tax hike will harm UK energy supply and environment
Government must not change VAT on solar panels from 5% to 20%, campaigners urge the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
An entire town shut down due to flash floods as water levels reached up to waist-high
Emergency services have urged people to stay away from Ottery St Mary
Experts find biggest deadly Asian Giant Hornet nest yet in a compost bin
The finds fuel fears for the UK’s bee populations which cannot defend themselves against the invasive predators.
Number of whales and dolphins washing up on British beaches has risen sharply in the past seven years
Nearly 5,000 marine mammals were washed up on UK shorelines between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2017 - a 15% rise on the previous seven-year period.
Call for clampdown on antibiotics spewing into River Thames to halt superbug surge
Experts urged authorities to act to cut the flow antibiotics spilling into the river by up to 80 per cent to stop the superbugs flourishing
Purple haze of heather-rich hills hit by climate change, National Trust warns
Last year’s heatwave and drought and warmer winters mean ‘there will be no mass flowering this year’ at two landscapes in the trust’s care.
Scheme launched to restore ‘wonder plant’ seagrass in UK waters
The move follows the disappearance of 92% of the UK’s seagrass meadows, which are important for storing carbon and providing homes for wildlife.
People ‘ingest 50,000 tiny bits of plastic every year through food and drink’
Researchers found that bottled water may be one of the biggest sources of the microparticles - which may endanger health.