Environment
Underwater glacial melting ‘happening far faster than previously forecast’
Researchers found that current theoretical models may be dramatically underestimating glacial melt rates
Pic shows boy surrounded by rubbish strewn on beach on hottest day of year
The image shows a child of around eight or nine years kneeling down looking at piles of trash on the shoreline
Hottest day coincides with record number of flights in the sky
Over 225,000 flights were tracked by Flightradar yesterday for the first time ever, news that his been condemned by environmentalists.
It’s official: Today is the hottest ever July day as Mercury soars to 36.9C at Heathrow
The Met Office said the hottest temperature ever recorded in Britain could still be eclipsed today.
Creaking infrastructure leaking 2.4 billion litres of water a day as government tries to pin blame on personal use
The Government has launched a public consultation on reducing personal water consumption in order to protect supplies and the environment, but where does the blame really lie?
Union back Labour’s call for maximim working temperature
When a heat wave really hits there can be serious - even deadly – implications says GMB union
Vast swathes of the Arctic suffering from “unprecedented” wildfires, new satellite images show
With the ice melt on Greenland's icesheet commencing a month early huge areas of land have been exposed to record-breaking summer temperatures.
Snail in Indian Ocean ‘first species at risk of extinction from deep sea mining’
The scaly-foot snail, which is also known as the sea pangolin, has been listed as endangered on IUCN Red List.
Grey seal pup found with ‘sea litter’embedded an inch into her neck
The youngster is believed to be less than a year old and may have had the 'sea litter' wrapped around her for up to six months