Environment
London faces water rationing ‘imminently’
River Action chief executive James Wallace made his comments at a Greater London Authority hearing about Thames Water.
Antarctic sea ice at record low for end of June
There is still time for the ice to recover before the typical yearly peak in September, but it could also become the lowest year on record.
Environmentally devastating space tourism flights take off
Black carbon particles are almost 500 times more efficient at warming the atmosphere than all other sources of soot combined. And Virgin want to launch 400 flights A YEAR.
Switzerland backs new climate measures in referendum as glaciers melt ‘at an alarming rate’
Swiss glaciers experienced record melting last year, losing more than 6 per cent of their volume. Scientists say 2 per cent would have once been considered extreme.
Panama Canal becomes the new face of climate change’s far-reaching economic consequences
To see the economic consequences of global warming look no further than the 82 km strip between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Wasps: A total nuisance or horticultural hero?
By Ross McNally
Plastic-eating robot shark deployed in Canary Wharf
The WasteShark can collect up to 500kg of plastic waste – the equivalent of 22,700 plastic bottles – a day.
Windy weather puts British grid close to 100% zero carbon operation
New records were set on December 30 for wind power generation and share of zero carbon electricity on the grid.