The forests are home to eagles, smelly lichen and fungus that looks like intestines, say conservationists battling to save them
Britain’s rare rainforests are home to wildlife from eagles to the world’s largest slugs and lichen that looks like dragon skin, say conservationists battling to save them.
The Woodland Trust has unveiled a list of 11 “weird and wonderful” species that make their home in and around temperate rainforests found in the south-west and north-west of England, Wales and Scotland.
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When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of trees; it's a loss of the countless benefits that forests provide -- one of which is control of disease. Now, a global study shows that a widespread malaria-fighting strategy -- bed nets -- becomes less effective as deforestation rises. The research underscores how important a healthy environment can be for human health.
12/05/2024 - 12:42
Couple discovered animal in their driveway in northern Ontario, where climate crisis can change bear behaviour
A man who “leapt on” a polar bear to protect his wife in a northern First Nations community in Canada is expected to fully recover from the severe injuries he sustained in the attack.
But experts caution that changing environmental conditions will lead to a shift in where and when polar bears are spotted, increasing the risk of surprise encounters.
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12/05/2024 - 09:00
Some media outlets are already offering forecasts nearly three weeks out – but the BoM advises people to check in on 18 December
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Wondering whether to pack a poncho or sunhat for carols? Locking in plans for a picnic or pool party on 25 December?
Some media outlets are already offering a Christmas Day forecast – nearly three weeks out from the festivities – but is it too early to rely on the festive weather forecast?
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12/05/2024 - 06:00
‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
Concern over the climate crisis may evaporate in the White House from January, but its financial costs are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all.
A mounting toll of severe hurricanes, floods, fires and other extreme events has caused average premiums to leap since 2020, with parts of the US most prone to disasters bearing the brunt. A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.
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12/05/2024 - 01:00
New liquefied natural gas projects could produce 10 gigatonnes of emissions by the end of the decade, close to the annual emissions of all coal plants
A $200bn wave of new gas projects could lead to a “climate bomb” equivalent to releasing the annual emissions of all the world’s operating coal power plants, according to a report.
Large banks have invested $213bn into plans to build terminals that export and import gas that is chilled and shipped on ocean tankers. But a report has warned that they could be more damaging than coal power.
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12/05/2024 - 00:00
Greens claim EPA no closer to determining cause of debris after beachgoers advised not to enter Silver beach at Kurnell until clean-up complete
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Mysterious green, grey and black balls have washed up on a beach in Kurnell, in Sydney’s south, with beachgoers warned to avoid the area.
Authorities said the “ball-shaped debris” washed up along the eastern end of Silver beach on Tuesday.
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12/05/2024 - 00:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00080-8
More robust offshore wind energy planning through model ensembling
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npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00097-z
Exploring trends and emerging topics in oceanography (1992–2021) using deep learning-based topic modeling and cluster analysis
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Former senior bureaucrat Dennis Richardson to lead urgent review into agency tasked with $368bn Aukus contract
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Detectives investigating four separate incidents of children being approached by drivers in white vans in Melbourne
Victoria police detectives are investigating four separate incidents in Melbourne in the last month of children being approached by drivers in white vans.
People like Mr Rogan prey on people’s vulnerabilities: they prey on fear, they prey on anxiety, they prey on all of the elements that contribute to uncertainty in society.
They entrepreneur fantasy outcomes and conspiracy outcomes as being a normal part of social narrative – I personally find it deeply repulsive.
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