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More trees can mean fewer birds, new study reveals

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:14:03 +0000

Trees planted to protect farmland from wind may not be the biodiversity boost many assume. In Japan’s wetland farming landscapes, shelterbelts benefited some birds but sharply reduced grassland and wetland species that need open space. Researchers found grassland bird abundance dropped by more than 70% near shelterbelts.

UK Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:22:17 +0000

People in southern Wales and area of England from Kent and Sussex to Somerset and Birmingham urged to protect themselves from extreme heat

The UK’s Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity.

It covers southern Wales as far west as Swansea, and an area of England that includes London and runs from the inland areas of Kent and Sussex, all the way across to Somerset, as far north-west as Birmingham, and as far north-east as southern Cambridgeshire.

Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:14:40 +0000

Rail services, schools and sports events hit, with deaths of three elderly people in France partly blamed on intense heat

Western Europe is enduring a ferocious heatwave forecast to break temperature records, with half of France on red alert, rail services in Belgium disrupted and sports events in Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed.

From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:50 +0000

A national heatwave plan has been activated to help people stay cool during the Netherlands’ increasingly hot summers

Households in Amsterdam are being urged to hang their curtains outside their windows as health experts recommend simple hacks to moderate the heatwave rolling across the Netherlands, where homes were built for old-fashioned damp and coldish northern European weather.

The regenerative wealth of Blue Gold: lessons from Oman for sustainable ocean economies

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 22 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00220-2

Western Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird dies from H5N1 bird flu

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:45:18 +0000

Poultry producer Ingham’s announces move, as a brown skua and a giant petrel the first confirmed H5 cases on Australia’s mainland

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France cancels events and restricts alcohol consumption amid brutal heatwave

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:01:47 +0000

Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from Monday

Authorities in France have placed more than a third of the country under a red heat alert, cancelled some outdoor sports events and restricted alcohol consumption at the nationwide Fête de la Musique event amid a brutal heatwave forecast to push temperatures above 40C.

Assessing the carbon market potential of global seagrass recovery

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 21 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00218-w

Assessing the carbon market potential of global seagrass recovery

Angus Taylor dismisses Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ tweaks to CGT reform – as it happened

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:01:54 +0000

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Ted O’Brien distanced himself from Pauline Hanson’s suggestion that Australia shouldn’t give aid to Pacific countries that also take aid from China.

Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:17:15 +0000

Ruling means Boca Chica Beach, located near sprawling Starbase site, likely to close during future rocket launches

A Texas beach can be closed during rocket launches by Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the state’s supreme court ruled unanimously against a bid by environmental organizations to sue over preserving public access.