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Past eight years are Earth’s warmest since data capture began

2021 was the joint-sixth hottest year on record, tied with 2018, and the planet has ...

Climate & Sustainability Environment & Conservation Headlines

Climate modelling proves hurricane activity has increased since 1850

Severe storms in the North Atlantic have grown in frequency over the past 150 years ...

Climate & Sustainability Water

‘Sky rivers’ will pose increasing threat to East Asia as climate crisis worsens

Atmospheric rivers – narrow bands transporting large volumes of moisture in the air – are ...

Environment & Conservation Headlines Pollution Waste Water

Peruvian oil spill confirmed to be result of Tonga volcano

An oil spill at a refinery more than 6,000 miles from the South Pacific island ...

Environment & Conservation Headlines Pollution

UN treaty is needed to tackle plastics crisis

A robust, binding international agreement is now the only way to handle the plastic crisis, ...

Climate & Sustainability Environment & Conservation Headlines Net-Zero Pollution

New technology could offer huge boost to heavy industry decarbonisation

Smart, super-efficient, and scalable, Australian researchers believe they have developed a game-changing approach to transforming ...

Environment & Conservation Headlines Waste Waste and Recycling

Chemical pollution is now a direct threat to humanity’s survival

From plastic to pesticides, substances contaminating the globe have crossed a ‘planetary boundary’ – defined ...

Headlines Water

Water supply development could be jeopardising fish conservation

We all know rivers need water, but an investigation in the US Midwest shows how ...

Environment & Conservation Headlines

Body image ‘threats’ are reduced in natural environments

Destructive thoughts and feelings are lowered through time spent among nature, while coping mechanisms improve, ...

Climate & Sustainability Headlines

Rainy days cause economic harm, new research shows

Economic growth slows with increased rainfall, according to a 40-year global study. Scientists at the ...