Sunshine, gales and heavy rain predicted in mixed weather forecast Wednesday could see severe gales across the Western Isles of Scotland, the Met Office said. Evening Standard · Oct 10
Country diary: The house martins are gone for another year. But they’re not forgotten Lockerbrook, Derbyshire: Last week they were here, now they are not. Yet the details of their epic migration are still a mystery to us The Guardian - UK · Oct 10
Climate crisis is coming to crush many of world’s best surf breaks, study warns Changing tide levels, shifting sands and hardened shorelines put waves at risk, affecting more than just surfers The Guardian - UK · Oct 10
Rain fails to dampen climate mission at pre-COP31 event The government has defied critics and bad weather to highlight climate threats to Pacific nations but pre-COP31 also turned the spotlight on its commitments. AAP · Oct 9
France’s seafood problem starts elsewhere Much of the fishmeal and fish oil that support seafood consumed in France come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries. France 24 · Oct 9
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence ‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Drought declared in Yorkshire amid low reservoir and river levels People are urged to be aware of the impacts of drought and use ‘a little less water’ to speed up the region’s recovery. Evening Standard · Oct 9
‘Amazing piece of technology’: solar ‘traffic controller’ for apartments takes top Australian design award SolShare, enabling power produced by a shared rooftop solar system to be split among several apartments, also wins for sustainability The Guardian - AU · Oct 9
Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
How California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once The strongest El Niño recorded is expected to bring a cascade of hazards to a state still facing wildfire and heat risks, while budget cuts have weakened disaster response agencies The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies Exclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Fox control strategy overhaul amid bird flu fears A national strategy to control feral foxes is being overhauled for the first time in almost 20 years amid concerns the pest could further spread bird flu. AAP · Oct 9
Country diary: A passing osprey needs to eat – but the local terns won’t let it Chichester harbour, Hampshire: I witness a battle of wills as this magnificent raptor attempts to fuel up on sea bass, before it heads south on migration The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find Species with leaves large enough to be seen from space is already critically endangered – and plans are afoot to protect it The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Evening Standard · Oct 8 Risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases in UK to be examined in new study Researchers at the University of Glasgow will lead the research.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 MoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears Complaints risks putting tdefence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Radio France Internationale · Oct 8 Africa’s wildlife population plunges by 80 percent in five decades, WWF warns Wildlife populations monitored across Africa have declined by an average of 80 percent over the past five decades, according to a major new assessment by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which warns that changes to energy, food and financial systems are essential to reversing biodiversity loss.
Reason · Oct 8 Adler v. Kochan on Suncor Energy v. Boulder County A just released episode of the Blessings of Liberty podcast.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health
France 24 · Oct 8 El Nino set to intensify before peaking in December, UN warns The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compounding the effects of man-made climate change. The World Meteorological Organization added that this naturally occurring weather phenomenon could be the strongest since at least 1950.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Country diary: The changing face of stubble fields, those shortcuts of my youth Linkenholt, Hampshire and Wexcombe, Wiltshire: Even to the untrained eye, traditional ones and modern, regenerative ones look very different
AAP · Oct 8 Coal demand set to plunge as the world goes electric Increasing global use of electricity is set to be a major focus at the COP31 summit in Turkey, but a report finds progress is falling short.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste? The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it
Radio France Internationale · Oct 8 Bad Cop, worse Cop? EU tempers hopes for UN climate summit After having its hopes dashed for a more ambitious deal last year in Brazil, the European Union is setting its sights low for next month's Cop31 climate summit in Turkey.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7 Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say A landmark report reveals that the world must change the way it produces food to avoid a biodiversity collapse