Weather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fears Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central Canada The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
How many solar panels you need according to your house type The number of solar panels you need depends on your house type, electricity use and available roof space. We explain the typical requirements for different UK homes The Independent UK · Apr 27
‘I needed to be in that strange, flat place’: how an Orkney garden healed a writer After her sister died, Victoria Bennett left Cumbria for the remote Scottish archipelago, where she learned to go with the ebb and flow of life The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
Country diary: The skies here are busy with satellites and fieldfares Prendwick, Northumberland: On a crisp, cold walk, I’m reminded that winter still clings on, and that familiar constellations are far from alone The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
Coast clear as response to toxic algal bloom eased Improved water quality has triggered the scaling back of a state's multi-million-dollar response to a toxic algal bloom but fishing closures remain in place. AAP · Apr 27
Renewable energy will boost national security and protect UK from sabotage, minister says Widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels are harder to target than fossil fuel power stations, Michael Shanks says The Guardian - UK · Apr 26
Masts to be removed from HMS Victory as part of £42m conservation work The move is part of The Big Repair project. Evening Standard · Apr 26
Rare axolotl found under Welsh bridge probably an abandoned pet, say experts Craze for Mexican salamander as pets fuelled by Pokémon but inexperienced owners are often out of their depths The Guardian - UK · Apr 26
A British ban on imports of hunting trophies is long overdue Letters: Eduardo Gonçalves and Blair Patrick Schuyler respond to an article on the myth at the heart of trophy hunting The Guardian - UK · Apr 26
Why biomethane is not the solution to Britain’s gas supply issues Letter: Dr Matilda Dunn highlights problems with the expansion of biogas production The Guardian - UK · Apr 26
Cocaine residues in waterways linked to disrupted salmon behaviour, study shows Salmon exposed to cocaine in the water swim longer distances, an Australian and Swedish study published this week shows. Recreational drugs and medicines entering natural environments via wastewater are a growing threat to biodiversity, disrupting the behaviour of many animals. Radio France Internationale · Apr 26
Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why Understanding truffles is a ‘tricky proposition’ because most of the magic occurs underground The Guardian - AU · Apr 26
Cop negotiations chief on how Iran war oil shock paves road to climate talks in Turkey Exclusive: As countries meet at key climate crisis meetings, Australia’s Chris Bowen says war underlines need to move away from fossil fuels The Guardian - AU · Apr 25
Young country diary: A close call with a black adder Dartmoor: We went for a family walk on the moor, and I ended up seeing something really rare and special The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25 Young country diary: Robin chicks are everywhere, in the kitchen, in Mum’s hair Gloucestershire: I have loved watching the busy nest near our house, now the chicks have fledged and keep coming inside
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25 Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct action
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25 ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentation
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25 New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels Scientists and economists will help countries develop plans to reduce dependence on oil, gas and coal
AAP · Apr 24 Decades-long debate over river flows on amid new plan A pristine river home to endangered fish is at the centre of renewed debate about water use, as environment groups call to protect a vast tropical savanna.
Evening Standard · Apr 24 Majestic giraffes pictured in new book to raise funds for wildlife protection Remembering Giraffes will be published on October 12.
Evening Standard · Apr 24 ‘Brutal’ gamekeeper who killed bird of prey caught in crow trap sentenced Russell Mason, 49, hit a goshawk with a cosh on Cochrage Moor, Perthshire, in February 2024.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24 ‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24 How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels ‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh path
Radio France Internationale · Apr 24 France leaves climate change off G7 environment summit agenda to placate US G7 environment ministers in Paris have excluded climate change from their agenda to placate the United States, which has withdrawn from global climate agreements.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24 What is a ‘super El Niño’ and what might it mean for the global climate? In this week’s newsletter: Forecasts suggest a stronger version of the climate phenomenon could supercharge extreme weather events, putting the world on track to again breach a 1.5C average temperature rise.• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here