Temperatures peak on warmest day of the year so far A high of 20.9C was recorded at Gogerddan in Wales on Wednesday afternoon. Evening Standard · Mar 18
Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use. Texas Observer · Mar 18
England must destine 7% of land to nature and renewables to hit green targets, data shows Government’s first published land use framework maps how land is used and how it can be adapted to meet changing needs The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Country diary: Return to ‘bitey horse field’ – this time with a plan Frome, Somerset: A small patch of land, leased by the council, will be the site of a new community project. And so we descend, ready to rewrite its future The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
High-power pit stop: quantum batteries could rev up EVs The next generation of batteries could power up electric cars within minutes and Australian researchers have developed a world-first proof-of-concept. AAP · Mar 17
Charles impressed by ‘fantastic’ bath made from wood chips The King was joined at the New Wood: Building a bio-based future exhibition by the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb. Evening Standard · Mar 17
Tony Bracegirdle obituary Other lives: Champion rose grower and judge who shared his enthusiasm through talks and a weekly column in Garden News The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection The Guardian - AU · Mar 17
Surfing’s big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador’s waves Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystems The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Country diary: A wildflower display of astonishing richness Drosopigi, the Mani, Greece: This rocky region’s abundance of flora takes the breath away – not least a long and winding trail of Chios chamomile The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050 The Guardian - UK · Mar 16
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 Small changes in how we garden can make a big difference to birds Letter: Sue Morgan of SongBird Survival warns of dangers such as fur left out for nesting birds by well-meaning pet owners
AAP · Mar 16 Summer climate 'whiplash' hitting harder and faster Australia is seesawing between floods and fires with increasing frequency, leaving a trail of ecosystem stress, property damage and strained council budgets.
Texas Observer · Mar 16 Man v. Nature Federal appellate courts are enacting an anti-environment agenda—especially in the ultraconservative 5th Circuit, new analysis shows.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 16 Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 ‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 Weather tracker: heavy snowfall and freezing rain sweep across US and Canada Parts of US face another winter storm with severe conditions also pushing into Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 Country diary: A saliva test for George the pony, and a rethink on worm control Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Deworming horses is as important as ever, but not at the expense of dung beetles – which are coming out of hibernation now
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15 Create hedgehog havens – and seven other ways to help our prickly friends Hedgehogs’ habitat is shrinking, they’re vulnerable to cars, and pesticides are affecting their food supply. Here’s how we can help them pull through
Evening Standard · Mar 15 Prince of Wales remembers Diana on Mother’s Day The heir to the throne says he remembers his late mother ‘today and every day’.
AAP · Mar 14 Startup putting lab-grown meat on more Aussie plates The reviews are rolling in for the cultivated quail products gracing Australian plates in high-end restaurants after being grown in a lab.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 14 Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again