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- UK plastic waste being dumped and burned in Turkey, says GreenpeaceGreenpeace says it found plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at numerous sites.
- John Kerry: US climate envoy criticised for optimism on clean techJohn Kerry told the BBC technologies that don't yet exist will play a huge role in stabilising the climate.
- China lands its Zhurong rover on MarsThe six-wheeled robot has made the hazardous descent to the surface of the Red Planet, China announces.
- The most plastic-polluted riverbed in the UKPart of the River Tame in Greater Manchester is the most plastic-polluted riverbed in the UK, scientists say.
- COP26: Alok Sharma urges nations to banish coalIn a speech ahead of the COP26 event, Alok Sharma will say the coal business is "going up in smoke".
- Native oysters reintroduced into Firth of ClydeA total of 1,300 oysters have been suspended in the water as part of a restoration project.
- Calls for post-Covid 'revolution' in building air qualityTop experts in how diseases spread are calling for massive improvements to the air in buildings.
- Ignore hype over hydrogen heating, government toldThe benefits of hydrogen-powered heating have been overplayed, say environmentalists.
- Wastewater is 'polluting rivers with microplastic'"Frequent releases" of sewage create microplastic hotspots in UK rivers.
- Russia picks team for film shot on International Space StationAn actress and director will blast off in October - but Tom Cruise also plans to visit the ISS.
- 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquitaThe vaquita marina in Mexico is threatened by a clash of interests between fishing and conservation.
- HS2 high-speed rail project begins underground tunnelAt 170m long, "Florence" is the largest ever tunnelling machine to be used on a UK rail project.
- Cats must be microchipped under animal care planA wide-ranging plan to improve welfare also enshrines in law that animals can experience emotions.
- Nature: Throwing money at biodiversity schemes is ineffectiveMany internationally funded conservation schemes are underfunded and ineffective, researchers conclude.
- Forests the size of France regrown since 2000, study suggestsConservation groups say naturally restored forests can help in the fight against climate change.
- Nasa craft carrying 4.5bn-year-old asteroid dust begins long trek homeScientists believe the dust sample may provide clues on the formation of the Solar System.
- Report: China emissions exceed all developed nations combinedThe country is responsible for 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.
- Cutting methane gas 'crucial for climate fight'Reducing methane emissions needs to play a much more important role in tackling global warming.
- Chernobyl alcohol drink seized by authoritiesThe first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.
- UK supermarkets warn Brazil over Amazon land billAlmost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region.
- Climate change: Promises will mean rise of 2.4C - studyRecent climate change pledges bring the world a fraction closer to Paris goals, analysis suggests.
- How rising sea levels are threatening my homeHereiti, 17, lives on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
- Then and Now: Restoring coral reefs in IndonesiaAround 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further.
- Carbon: How calls for climate justice are shaking the worldYoung activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.
- Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria FallsVictoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
- Pétrus wine aged in space up for sale at Christie'sChristie's predicts the bottle of Pétrus 2000 that orbited the earth could sell for $1m (£720,000).
- Chinese rocket debris crashes into Indian Ocean - state mediaMost of the Chinese Long March-5b rocket reportedly disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere.
- Nasa astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule after ISS missionThis was the first night-time landing for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8's return 53 years ago.
- Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.
- Mind-boggling magnets could unlock plentiful powerPowerful magnets are bringing abundant, pollution-free electricity a step closer.
- Sir David Attenborough: Problems that await greater than the epidemicThe broadcaster calls on nations to act in agreement as he is appointed People's Advocate at COP26.
- Ancient child grave was Africa's earliest funeralA young child buried in a cave 78,000 years ago is the earliest known funeral in Africa.
- Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird?How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.
- Food giants respond to worries over packagingThe phasing out of single-use plastics gathers pace with big companies adopting alternatives.
- The salmon you buy in the future may be farmed on landA giant fish farm in Florida is rearing salmon for the US market in a huge indoor facility.
- Coffee waste: Companies offer up new solutionsA new crop of coffee companies have solutions to cut waste in their industry.
Greenpeace says it found plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at numerous sites.
John Kerry told the BBC technologies that don't yet exist will play a huge role in stabilising the climate.
The six-wheeled robot has made the hazardous descent to the surface of the Red Planet, China announces.
Part of the River Tame in Greater Manchester is the most plastic-polluted riverbed in the UK, scientists say.
In a speech ahead of the COP26 event, Alok Sharma will say the coal business is "going up in smoke".
A total of 1,300 oysters have been suspended in the water as part of a restoration project.
Top experts in how diseases spread are calling for massive improvements to the air in buildings.
The benefits of hydrogen-powered heating have been overplayed, say environmentalists.
"Frequent releases" of sewage create microplastic hotspots in UK rivers.
An actress and director will blast off in October - but Tom Cruise also plans to visit the ISS.
The vaquita marina in Mexico is threatened by a clash of interests between fishing and conservation.
At 170m long, "Florence" is the largest ever tunnelling machine to be used on a UK rail project.
A wide-ranging plan to improve welfare also enshrines in law that animals can experience emotions.
Many internationally funded conservation schemes are underfunded and ineffective, researchers conclude.
Conservation groups say naturally restored forests can help in the fight against climate change.
Scientists believe the dust sample may provide clues on the formation of the Solar System.
The country is responsible for 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.
Reducing methane emissions needs to play a much more important role in tackling global warming.
The first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.
Almost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region.
Recent climate change pledges bring the world a fraction closer to Paris goals, analysis suggests.
Hereiti, 17, lives on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Around 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further.
Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.
Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
Christie's predicts the bottle of Pétrus 2000 that orbited the earth could sell for $1m (£720,000).
Most of the Chinese Long March-5b rocket reportedly disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere.
This was the first night-time landing for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8's return 53 years ago.
Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.
Powerful magnets are bringing abundant, pollution-free electricity a step closer.
The broadcaster calls on nations to act in agreement as he is appointed People's Advocate at COP26.
A young child buried in a cave 78,000 years ago is the earliest known funeral in Africa.
How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.
The phasing out of single-use plastics gathers pace with big companies adopting alternatives.
A giant fish farm in Florida is rearing salmon for the US market in a huge indoor facility.
A new crop of coffee companies have solutions to cut waste in their industry.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
- As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier LungsNew study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
- Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running LowRising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
- Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
- How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's TaleThe Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
- Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an IslandA fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
- What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
- Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
- Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
- 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has DiedEugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
- Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest HomelandBy winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
- Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
- 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of NorwegiansOur correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
- Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide PipelineThe never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
- New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
- Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
- New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the RiseThe amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
- Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California CoastTiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
- Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds MultitudesPacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
- To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the MangrovesCoral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
- National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the PlanetWe should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
The American Meteorological Society©
- Southeasterners Perceive Tornado Risk Dangerously Different Than They Should, Especially at NightWhile a major winter storm last month was plastering the United States from Texas and New Mexico to New England with heavy snow and ice, volatile conditions in the Southeast (SE) spawned damaging and deadly tornadoes. One of these overnight Monday, February 16, tragically took the lives of 3 people and injured 10 in coastal […]
- The 101st AMS Annual Meeting: Find Your (Virtual) Pathways of Major ThemesWe’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
- AMS Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 5: Community EngagementAs we mentioned in the first post in this series of potential “Virtual” Pathways through the rich AMS Annual Meeting program of parallel conferences, this year’s overarching theme is especially powerful: “Strengthening engagement with communities through our science and services.” This is a statement of needs, accomplishments, and future priorities all in one. After the […]
- AMS Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 4: Social JusticeAfter a year of substantial social injustice-fueled upheavals, the 101st AMS Annual Meeting builds on social justice themes all week and you could make social justice the theme of you own virtual programming, picking and choosing your way through the sessions if you’re so inclined, right from the centerpiece Presidential Forum on Sunday, “Building a […]
- Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 3: Pandemic TopicsOften our Annual Meeting week feels like a chance to get away from some of the day-to-day issues of work to focus on exchanging scientific ideas with colleagues. This year, the AMS Annual Meeting is a virtual gathering, however, so there’s little chance any of us will escape entirely the everyday concerns of COVID-19 this […]
- Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Path- way. Part 2: Weather Extremes and Climate ChangeAs we noted in the previous blog post, there are multiple ways to navigate an AMS Annual Meeting, even though we’re usually channeled into separate rooms devoted to parallel conferences, each focused on an area of specialization. But this year’s all-virtual conference, during the coming week, offers unusual prospects for hopping from conference to conference, […]
- The 101st AMS Annual Meeting: Find Your (Virtual) Pathway of Major ThemesWe’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
- Not Just in Their Heads: New Research Confirms Connection Between Weather and Chronic PainStormy weather increases pain. That fact is actually good news for people suffering from chronic pain whose complaints are often dismissed by family, their friends, and even their doctors. Speaking, and likely complaining, about the effect of weather on their pain for millennia, chronic pain sufferers finally have a large-scale scientific study to back up […]
- An Anticipated Increase in Earth’s Strongest StormsA little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195 mph, becoming the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It topped STY Haiyan’s 190 mph land strike just seven years ago. With Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean explosively intensifying 100 mph in under 24 hours […]
- We May Be Able to Further Improve Hurricane Track Forecasts After AllZeta blossomed into the 11th hurricane of this hyperactive season Monday and its forecast track takes it ashore on the Gulf Coast by midweek. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday said computer models had become more tightly clustered with the forecast in the Gulf, “resulting in an increase in track-forecast confidence,” and Hurricane Zeta […]
While a major winter storm last month was plastering the United States from Texas and New Mexico to New England with heavy snow and ice, volatile conditions in the Southeast (SE) spawned damaging and deadly tornadoes. One of these overnight Monday, February 16, tragically took the lives of 3 people and injured 10 in coastal […]
We’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
As we mentioned in the first post in this series of potential “Virtual” Pathways through the rich AMS Annual Meeting program of parallel conferences, this year’s overarching theme is especially powerful: “Strengthening engagement with communities through our science and services.” This is a statement of needs, accomplishments, and future priorities all in one. After the […]
After a year of substantial social injustice-fueled upheavals, the 101st AMS Annual Meeting builds on social justice themes all week and you could make social justice the theme of you own virtual programming, picking and choosing your way through the sessions if you’re so inclined, right from the centerpiece Presidential Forum on Sunday, “Building a […]
Often our Annual Meeting week feels like a chance to get away from some of the day-to-day issues of work to focus on exchanging scientific ideas with colleagues. This year, the AMS Annual Meeting is a virtual gathering, however, so there’s little chance any of us will escape entirely the everyday concerns of COVID-19 this […]
As we noted in the previous blog post, there are multiple ways to navigate an AMS Annual Meeting, even though we’re usually channeled into separate rooms devoted to parallel conferences, each focused on an area of specialization. But this year’s all-virtual conference, during the coming week, offers unusual prospects for hopping from conference to conference, […]
We’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
Stormy weather increases pain. That fact is actually good news for people suffering from chronic pain whose complaints are often dismissed by family, their friends, and even their doctors. Speaking, and likely complaining, about the effect of weather on their pain for millennia, chronic pain sufferers finally have a large-scale scientific study to back up […]
A little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195 mph, becoming the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It topped STY Haiyan’s 190 mph land strike just seven years ago. With Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean explosively intensifying 100 mph in under 24 hours […]
Zeta blossomed into the 11th hurricane of this hyperactive season Monday and its forecast track takes it ashore on the Gulf Coast by midweek. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday said computer models had become more tightly clustered with the forecast in the Gulf, “resulting in an increase in track-forecast confidence,” and Hurricane Zeta […]
