Ireland will ‘grossly fail’ to meet target of planting 22 million trees a year, climate watchdog warns
Ireland will “grossly fail” to meet its annual target of planting 8,000 hectares — 22 million trees —…
Rising sea levels need to be ‘accounted for’ in plans for Cork’s future, new UCC study says
Water levels at Horgan’s Quay in Cork city, where several major residential developments are being built, could be…
In 2023, Australia paved two suburban roads with 135,000 recycled coffee cups and the equivalent of 1.2 million glass bottles, cutting the asphalt’s carbon footprint by 24%
What happens to a takeaway coffee cup after the last sip? In most cases, it ends up in…
‘Limit overshoot, peak, decline’: A new global goal for climate change? | Climate Crisis
The signing of the Paris Agreement by 200 countries in 2015 was a rare moment of global unity,…
No Rivers, Little Rain: How Saudi Arabia Supplies Freshwater To 37 Million People
Imagine a country where vast stretches of land are covered by scorching sand, more than 95% of the…
Two more people arrested over ‘mountain of illegal waste’ dumped in Oxfordshire | Waste
Two men have been arrested after fly-tippers dumped a “mountain of illegal waste”, stacked 10 metres high, in…
Galway group demands clarity on Connemara salmon kill
A campaign group in Galway is calling on the Minister to provide full clarity on a mass fish…
A critically endangered green sawfish swimming beside sea turtles wins Australia’s top nature-photo prize; photographer captured it with only 3% drone battery left
Endangered Sawfish-Turtle Photo Wins Australia’s Top Nature PrizePhoto credit: South Australian Museum/ Instagram In the sunlit shallows off…
El Niño brings sudden sea level rise to the California coast
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Arctic warming fuels 2 distinct climate regimes in Siberia that could wake up a methane ‘sleeping giant’
Two distinct climate regimes that could trigger runaway methane emissions are emerging in Siberia due to Arctic warming,…
Sudden sea level rise — tied to El Niño — is about to hit the California coast
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Scientists discover a new way to identify where major earthquakes could strike
Rescue operations continue in Venezuela after two deadly earthquakes struck back-to-back on Wednesday night. Aerial video shows collapsed…