Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago? Revisiting the great flood of 1607
People living on the low-lying shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary began their day like any…
Biodiversity implications of land-intensive carbon dioxide removal
Rogelj, J. et al. Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk. Science 380, 1014–1016…
West Country in pictures: Storm Chandra floods and space shots
The weather has been a major talking point this week, with Storm Chandra creating some dramatic scenes in…
Ulverston fly-tipped waste ‘likely dumped by wagon’
A “significant” amount of fly-tipped waste was likely dumped by a tipper wagon, a council has said. Westmorland…
India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
NEW DELHI – At an Indian gourmet food store, Avanti Mehta is organizing a blind tasting of drinks…
Millions of Delhi residents lost water for days. Some say it’s still toxic
New Delhi — Ravinder Kumar wades through ankle-deep sludge every day to leave his home in Sharma Enclave…
Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice
As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having…
Geothermal energy could beat nuclear, coal to satiate AI power hunger
A new Stanford University study proposes that enhanced geothermal technology (EGS) could be just the ticket for global…
Sprinklers made Australia green. But what happens when the water runs out?
The invention of the cheap plastic sprinkler helped create the suburban dream. But watering the garden now sits…
Chart: In the EU, wind and solar surpass fossil fuels…
In 2025, wind and solar produced more electrons for the EU than fossil fuels did, per a new Ember…