Environment

UK Met Office: 2026 will bring heat more than 1.4C above preindustrial levels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/18/met-office-2026-will-bring-heat-more-than-14c-above-preindustrial-levels by Portalrules123

Federal wildlife agency loses 18% of staff, many biologists, after Trump cuts https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/us-fish-wildlife-staffing-cuts-trump-21246639.php by sfgate

California’s air quality is under the spotlight again with the South Coast AQMD issuing a mandatory no-burn alert…

Trump Is Mad At Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-jared-polis-national-center-for-atmospheric-research by ProtocolTechReporter

From an ecological perspective, purchasing a real pine tree for Christmas is a better choice than opting for…

‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/17/galaxy-frogs-disappear-photographers-habitat-kerala by Franco1875

Kurup, who hails from the Bornean state of Sabah, takes over the portfolio after a six-month gap in NRES…

Plastic pollution has reached one of Earth’s most isolated insects https://www.earth.com/news/plastic-pollution-has-reached-one-of-earths-most-isolated-insects/ by Portalrules123

Scientists declare elkhorn and staghorn corals ‘functionally extinct’ https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-declare-elkhorn-and-staghorn-corals-functionally-extinct/ by Portalrules123