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Unchecked Global Warming Could Collapse Whole Ecosystems, Maybe Within 10 Years
Global warming is about to tear big holes into Earth’s delicate web of life, pushing temperatures beyond the tolerance of thousands of animals a...
Himalayas Seen for First Time in Decades from 125 Miles Away After Pollution Drop
The Himalayas can be seen from parts of India for the first time in 30 years after pollution dropped due to the coronavirus lockdown. In areas of...
‘Them Plants are Killing Us’: Inside a Cross-Border Battle Against Cancer and Pollution
A January storm has covered the bungalows here in sparkling snow. Men wearing gloves and hats pulled over their ears steer snow-blowers in and out of ...
Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Sent Pollution Plummeting. Environmentalists Worry About What Comes Next.
Traffic-free roads, plane-free skies and widespread brick-and-mortar closings have made the planet a beneficiary of the coronavirus pandemic — but o...
The Navigable Waters Rule and Subsurface Flows
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Navigable Waters Rule (NWR), issued by the Corps and the EPA, will effectively remove 51% of the Co...
Coronavirus: Animals Around the World Benefit from Drop in Tourism
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, lockdowns are extended and restrictions on global travel continue to tighten, one of the industries hit hardest b...
Chernobyl Radiation Levels Spike Dramatically as Forest Fires Burn in Exclusion Zone
Radiation levels in the Chernobyl exclusion zone spiked 17 times over the normal background reading Sunday, the head of Ukraine’s ecological wat...
Coronavirus Could Trigger Biggest Fall in Global Carbon Dioxide Since Second World War, Scientists say
The coronavirus pandemic could mean this year’s world carbon dioxide pollution output falls by the largest amount in over 70 years, according to a ...
Climate Change: for Big Emissions Reductions, We Need to Think Small
Small-scale clean energy and low carbon technologies—such as solar panels, smart appliances and electric bicycles—are more likely to push society ...
‘Largest ever’ hole in ozone layer opens over North Pole
A hole has opened in the ozone layer above the Arctic and looks set to become the largest on record for the region. Maps of the Arctic Hemisphere from...
EU Carbon Market Emissions Fell 8.7 Per Cent in 2019, Data Indicates
Greenhouse gas emissions traded under Europe’s ETS dropped 8.7 per cent overall last year, although many airlines saw their CO2 rise Carbon emis...
UK Using 1.2 Billion Tonnes of Material a Year
The UK is using 1.2 billion tonnes of materials a year – that’s the equivalent of 18.5 tonnes of material for every person in the country. The mat...