UK weather maps show 500 mile wall of rain hitting in days - 17 wettest counties
Daily Express :by Catherine Mackinlay·17d ago
Britain is bracing for a huge 500-mile wall of rain set to sweep across the country in just days, with 17 counties in the firing line.
Homes invaded by 'millions' of migrating bogong moths
ABC News Australiaby Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro, Eddie Williams, and Declan Bowring·17d ago
In short: Swarms of bogong moths are being reported across NSW as the endangered species makes its annual pilgrimage to the Snowy Mountains.
Trump Says He Has Approved New US Fuel Economy Standards | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Brad Anderson·17d ago
- The Trump administration says new regulations will lower new car costs in the US. - In December, a plan to lower fuel economy requirements to 34.5 mpg was proposed.
The endangered wild ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay
The Guardianby Emily Whitney·17d ago
On the slopes of Beinn Sciathan, a rocky outcrop in the Outer Hebrides, white and grey ponies roam freely. Eriskay ponies, one of the rarest native breeds in the world, are critically endangered.
Weather report South Africa: thunderstorms Monday
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·17d ago
Weather report South Africa: thunderstorms Monday Monday brings a genuinely stormy start to the week, with hail and lightning risk stretching across the Highveld, alongside a separate fire danger...
Thailand declares public holiday as Bangkok races to drain floodwaters
The Independentby Shweta Sharma·17d ago
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Nature spaces 'need to be right next to where people live'
BBC News·17d ago
- Published People should not have to travel far to experience the joys of nature, conservationists have said, as campaigners push for more wildlife-rich green spaces in urban areas.
‘Worst day’: Shock as Bali villas incinerated ‘in minutes’
PerthNowby Chloe Maher·17d ago
White Tortoise Bali: Boutique accommodation in Uluwatu shares devastation after three villas burnt down Three villas in Bali’s popular coastal region of Uluwatu have been destroyed after they...
‘Still a lockdown’: Deadly floods hit Nepal tourism as peak season begins
Al Jazeeraby Jigyasa Mishra·17d ago
Kathmandu, Chitwan and Nuwakot, Nepal – Like every year, Pushpraj Rimal, a tour planner and taxi driver in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, was looking forward to September for his business to boom.
A Massive Tire Embankment Decays Along a Shuswap Lake | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Bill Metcalfe·17d ago
A community group in Chase is urging the provincial government to do something about a berm made of thousands of stacked tires on the shore of Little Shuswap Lake.
Painting Roofs White Cut AC Use in a Philadelphia Pilot of 340 Homes
Bitcoin Newsby Guest Author·17d ago
A reflective white roof coating cut air-conditioning demand by about 560 kWh per home per year in a Philadelphia pilot that covered 340 modest houses.
Getting River Avon pollution investigated like 'pulling teeth'
BBC Newsby Matty Edwards·17d ago
- Published An oil-like substance has been bubbling up in the River Avon in Bristol for years and killing wildlife, according to local residents who have made regular reports to the Environment...
How old EV batteries could transform Europe’s struggling energy grid
Euronewsby Liam Gilliver·17d ago
Repurposing retired EV batteries could lower Europeans’ energy bills and prevent wind and solar farms from being switched off.
Meet India’s Himalayan Grey Langur: The Leaf-Eating Primate of the Mountains
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·17d ago
This story is part of The Better India’s new wildlife series, Species in Focus: 52 species. 52 stories. 52 reasons to protect India’s wildlife.
Europe looks for a prescription to clean up the Baltic
Euronewsby Giedre Peseckyte·17d ago
Paracetamol, ibuprofen, carbamazepine, diclofenac, and other pharmaceuticals are being found in the Baltic Sea.
Scientists at IAV, Keralam develop dengue early warning system to forecast trends
The Hinduby C Maya·18d ago
Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) in Keralam are developing a dengue forecasting system that integrates epidemiological and weather data on a machine-learning platform to...
Char Dham Yatra suspended for second day amid heavy rain in Uttarakhand
Hindustan Timesby PTI·18d ago
Char Dham Yatra suspended for second day amid heavy rain in Uttarakhand Around 136 mountaineers, including several foreign nationals, were stranded at various locations in the mountainous regions...
COP31 hosts Australia and Türkiye face the fossil-fuel question
The Hinduby Rishika Pardikar·18d ago
The next United Nations climate change conference, COP31, will be held in Antalya in Türkiye in November this year.
Kazakhstan Turns to Flare Gas to Power Crypto Mining Revival
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko·18d ago
Kazakhstan is working to entice crypto miners to take advantage of flared gas opportunities as part of a push to revive mining, which was severely hampered by power limitations imposed by an...
‘You can taste the land’: the Somerset farmer bringing wildflowers back to cheddar
The Guardianby Helena Horton·18d ago
In the rolling hills of Somerset, hundreds of thousands of cows placidly munch lush green grass to produce milk for cheddar. But six fields stand out.
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