Floods in Shanxi province destroy homes, force suspension of mines and wash away railway bridges More than 120,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after severe flooding in China’s northern Shanxi province that has affected about 1.75 milli…
Cider harvesting in Herefordshire: ‘the fruit is always in charge’
In the county synonymous with cider apples, volunteers can enjoy a mini-break while helping with the autumn harvestThe first rule of cider-making? The fruit is always in charge. That’s what Susanna Forbes tells me as we look out from her kitchen to win…
Johnson’s backing for the Cambo oilfield is unscientific and potentially disastrous | Peter Capaldi
The government should be supporting green jobs for fossil fuel workers, not deepening our dependency on oil and gasIn three weeks’ time world leaders will gather in my hometown of Glasgow to talk about the biggest threat to our future: the climate cris…
California surfer’s ‘measly punch’ fends off great white shark attack
‘It was like a clamp around my leg,’ says Eric Steinley, who was helped by others at Sonoma county beachPodcast: Jaws made us scared – but is a lack of sharks scarier?Surfers at a beach in Sonoma county, California used a surfboard strap as a tournique…
Why the American west’s ‘wildfire season’ is a thing of the past – visualized
It used to be a four-month period. Now fires are starting earlier and burning more intensely amid extreme conditionsIt’s only October, and 2021 has already been a horrendous year for wildfires in the American west. The Dixie fire leveled the town of Gr…
Halt destruction of nature or risk ‘dead planet’, leading businesses warn
Exclusive: executives demand meaningful action to protect ecosystems as UN biodiversity summit opensWorld leaders must do more to prevent the destruction of nature, business leaders have warned before a summit in China that aims to draw up a draft UN a…
Ban UK domestic flights and subsidise rail travel, urges transport charity
Exclusive: Campaign for Better Transport calls on government to end ‘climate disaster’ of internal flightsDomestic flights should be banned and long-distance train fares subsidised, transport campaigners have urged, highlighting the relative environmen…
Anti-HS2 protesters face eviction from Wendover camp
Activists, including veteran Swampy, barricade themselves inside tunnel at site in BuckinghamshireA group of environmental activists are facing eviction after barricading themselves inside a tunnel to protest against the HS2 rail project.The protesters…
Capsule of 1765 air reveals ancient histories hidden under Antarctic ice
Polar Zero exhibition in Glasgow features sculpture encasing air extracted from start of Industrial RevolutionAn ampoule of Antarctic air from the year 1765 forms the centrepiece of a new exhibition that reveals the hidden histories contained in polar …
Chris Packham vows to continue activism after arson attack on home
BBC Springwatch presenter says car set alight and gate burned down at New Forest propertyThe BBC’s Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has said he will “carry on” his activism after an arson attack on his home.Packham said arsonists set fire to a car a…