2021 is already the deadliest year on record for Florida manatees. Scientists and activists are scrambling to avert further disasterOn a bright morning in July, a crowd gathered on a boat ramp in St Augustine, Florida, awaiting the arrival of a young m…
UK weather: flood warnings as Storm Evert moves eastwards
Unsettled weather forecast across England and Wales with ‘torrential thundery downpours’ in the eastThe Met Office has issued weather and flood warnings as Storm Evert moved eastwards across Britain with thunderstorms forecast for the weekend.Yellow wi…
Wild swimming isn’t a new fashion and is no threat to wildlife | Letters
Pat Simmons and Paul Williams on the pleasures of swimming in rivers, lakes and seas in harmony with natureWild swimming “the latest fashionable activity” (Letters, 26 July)? Hardly. Seventy years ago I learned to swim in the River Wey, in the company …
A Malawian farmer visiting the US wants to know: ‘Why not do more on the climate crisis?’
New documentary The Ants and the Grasshopper follows Anita Chitaya’s journey from her drought-hit village to meet farmers and politicians in the USWhat do we owe each other in the face of an existential crisis like the climate emergency? That’s one big…
“a moonshot that might just land”
Man v food: is lab-grown meat really going to solve our nasty agriculture problem? If cellular agriculture is going to improve on the industrial system it is displacing, it needs to grow without passing the cost on to workers, consumers and the environ…
‘Climate change has become real’: extreme weather sinks prime US tourism site
At Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border, the water line has dropped to a historic low, taking a heavy toll on the local industryChaos erupted at Bill West’s business in Page, Arizona, last week when he was forced to tell dozens of paid clients their …
Extreme weather will be the norm and UK is not prepared, report warns
Last year was first to be in top 10 for heat, rain and sunshine, as scientists say UK’s mild climate is at an endExtremes of weather will strike the UK more frequently owing to the climate crisis, scientists said after data showed that last year was on…
New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse
Study citing ‘perilous state’ of industrial civilisation ranks temperate islands top for resilienceNew Zealand, Iceland, the UK, Tasmania and Ireland are the places best suited to survive a global collapse of society, according to a study.The researche…
Campaigners win right to challenge state aid for North Sea oil and gas
High court allows Greenpeace UK and others to seek judicial review of support for fossil fuel industryThe government will face a legal challenge over its continuing support for North Sea oil and gas production despite its legally binding target to end …
Sexy secret life of basking sharks uncovered in Hebrides
Scientists record fin-to-fin contact in gentle giants, most likely part of courtship, for first timeFin-to-fin synchronised swimming, thought likely to be part of courtship, has been seen in groups of basking sharks for the first time. Video cameras at…