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Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:34 +0000

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate

Politicians and policymakers significantly underestimate the public’s willingness to contribute to climate action, limiting the ambition and scope of green policies, according to research.

Why Trump’s undermining of US statistics is so dangerous | Daniel Malinsky

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:32 +0000

From the firing of the labor statistics chief to plans for a new census, the president’s moves serve to entrench authoritarianism

Global temperatures to remain above average despite return of La Niña, says UN

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:08:27 +0000

Climate phenomenon cools surface of Pacific but won’t stop human-induced climate change increasing temperatures and exacerbating extreme weather

The cooling La Niña weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, global temperatures are expected to be above average, the United Nations has said.

La Niña is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that cools surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. It brings changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns.

EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:48:52 +0000

Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside to continue operating until March 2028

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The lifespan of two UK nuclear power stations that power more than 4m homes a year has been extended by France’s EDF and the British Gas owner Centrica.

Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside will continue generating until March 2028, a year longer than planned.

‘Cosmic’ bioluminescent algae lights up Melbourne’s St Kilda beach

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:16:19 +0000

First observed in Sydney in 1860, the ‘magical’ phenomenon has become more common in Australia’s warming waters since the 1990s

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Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can we vaccinate our rarest species before bird flu gets to them?

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:00:24 +0000

Trial in only continent untouched by avian flu suggests jabs will be key to survival as migration season approaches

Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:07:23 +0000

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate action

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”

Summer 2025 was hottest on record in UK, says Met Office

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:05:21 +0000

Unprecedented average temperature made about 70 times more likely by human-induced climate change, says agency

The UK has had its hottest summer on record, the Met Office has said, after the country faced four heatwaves in a single season.

The mean temperature for meteorological summer, which encompasses the months of June, July and August, was 16.1C (60.98F), which is significantly above the current record of 15.76C set in 2018.

‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:49:48 +0000

Conservationists hope that in 15 years species will no longer be at risk of extinction in Mexico – but challenges remain

In 2010, Gerardo Ceballos and a group of other researchers set out to answer a burning question: how many jaguars were there in Mexico? They knew there weren’t many. Hunting, loss of habitat, conflict with cattle ranchers and other issues had pushed the population to the brink of extinction.

I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:32 +0000

Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining

Three years ago I was running a research project from a bottom trawler off Namibia about deep-sea sharks – all of which live under enormous water pressure, close to the seafloor and are rarely seen by humans.