A heat dome has settled above Mexico according to reports resulting in temperatures which have surpassed 45°C (113°F) in some places. There has been underinvestment in infrastructure which includes the generation of power with demand potentially exceeding supply. On May 27, The Christian Science Monitor …
No matter how small an amount you take, it is illegal to take ‘natural materials’ from any beach in the UK and this includes pebbles or seashells. Many people don’t realise this. The illegality of the pastime originates in the Coast Protection Act. And Cumberland …
The year 2023 was a record-breaking year for global temperatures and climate extremes. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2023 set to be the warmest year on record, with average temperatures approximately 1.40 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline. This surpasses the previous warmest …
We have to think of the eco-warriors fighting on behalf of humanity to jolt the politicians into action to do something tangible to protect the planet from global warming. It is claimed that they are becoming burned out and they need to “go on retreat …
NEWS AND COMMENT/OPINION: A report by The Independent newspaper tells me that the city of Beed in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in India has long been known as a place where a high percentage of women have hysterectomies. In fact, a 2018 government …
In direct opposition to global warming, which I believe is now an established dire problem, climate change may have the opposite effect on England and may cause the English Channel to freeze over with the Arctic ice pack floating down the Channel during winter in …
OPINION: Humankind has a habit of failing to act on a wide range of urgent topics until it’s almost too late. Sometimes it is too late. This is very apparent, for example, in the conservation of wild species. An animal goes extinct and then scientists …
China is the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, producing 12.7 billion metric tons of emissions annually. That dwarfs U.S. emissions, currently about 5.9 billion tons annually and the US is bad. Despite being scientifically-minded I believe in karma as it is based on common sense. …
It’s been known for some time that wind farms kill birds. Various ways to protect birds from wind farms have been devised one of which is to paint one aerofoil black (see below) which you can read about by clicking on this link. But the …
