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Hydro power frenzy ‘threatens Carpathian mountains’
The frenzy to build hydropower stations across the Carpathian mountains poses an "imminent" threat to biodiversity in Eastern Europe, conservationist group WWF warned Monday.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 12:02 pm
EU swimming beaches get clean bill of health
The vast majority of some 22,000 swimming beaches in the EU are clean and safe, the European Environment Agency said Tuesday.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 11:58 am
China ‘will not accept’ carbon tax on EU flights: report
China will not pay for CO2 emissions by its airlines on flights within Europe, a top civil aviation official reportedly said after the European Commission warned eight Chinese firms face fines for nonpayment.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 3:38 pm
Hong Kong launches first electric taxis
Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 5:49 am
Chinese, Indian airlines face EU pollution fines
Eight Chinese and two Indian airlines face fines of up to several million euros for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions during flights within the bloc, the European Commission said on Friday.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 8:58 pm
Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study
Water from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 8:38 pm
EU says emissions down, but pollution scheme falters
EU greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, dropped slightly last year but the much-vaunted system for cutting such pollution ran into even more trouble, the European Commission said on Thursday.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 7:01 pm
Canada pushes development as it takes over Arctic Council
Canada said Wednesday it will promote unprecedented industrial development in the far north as it takes over the helm of the Arctic Council, while activists called for a ban on oil drilling.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 7:43 pm
Space tourism won’t hurt environment: Branson
British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
Posted on 13 May 2013 | 6:48 am
Warming to hit half of plants, a third of animals
More than half of common species of plants and a third of animal species are likely to see their living space halved by 2080 on current trends of carbon emissions, according to a climate study.
Posted on 13 May 2013 | 6:25 am
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The raw power of US tornadoes captured on camera
A massive storm front swept north through the central US, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 8:29 pm
Landowner facing legal action over broad restoration
A landowner who transformed a muddy pond into a nature haven that has seen the return of otters, kingfishers and wildflowers is being ordered by planning officials to reverse his changes.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 1:36 pm
Tornadoes cause widespread destruction across Oklahoma and the US midwest
Tornadoes cause widespread destruction across the US midwest.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 6:44 am
Britain’s birds boast a colourful array of regional accents
Britain boasts a colourful array of regional accents – and not just among its human inhabitants.
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 7:30 am
Prince Charles puts heat on ministers over climate change
The Prince of Wales, who has warned about irreversible damage caused by global warming, holds private meeting with the Energy Secretary and climate change minister.
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 6:26 am
Puffin nest cam: wildlife experts install cameras in burrows as census begins
A puffin census is under way on the Farne Islands to determine how many breeding pairs of the birds live at the main breeding site. Rangers are also installing cameras in the birds burrows to study the birds.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 9:37 am
Countryfile presenter John Craven celebrates new BBC contract at the age of 72
John Craven, the ‘Countryfile’ presenter, has signed a deal that will keep him at the BBC until he is almost 74.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 6:30 am
Guilt free mackerel for breakfast
Mackerel can be eaten again with a clear conscience after conservationists decided the fish is ethical as long as it is caught off Britain.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 6:00 am
Alert as Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupts
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano has erupted covering nearby towns in the central state of Puebla with ash.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 6:06 pm
Pensioner trampled to death by herd of cows
A pensioner has been killed and his older brother seriously injured by a stampeding herd of cows, in the fourth incident to hit the area in five years, it emerged tonight.
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
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Geochemist aids development of geologic time scale for study of Earth’s history
The Geologic Time Scale 2012, or GTS2012, is the latest understanding of Earth’s history, and the means by which geoscientists around the world investigate the rock record.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity
Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 5:12 am
‘Whodunnit’ of Irish potato famine solved
An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 5:12 am
New NOAA report examines national oil pollution threat from shipwrecks
NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 11:31 pm
The mammoth’s lament: How cosmic impact sparked devastating climate change
Researchers have found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age. The ensuing climate change forced many species to adapt or die.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 10:55 pm
Parasitic wasps use calcium pump to block fruit fly immunity
Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies’ blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host’s defenses. Researchers say their findings have uncovered an important component of cellular immunity, one that parasites have learned to take advantage of.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 8:37 pm
Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rainforest
Woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River. This tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river’s breath. The finding has implications for global carbon models, and for the ecology of the Amazon and the world’s other rivers. Until recently, people believed much of the rainforest’s carbon floated down the Amazon River and ended up deep in the ocean.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 7:43 pm
Not just blowing in the wind: Compressing air for renewable energy storage
A comprehensive study into the potential for compressed air energy storage in the Pacific Northwest has identified two locations in Washington state that could store enough Northwest wind energy combined to power about 85,000 homes each month.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 6:28 pm
Air pollution and noise pollution increase cardiovascular risk
Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new research.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 6:27 pm
Slow earthquakes: It’s all in the rock mechanics
Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes, only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 3:40 pm
