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Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:58 +0000

Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging

More than 400 endangered animal and plant species could face accelerated extinction after the Donald Trump administration’s decision to rescind a rule that has protected old-growth forests for more than two decades.

The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:56 +0000

As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C

Leaping flames, searing heat, copious sweat and scorchingly inventive swearing – restaurant kitchens are never a place for the faint-hearted, but this summer they have been sweltering in successive heatwaves to a dangerous degree.

Nepal-Tibet flood: this is the cost of not acting in the face of the climate crisis | Sunil Acharya

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:56:29 +0000

Nepalis and Tibetans must not pay the price – with their lives, livelihoods and money meant for education and health – for global heating caused by wealthy states

Sunil Acharya is an international climate policy and just transition specialist based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal-Tibet flood rescue efforts resume after being halted by overflowing lake

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:40:22 +0000

Risk of fresh flooding had forced rescue teams to withdraw as residents rushed up hills to escape possible river surge

Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:40:40 +0000

Expeditioners at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘psychological stress’, while 100 dead little penguins found on Tasmanian island

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‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:47 +0000

Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebe

A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population.

Since 2021, Woolston Eyes in Cheshire has been restored, extended and turned into a mosaic of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough grassland, managed by the RSPB and Woolston Eyes Conservation Group.

Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:25:13 +0000

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe

El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:34 +0000

‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year

A series of strong El Niño climatic patterns in recent decades, such as the “Godzilla” event currently brewing that is set to warp weather around the world, have been supercharged by the broader overheating of the planet caused by the burning of fossil fuels, a major new study has found.

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:40:35 +0000

Medicine, food and other supplies are the urgent priority. But the rising risks from shrinking glaciers must be faced too

The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills | Editorial

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:39:46 +0000

Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy future