Climate crisis
Climate crisis
Thousands evacuated as Storm Boris causes havoc in northern Italy
About 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna overnight after devastating floods and landslides, as Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government was accused...
Business
Technology helping solar farms counter growing hailstone threat
One of the least considered hazards of climate change is the increasing frequency of hailstorms and the size...
Adani Group
Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns
Save the Children has pulled out of an event at the Science Museum in London after coming under...
Climate crisis
Italy’s Marmolada glacier could disappear by 2040, experts say
The Marmolada glacier, the largest and most symbolic of the Dolomites, could melt completely by 2040 owing to...
Americas
Weather tracker: Francine looking likely to be next Atlantic hurricane
Francine could soon be the next to be ticked off the list of Atlantic hurricane storm names this...
Police acting as ‘private security’ for Drax power station, say climate activists
Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have accused police of acting as “private security” for the UK’s biggest carbon emitter after dozens of pre-emptive...
Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech
Scientists have formed an unusual new alliance in their fight against climate change. They are using bacteria to help them extract rare metals vital...
‘Huge benefits’ in greater debt relief for lower income countries, study finds
Reducing the debt payments made by poor countries to more sustainable levels could help 5 million more children attend school and provide access to...
Dutch beach restaurants add sunscreen ‘shots’ to menu in fight against cancer
Zand Katwijk doesn’t just serve food and drinks – this beachside restaurant offers “shots” of sunscreen too.
It is one of 160 hospitality venues around...