Shoots of hope for Britain’s cherished ash trees
9 hours ago ShareSave Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs ShareSave Getty Images Ash trees are fighting back against a disease that has ravaged the British countryside, new...
View ArticleWhat’s that in the sky? We’re not sure, but the fireball was very bright
The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said. (Image credit:...
View ArticleA third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa
1 day ago ShareSave Tabby Wilson BBC News ShareSave Getty Images More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently...
View ArticleSolar manufacturing is booming. Advocates say it could go bust without...
Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector. (Image credit: Mike Stewart/AP)The post Solar manufacturing is booming....
View ArticleDefense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. (Image credit: Luis Alberto Cruz)The...
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In Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea
On a vast property in Lee County, in the heart of southwest Georgia, Tyler Huber raises sheep. As the flock grazes, the sheep need somewhere to take a break from the Georgia sun. “It is incredibly...
View ArticleThis company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump’s help
The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren’t America’s...
View ArticleHow unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?
6 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty Images A second spell of temperatures well over 30C before we’ve even got to the end of June – how unusual is this and...
View ArticleGreat Plains farmers consider switching crops as aquifer runs out of water
Under the Great Plains, there’s an aquifer powering the region’s agriculture system. But it’s running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops....
View ArticleThe White House took down the nation’s top climate report. You can still find...
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States. (Image credit: Ethan Swope)The post The White House took down the nation’s top...
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