Insurance costs are soaring around Tornado Alley. Hail is the big problem.
While tornadoes can obliterate communities, hailstorms cause damage across much larger areas. (Image credit: Michael Swensen/Getty Images)The post Insurance costs are soaring around Tornado Alley. Hail...
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View ArticleSwimmer circumnavigates Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary
Lewis Pugh wants to change public perceptions and encourage protections for sharks — which he said the film maligned as “villains, as cold-blooded killers.” (Image credit: Robert F. Bukaty)The post...
View ArticleClimate anxiety is changing how we think about kids. Should it?
Gen Z and younger millennials are the most climate literate generations the world has ever seen. They learned about climate change in school; now, it’s part of how they plan for the future, including...
View ArticleHells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young
Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed. (Image credit: Matthew Morriss)The post Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the...
View ArticleGiant’s Causeway visitors urged not to jam coins into iconic rocks
15 hours ago ShareSave Catherine Morrison BBC News NI ShareSave Getty Images The Giant’s Causeway has faced many threats to its survival, from mythical fights between giants to coastal erosion and...
View Article‘Our homes were taken for a road that was never built’
13 hours ago ShareSave Jo Lonsdale BBC North East & Cumbria Investigations ShareSave BBC In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part of the A1 in...
View ArticleWatch: Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-off
A Delta flight travelling from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin was delayed after two pigeons ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew. Video shows one of birds flying through...
View ArticleThe tiny island where puffins are thriving despite global decline
9 hours ago ShareSave Elen Davies BBC News Reporting fromSkomer Island ShareSave Amy Compton A record number of puffins have been recorded on a small island off the Pembrokeshire coast, despite global...
View ArticleMayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.
In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bibb was living in a tight, one-bedroom apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. He couldn’t open his windows because his home was an old office building converted...
View ArticleEnvironmental rules reviewed for small housebuilders
3 hours ago ShareSave Joshua Nevett Political reporter ShareSave PA Environmental rules that force developers in England to improve wildlife habitats could be eased under government plans to make it...
View ArticleGerman court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case
2 hours ago ShareSave Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News ShareSave Reuters A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited...
View ArticleGlacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch...
View ArticleCats distinguish owner’s smell from stranger’s, study finds
2 hours ago ShareSave Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter ShareSave Getty Images Domestic cats can tell the difference between the smell of their owner and that of a stranger, a new study suggests....
View ArticlePeruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant
A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company’s emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean...
View ArticlePlanning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions
2 hours ago ShareSave Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent ShareSave Getty Images A key planning restriction that heat pumps need to be one metre from a neighbour’s property has been lifted...
View ArticleGolden eagles soaring south back to English skies
6 hours ago ShareSave Jo Lonsdale BBC North East and Cumbria Investigations ShareSave John Wright After years of absence, golden eagles are beginning to venture back into England from the south of...
View ArticleGovernment fast-tracks two new reservoirs to shore up water supply
Two major new reservoir projects have been fast-tracked in a bid to shore up England’s water supplies, the government has announced. The projects in East Anglia and south Lincolnshire have been...
View ArticlePaper plants can emit as much CO2 as oil refineries. They’re flying under the...
For more than a century, Covington, Virginia has had one dominating feature: its paper mill. Smokestacks tower over the community of 5,500, many of whom work there. But according to a new report, the...
View ArticleSupreme Court limits environmental reviews of infrastructure projects
The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects. (Image credit: Drew Angerer)The post Supreme Court limits environmental...
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