Focus on Environment
Antarctica winter experiences prolonged heatwave
Antarctica is experiencing an unusually prolonged winter heatwave, with July 2024 temperatures averaging 3.1°C above normal, making it the second warmest July since...
Takeaways from AP’s story on Alabama’s ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed
Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta, rich in biodiversity, faces threats from development and climate change, sparking conservation efforts.
US shale companies produce more crude using fewer rigs
Greater operating efficiencies in the top U.S. shale patch are squeezing out more oil without higher spending, according to the numbers.
Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change
Environmentalists are working to protect the Alabama ecosystem considered crucial to the survival of species and the health of the delta.
Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk: study
The Amazon rainforest stores nearly two years' worth of global carbon emissions, but deforestation threatens to turn it from a carbon sink into...
Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather, with more wildfires and storms expected across Canada this season.
‘Clear uptick’ in support for UK’s net-zero target, survey suggests
Support for UK climate policy has increased since the General Election, with nearly three-quarters of people backing the shift to net zero
Waste into gold: Oyster shells repurposed as magic ‘Seawool’
A factory in Taiwan recycles around 100 tonnes of oyster shells a year to make Seawool, a patented 'miracle' eco-fabric
BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas to invest $53 million in Australian carbon credit fund
BHP, Rio Tinto and Qantas will invest a total of A$80m ($52.7m) as early-stage investors in an Australian carbon credits fund
NY eco activists turn up heat on Citi over polluting investments
Investment bank Citi has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis
