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Ski resorts turn to adventure tourism to prepare for a warmer future

Decades of downward-trending data show decreasing ski season lengths and scant snow.

Food and Drink

Food of the future? Why we could all soon be eating naked clams

Better known by their less appealing moniker shipworms, Naked Clams have tiny shells and burrow into wood which they then digest and turn into nutritious protein. The result is a clam that can be sustainably farmed and also tastes a bit like oysters or mussels.

Earth News

Can sea walls and land reclamation save the Maldives from relocation?

‘We are self-sufficient’: The Maldives' president says fortress islands will help to prevent climate migration.

Work

‘Green ceiling’ adding to skills shortage in addressing climate crisis

New data shows while there are more green jobs than ever, the industry faces a severe skills shortage.

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Health news

Heatwaves in 2022 may have caused 70,000 deaths in Europe

Researchers analysed how daily versus weekly data can underestimate excess deaths due to heat-related mortality.

Earth News

Richest 10% of Europeans cause as much pollution as poorest 50%

A damning new report from Oxfam calls for a European wealth tax as the contribution of the EU’s richest to the climate crisis is laid bare.

Earth News

It’s ‘now or never’ to keep 1.5C alive, UN report warns

The world is on track for 2.5 to 2.9C of heating this century under current Paris Agreement climate plans, a new UN report has found.

World News

Two killed in Bulgaria by falling trees in gale-force winds

Gale-force winds and heavy rain and snow hit large parts of Bulgaria on Sunday, claiming the lives of two people.

Earth News

Climate activists targeted by hacking scheme say public is real victim

The climate activists targeted by the hacking scheme say it had a "completely detrimental, chilling effect" on their work.

Earth News

Greek villagers consider relocation after flooding destroys homes

"We grew up here… it's our village," says one local farmer. "But safety comes first. You cannot live with this insecurity all the time."

Earth News

These European cities have been given an ‘A’ for climate action

A new ranking has given 22 European cities the highest score for their transparency and bold climate action.

Nature

Sand and dust storms are 'dramatically' more frequent, UN warns

The world is losing 1 million square kilometres of productive land a year to sand and dust storms, the UN body in charge of fighting desertification has warned today.

Health news

Warning of catastrophic impact on health from unchecked climate change

In its eighth report, the Lancet Countdown project has made some dire projections for human health should we fail to stem the climate crisis.

Earth News

Why has a pond in Hawaii turned bright pink?

The fairytale-like transformation of a pond at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge was first noticed in late October.

Climate

ECB berates proposed EU bank carveout from corporate due diligence law

Plans to exclude finance from EU environmental due diligence legislation aren’t going down well with supervisors in Frankfurt

Culture news

These iconic monuments in Lisbon are threatened by climate change

Two of Portugal’s most iconic monuments, the Tower of Belém and the Jeronimos Monasteryare, are under threat from climate change, a new study revealed.

Earth News

Climate action ‘supernova’ needed at COP28, UN report warns

Governments around the world are still “massively off track” on climate action, according to a new report from UN Climate Change.

Earth News

COP28: EU pledges 'substantial' contribution to climate damage fund

The European Union will make a “substantial” contribution to a new international fund for climate damages, the Commission announced today.

Earth News

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Australia has offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change.

Health news

Respiratory deaths more likely in summer than winter, study finds

A Spanish research team has found a correlation between high ambient temperatures and the number of patient deaths during the summer months compared to winter.