UK Summers, and Houses, Are Getting Hotter
Built for a cooler climate, many homes need to be retrofitted for warming temperatures. It won’t be as simple as installing air-conditioning.
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Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds
Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a…
Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up
T1 Energy of Texas is among the companies that aim to build supply chains for the renewable energy source in this country and reduce dependence on Asian producers. By Dan Gearino, Arcelia Martin Companies that make solar power components in…
UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035
Thinktank predicts wider inequality gap and calls for revised policies to tackle flying and excess private car use Inequality in transport emissions between the richest and the poorest in the UK is set to widen dramatically over the next decade,…
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’s levees are sinking and short on money
It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 2,000 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage. The catastrophe was so bad that some doubted…
Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change ‘debate’
Should you be worried about climate change? The answer used to be debatable — literally. Way back in 2007, NPR aired a debate over the proposition that “Global Warming Is Not a Crisis.” The panel had six commentators, divided equally…
As the Trump administration shrinks the USDA, rural farming communities are left to pay the price
Like many government agencies, the Department of Agriculture has a fraught history with discrimination and disenfranchisement. Farmers of color and young and beginning producers have long struggled to access capital, in the form of loans and grants, from the agency. …
The slow demise of turtles and tortoises
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Turtles and tortoises have outlived dinosaurs, endured ice ages, and survived the shuffling of continents. Yet despite their evolutionary stamina, these ancient mariners…
Wild bees visit different flowers to balance diet, study shows
Researchers say findings show need for conservation efforts to focus on nutritional diversity Wild bees strategically visit different flowers to balance their intake of protein, fat and carbohydrates, a study has found. A team of ecologists observed eight species of…
Snow flurries forecast across four states as cold weather fronts push through Australia’s south-east
‘Burst of wet and windy weather’ on the way signals chilly start to spring for much of the country Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A…