In the boreal forests of the far northern hemisphere, where the climate is warming faster than almost anywhere else, some wildfires are surviving winter snows…
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Receding glaciers causing rivers to suddenly disappear
As glaciers around the world recede rapidly owing to global warming, some communities are facing a new problem: the sudden disappearance of their rivers. River…
View More Receding glaciers causing rivers to suddenly disappearGlobal alliance for phasing out coal not fit for purpose, says NGO
An attempt by the UK government to encourage countries and businesses around the world to quit coal for power generation is failing to make an…
View More Global alliance for phasing out coal not fit for purpose, says NGOFish detectives: the sleuths using ‘e-DNA’ to fight seafood fraud
The first notable thing about the wild salmon fillet Dane Chauvel shows me is its colour – a rich red that, even over FaceTime, makes…
View More Fish detectives: the sleuths using ‘e-DNA’ to fight seafood fraud‘There’s no ice’: warming seas chill Quebec’s seal tourism
“There’s no season this year. There’s no ice,” says Ariane Bérubé, sales director for the Château Madelinot hotel on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands (also known as…
View More ‘There’s no ice’: warming seas chill Quebec’s seal tourismBiden to cancel $9bn Keystone XL pipeline’s permit, says source
Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9bn Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts as president, perhaps as…
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