Cut an apple in half, and the white flesh reveals a cluster of black pips arranged in the shape of a star. It is a…
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Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcast
Ian Sample talks to Guardian global environment editor Jon Watts about the withering drought currently devastating the Amazon rainforest. Jon explains the complex mix of…
View More Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcastClimate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates
The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather has cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new…
View More Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimatesRiver in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry
The upper River Derwent in Borrowdale in the Lake District – famous for its reputation as the wettest place in England – is almost completely…
View More River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dryConcern over Loch Ness low water levels amid UK dry spell
Concern has been raised about the water levels of Loch Ness and the River Ness amid the protracted dry spell affecting Scotland and the rest…
View More Concern over Loch Ness low water levels amid UK dry spellUN warns heat records could be broken as chance of El Niño rises
The chance of an El Niño weather phenomenon developing in the coming months has risen, the United Nations has said, warning that it could fuel…
View More UN warns heat records could be broken as chance of El Niño rises‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022
The climate crisis had “frightening” impacts in Europe last year, with heatwaves killing more than 20,000 people and drought withering crops, an EU report has…
View More ‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022Plants emit ultrasonic sounds in rapid bursts when stressed, scientists say
There comes a time in a plant’s life when the head sags, the leaves go pale and the body releases a barrage of sounds that…
View More Plants emit ultrasonic sounds in rapid bursts when stressed, scientists say‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsens
The scenes are rare enough in mid-summer; in early March, they are unprecedented. Lac de Montbel in south-west France is more than 80% empty, the…
View More ‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsensDriest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts
The government risks sleepwalking into drought, experts have said, after England experienced an extremely dry February with very little rain forecast for spring. Last year,…
View More Driest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts