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Storm Jonas, the Blizzard and a Panda's Snow Angel
The blizzards that swept the East Coast of the USA over this weekend created the inevitable hazards associated with heavy snow.
The World's Fossil Fuel Reserves are Growing
I had to take a second look at this headline in the Guardian this week.
Flint - The City Poisoned by its Water Supply
It's hard to imagine how this could happen in a highly-developed country like the US - but happen it has.
Dubai is the World's Most Cosmopolitan City
The world's mega cities tend by definition to be cosmopolitan in nature. Such which cities are the most cosmopolitan?
Global Air Pollution - Things are Getting Worse
This doesn't make easy reading. But read it we must, and also trust that decision-makers in Government and Business are sufficiently concerned to take action.
Will avalanche events start to increase?
The main focus on climate change and its effects is concerned with flooding linked to sea level rise. Whilst we should obviously take the flood risk seriously, the impact on localised climate is...
Flood costs soar to 1.3bn: counting the cost of insurance
More misery for flooded home and business owners as Huw Evans, ABI’s director general, was unable to rule out a rise in insurance costs.
Wylfa nuclear power station closure widens the UK energy gap
On the penultimate day of 2015 Britain's oldest nuclear power station closed for the last time. The Wylfa nuclear power plant on the island of Anglesey, off the coast of north-west Wales, was due...
El Nino: worries grow over humanitarian impact
Widespread flood and famine is expected across the globe as Nasa predict El Nino weather “could be as bad as 1998”.
The Need for More Resilient Cities
A timely short video resource here from the World Bank making the case for investing in greater resilience in the design of our major towns and cities.
Would You Buy Fresh Air to Help Tackle the Effects of Air Pollution
It is not a solution to the causes of air pollution - but it is a natural response to the toxic smog engulfing the residents of China's major cities.
Tackling the Problem of Plastic Pollution
One of the biggest environmental threats to the world is one you may not have heard much about - plastic pollution. This terrific video from The Economist explores a potential environmental...
Skylodge - The Coolest Hotel in the World?
Above Peru's Sacred Valley are three capsules perched on the side of a cliff.
Japan resumes whaling in Antarctica
Despite being told by the International Court of Justice that they must stop all whaling, the Japanese government has decided to go ahead with a revised plan.
Is Paris The Final Chance to Address Climate Change?
Have we reached the last-chance saloon when it comes to taking decisive action to address climate change?
Mountain ranges evolve and respond to the climate
Erosion caused by ice-age glaciation can wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them, a decade's worth of research suggests.
Climate Talks - A Brief History
Next week, representatives from 195 countries will arrive in Paris to take part in a major UN climate summit.
UK government sets up £1 billion fund to fight infectious diseases
The Ross fund will investigate new treatments
Burmese landslide kills 90
A landslide at a Burmese jade mine has killed 90 people and this figure is set to grow.
Half of all Trees in the Amazon face Extinction
More than half of all tree species in the Amazon face extinction if deforestation continues at its current rate