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Dartmoor wild camping to resume after appeal win

Mon, 2023-07-31 23:51
Dartmoor National Park Authority win their appeal case against landowners to allow wild camping.
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Europe weather: How heatwaves could forever change summer holidays abroad

Mon, 2023-07-31 09:00
Will the European heatwave and wildfires spell the end of British holidays to hot places?
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Energy security: Rishi Sunak to meet leaders over energy security plans

Sun, 2023-07-30 09:47
Rishi Sunak is facing calls from some Conservative MPs to rethink certain green policies.
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Watch ‘epic’ moment three whales breach in unison

Fri, 2023-07-28 11:28
A man in the US has filmed three humpback whales breaching in almost perfect synchronisation off the coast of Massachusetts.
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Avian flu warning to tourists as birds face 'catastrophe'

Fri, 2023-07-28 10:03
Thousands of dead and sick seabirds are being washed up along the UK's coastline as avian flu spreads.
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False claims of bogus heatwave spread online

Fri, 2023-07-28 09:19
Weather forecasters wrongly accused of using misleading data to "drive fear".
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Climate change: July set to be world's warmest month on record

Thu, 2023-07-27 23:30
Researchers believe that July will smash the record for warmest month even with several days left to go.
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Environment: Trainee foresters almost guaranteed job - students

Thu, 2023-07-27 15:02
Some undergraduates drop out of degrees after offers of roles by firms "desperate" for staff.
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Swan upping: Royal cygnet numbers drop by 40% in a year

Thu, 2023-07-27 10:55
The historic royal tradition of "swan upping" reveals a sharp decline in swan young on the River Thames.
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Climate change: Last year's UK heatwave 'a sign of things to come'

Thu, 2023-07-27 09:05
Last year's record breaking heat, driven by climate change, gives a snapshot of the UK's future weather.
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Will the Gulf Stream really collapse by 2025?

Thu, 2023-07-27 00:13
A new paper says its collapse could be imminent, but other scientists have serious reservations.
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Deborah Meaden warns time running out to act on climate

Wed, 2023-07-26 09:57
Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden says start-ups can help drive the green agenda.
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Europe and US heatwaves near 'impossible' without climate change

Tue, 2023-07-25 15:04
Scientists say the heatwaves seen in Europe, the US and China in July are no longer unusual.
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How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat

Tue, 2023-07-25 11:29
With no air conditioning, a former prisoner describes lying in toilet water to survive brutal heat.
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Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years

Tue, 2023-07-25 10:04
Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river.
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Electric cars are the future, but is the UK ready?

Tue, 2023-07-25 09:56
UK drivers are being told to prepare for an all-electric future, but there are bumps in the road ahead.
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Greta Thunberg fined over Swedish climate protest

Mon, 2023-07-24 22:11
The climate activist was on trial for disobeying a police order to leave the protest in Malmo last month.
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Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists

Sat, 2023-07-22 17:40
A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.
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What does the scrapping of a wind farm plan mean for UK renewable energy?

Sat, 2023-07-22 07:33
Vattenfall stops work on the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm over soaring costs.
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Watch: Hundreds of baby seahorses released in Sydney Harbour

Fri, 2023-07-21 11:05
Scientists have released a record number of endangered White’s seahorses into the wild to boost population numbers.
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