New study finds atmospheric rivers increase snow mass in West Antarctica
A new study published today in the journal Geophysical Research Letters used NASA's ice-measuring laser satellite to identify atmospheric river storms as a key driver of...
Visiting water bodies worth $800bn to economies, study finds
Europeans spend more than £700 billion (€800bn) a year on recreational visits to water bodies—but perceived poor water quality costs almost £90 billion (€100bn)...
Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed
Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a highly urbanized estuarine and coastal system with numerous sources of...
Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods
Companies that sell refrigerators, washers, hairdryers or TVs in the European Union will need to ensure those appliances can be repaired for up to...
Budget 2021: Chancellor must ‘make finance green’, say campaigners
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to use the Budget to change the financial system to better protect the environment.
One group wants him to...
Judge sees no reason to detain climate activist Disha Ravi charged with sedition
A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts...
Power failure: How a winter storm pushed Texas into crisis
Two days before the storm began, Houston’s chief elected official warned her constituents to prepare as they would for a major hurricane. Many took heed:...
Toolkit case: Disha Ravi now finds support in American teen activist Alexandria Villaseñor
A day after Greta Thunberg extended support to Disha Ravi now American teen activist Alexandria Villaseñor, who is part of her Fridays for Future...
Arctic and tropical Pacific synergistic effects cause extremely cold winter in China
China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere experiencing an extremely cold winter due in part to both the tropical Pacific...
Human destruction of nature is ‘senseless and suicidal’, warns UN chief
Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic losses while accelerating the destruction of...
