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UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 23:01:17 +0000

Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050

British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government’s climate advisers have warned in a report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely to be enough.

Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 23:01:16 +0000

National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’

The cost of the government’s £38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to “significant uncertainty” and may outweigh the benefits for UK households until at least 2064, according to the government’s spending watchdog.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that although the potential benefits of the Sizewell C nuclear plant are considerable, they remain uncertain. The risks, however, are “immediate, substantial and borne by the public”.

Aerial footage shows California brush fire spreading across Simi Valley – video

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:46:16 +0000

A fast-growing brush fire that started on Monday morning in southern California has prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people and damaged at least one home.

‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:08 +0000

Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say

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Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:02 +0000

Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered species

Environmental groups in Canada fear endangered orcas could become a casualty of Mark Carney’s push for a new oil pipeline, as the rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure collides with laws meant to protect threatened species.

High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:04 +0000

Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage

Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study.

Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges

admin — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:01:00 +0000

UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel moving

Global fertiliser supplies must be freed up within weeks to avoid disaster, with harvests suffering and food prices rising, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said.

Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

admin — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:19:34 +0000

EPA outlines effort to kill Biden-era rules as critics condemn RFK Jr and Lee Zeldin’s ‘hocus pocus’

The Trump administration has announced a plan to kill Biden-era drinking water limits on four Pfas “forever chemicals”, and to delay the implementation of standards for two other compounds.

Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines

admin — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:01:49 +0000

Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animal

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Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts

admin — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:46 +0000

Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts say

As the US prepares for hurricane season and a summer of record-breaking heat, experts fear the Trump administration’s cuts to climate and weather data programming could make the federal government’s weather forecasts less reliable when they are needed most.