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UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:56:49 +0000

Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’

The UK government has been accused of a lack of transparency and of acting irresponsibly for refusing to publish the emergency drought plans that are produced by water companies.

Water firms are required to publish statutory drought plans every five years to detail the actions needed to ensure public water supply is maintained and the environment is protected during drought.

Rhossi, a rare sea turtle, recovers after 5,000-mile trek from Wales to Texas

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:52 +0000

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, near death on Welsh beach in 2023, is thriving in Houston despite lingering pneumonia

‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:50 +0000

As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common

‘It sounds silly but I thought it was a person in the water waving,” says Kurt Lander, skipper of the Yellowfin charter boat, based out of Brighton. But when he grabbed his binoculars, he realised the fluttering movement he had noticed in the middle of the Channel shipping lane was a pair of sunfish.

Thom Yorke, Romy and Brian Eno among 200 musicians urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:50 +0000

Robert Smith, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma also among signatories to letter saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies climate reality

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More than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as EU sends assistance to Belgium and Spain – Europe live

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:50:54 +0000

Belgium wildfire creeps closer to German border, as 104 firefighters and 36 vehicles from France help with Spain wildfire effort

As flagged earlier, Belgium’s King Philippe is now visiting the emergency coordination centre looking after the firefighters tackling the major fire in the eastern part of the country (9:39).

Lala weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Hawaii with heavy wind and rain

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:45:12 +0000

Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and 183,000 still without power

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (1 meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and threatening mudslides.

Nicola Jennings on Andy Burnham’s disposable barbecue ban – cartoon

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:37:07 +0000

Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:16:45 +0000

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate

Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of European wildfires.

The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamis on Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate.

‘Awed by nature’: fans mourn California’s beloved Jackie the bald eagle, whose legacy soars on

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:00:27 +0000

Famous raptor helped livestream viewers in difficult moments, and inspired a conservation project at her lake home

The bald eagle Jackie made her home on the shore of southern California’s Big Bear Lake for most of her 14 years. But her death earlier this week drew international attention.

Florida sets record for sea turtle nests but Trump move could stall recovery

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:25 +0000

Loggerhead turtles abound this season but rollback of Endangered Species Act protections could threaten future

Wildlife groups in Florida are celebrating record numbers of sea turtle nests this season, but experts warn Donald Trump’s recent gutting of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could reverse decades of their recovery from the edge of extinction.