Antarctica’s 180 trillion ton Pine Island glacier could collapse within 20 years as the floating ice shelf helping to hold it back is ‘ripping apart’, a study has warned. The Pine Island ice shelf — located on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — has been known to have been thinning now for decades as a … Read more
Antarctica’s 180 trillion ton Pine Island glacier could collapse within 20 years as the floating ice shelf helping to hold it back is ‘ripping apart’, a study has warned. The Pine Island ice shelf — located on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — has been known to have been thinning now for decades as a … Read more
The Prince of Wales has hailed the G7 summit as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ to help create a partnership between governments, business and private finance to finally tackle the ‘existential crisis’ of climate change. Charles’ comments were made to a group of chief executives and business leaders – including fashion designer Stella McCartney – gathered by … Read more
The Prince of Wales has hailed the G7 summit as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ to help create a partnership between governments, business and private finance to finally tackle the ‘existential crisis’ of climate change. Charles’ comments were made to a group of chief executives and business leaders – including fashion designer Stella McCartney – gathered by … Read more
Tax rise of 1p would be needed to cover cost of reversing planned cuts to foreign aid, Treasury says Government dodged rebel bid to hijack legislation over the foreign aid target cut Tory MPs including Theresa May criticised move to slash £4billion from budget But Treasury yesterday claimed funding it would be equivalent of extra penny on income tax … Read more
Tax rise of 1p would be needed to cover cost of reversing planned cuts to foreign aid, Treasury says Government dodged rebel bid to hijack legislation over the foreign aid target cut Tory MPs including Theresa May criticised move to slash £4billion from budget But Treasury yesterday claimed funding it would be equivalent of extra penny on income tax … Read more
President Joe Biden told new graduates that systemic racism is one of the ‘greatest crises of our time’ and said it was an ‘inflection point’ similar to the Vietnam War. Biden’s brief video message to graduates was released by the White House under his @POTUS address as the coronavirus pandemic has put a dent in commencement … Read more
As climate change continues to weaken the planet’s ice sheets and raise sea temperatures, the ice sheets and oceans could be at risk of destabilizing one another, causing a ‘climate domino effect’ that has wide-ranging implications for the planet’s population. The new findings, published in the journal Earth System Dynamic, looked at the ice sheets … Read more
British gardeners are growing more exotic plants such as figs, grapevines and even banana trees thanks to a warming climate and being stuck at home due to lockdown. New research by polytunnel manufacturer Premier Polytunnels found that climate change was leading to a shift in the plants thriving in the UK. Met Office data has shown that … Read more
British gardeners are growing more exotic plants such as figs, grapevines and even banana trees thanks to a warming climate and being stuck at home due to lockdown. New research by polytunnel manufacturer Premier Polytunnels found that climate change was leading to a shift in the plants thriving in the UK. Met Office data has shown that … Read more