Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds
Solar geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors, a report has warned.
However, if technology to block the sun was used globally and in a coordinated way for a long period – decades or even centuries – there is strong evidence that it would lower the global temperature, the review from the UK’s Royal Society concluded.
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11/04/2025 - 19:01
11/04/2025 - 19:01
Communities in the middle of new national forest to show how housebuilding can be delivered alongside nature
A new set of forest towns will be built in the area between Oxford and Cambridge, nestled in the middle of a new national forest.
After facing anger from nature groups over the deregulation in the upcoming planning bill, ministers are trying to demonstrate that mass housebuilding can be delivered in conjunction with new nature. The government has promised to plant millions of trees to boost England’s nature.
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11/04/2025 - 15:15
Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup
The “mother of all river waves” in a German canal that is often credited as the birthplace of freshwater surfing has mysteriously disappeared after decades of flowing smoothly, leaving enthusiasts dumbfounded.
The famous stationary wave in the southern city of Munich is known as the Eisbach, or “ice brook”, for its frigid temperatures, and has become a pilgrimage site for surfers worldwide.
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11/04/2025 - 14:01
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
Prospect of breaking 50-year income tax taboo shows scale of Reeves’s challenge
Rachel Reeves is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills, sources have told the Guardian, as the chancellor looks for ways to ease the cost of living in this month’s budget.
Reeves is finalising a multibillion pound energy support package that is likely to cut taxes and green levies from people’s bills as she looks to save as much as £170 from the average bill.
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11/04/2025 - 09:00
Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife
On the way to her office at the Charles Darwin research station, biologist Miriam San José crouches down near a shallow pond shrouded by vegetation and reaches deep into the foliage, pulling out a small green plastic box recorder.
She left it there overnight to capture the infamous croaks of a Fowler’s snouted treefrog (Scinax quinquefasciatus), known to Galápagos scientists as an invasive threat, with repercussions researchers are only beginning to grasp.
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11/04/2025 - 02:00
Only 14% of farmers surveyed for Farmdex report had 10% or more profit margin amid drop in subsidies since Brexit
A third of British farmers are making a loss or breaking even as they struggle with the loss of subsidies and looming inheritance tax changes, a report on post-Brexit farming has found.
Only 14% of farmers surveyed for McCain Foods’ inaugural Farmdex report said they made 10% or more profit in the past year. In fact, many are making no profit at all, with 35% of the farmers reporting making a loss or breaking even.
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11/04/2025 - 02:00
From sharks to rays, from island cliffs to the tribes of Africa’s Omo Valley, Cristina Mittermeier’s show A Greater Wisdom celebrates the beauty of our planet – and highlights the biggest threats it faces
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11/04/2025 - 01:19
Emissions policy brawl has become major threat to Sussan Ley’s leadership ahead of key meeting at end of November
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Liberal MPs have launched a rearguard action to salvage a commitment to net zero emissions, with one warning the party “will pay dearly in city electorates” and undermine Australia’s international reputation if the Coalition abandons the target.
The South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan said the internal campaign to preserve a net zero emissions policy was “not over” despite a growing expectation that the Liberals will follow the Nationals in dumping the climate goal.
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11/04/2025 - 00:01
River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest
Ofwat is unlawfully allowing water companies to charge customers twice to fund more than £100bn of investment to reduce sewage pollution, campaigners will allege in court on Tuesday.
Lawyers for River Action say the bill increases being allowed by Ofwat – which amount to an average of £123 a year per household – mean customers will be paying again for improvements to achieve environmental compliance that should have been funded from their previous bills.
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11/03/2025 - 23:12
Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’
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When a severe hailstorm hit the tiny Queensland township of Esk on the weekend, it wasn’t just people ducking for cover.
Almost 120 flying foxes were injured, some critically, before being rescued by volunteers and admitted to the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Wacol in Brisbane’s south-west.
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