Huge tunnel proposed to tackle sewage blighting Lake Windermere
A £3.6bn proposal would construct a tunnel up to 12 miles long to stop sewage discharge into Windermere, England’s largest lake, addressing recurring algal blooming problems.
World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says
The UN says the world must cut carbon emissions by 18% within four years and 45% by 2035 to limit catastrophic climate overshoot, but current policies fall far short of necessary targets.
This Norwegian village is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. How can its people save it?
Svalbard, Norway’s remote Arctic village of Longyearbyen, faces unprecedented climate challenges as temperatures rise seven times faster than the global average, causing glacier collapse, permafrost thaw, and water contamination.
At the Wall of Wind, engineers blow homes apart to learn how to save them
Researchers at Florida International University systematically test manufactured homes in a laboratory to failure using powerful winds, studying how different installation standards affect structural safety.
Town leaders chided residents for warning of flash floods. Then, the river took two children.
Ruidoso, New Mexico’s mayor discouraged residents from sharing flood warnings on social media, emphasizing the town’s safety during tourist season. Days later, a flash flood killed two children staying at a local RV park.
Severe drought and hosepipe bans – is your area affected?
Severe drought has been declared in parts of southern England following months of dry weather, with roughly 30 million people across England and Wales subject to hosepipe bans as water companies manage supplies.