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Scientists predict Mediterranean could see a 40% decline in rainfall in the coming decades, leading to water shortages, agricultural shortfalls, and civil unrest A new MIT study predicts major rainfall shortages in the Mediterranean The declines will be driven by changes in the jetstream and shrinking difference in temperatures on land and sea that will … Read more
The amount of summer sea ice found in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has reduced by 386,102 square miles (1 million sq km) in the past five years. That is an area twice the size of Spain and will have a significant impact on the marine ecosystem in the area, according to researchers. Sea ice … Read more
Burning coal in Siberia ignited by volcanic eruptions led to catastrophic global warming that caused the Earth’s most severe extinction event 250 million years ago Scientists argue magma burned through seams of coal exacerbating warming End Permian extinction saw around 90 per cent of life on Earth wiped out Researchers warm it is an early … Read more
Switching from general to regional anaesthetics may help cut greenhouse emissions and ultimately help reduce global warming, a new study claims. While regional anaesthetics numb a certain part of the body, general anaesthetics make patients totally unconscious for what tend to be more serious procedures. But unlike regional anaesthetics, generals use volatile and environmentally-unfriendly halogenated agents, … Read more
Kent village is ‘invaded’ by rare breed of wall lizard normally only found living in hotter central and southern Europe Cuxton, Kent has been invaded by wall lizards which are native to the continent The small reptiles have been seen on the Kent coastline but never in the village Former salesman Albert Marshall, 70, found … Read more
Kent village is ‘invaded’ by rare breed of wall lizard normally only found living in hotter central and southern Europe A retired salesman found ‘alien’ wall lizards living in the back garden of his home Albert Marshall, 70, realised the creatures were tamer than native lizards are Wall lizards are a protected species in their … Read more
Women are responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions than men because they’re more likely to walk or use public transportation, new study shows A study of 50,000 New Zealand residents found men travel more in cars Women take more trips, but travel for shorter distances and use public transportation or simply walk more often than … Read more
Supertrawlers should be banned from fishing in UK owned Protected Marine Areas, according to Greenpeace, who say the giant ‘factory ships’ are ‘destructive’. The controversial fishing vessels can be more than 328 feet long and ‘vacuum’ up huge quantities of fish every day as they move through the water. A Greenpeace study found that 25 … Read more
Supertrawlers should be banned from fishing in UK owned Protected Marine Areas, according to Greenpeace, who say the giant ‘factory ships’ are ‘destructive’. The controversial fishing vessels can be more than 328 feet long and ‘vacuum’ up huge quantities of fish every day as they move through the water. A Greenpeace study found that 25 … Read more
Women are responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions than men because they’re more likely to walk or use public transportation, new study shows A study of 50,000 New Zealand residents found men travel more in cars Women take more trips, but travel for shorter distances and use public transportation or simply walk more often than … Read more