Meet the struggling saltmarsh sparrow – and the band of volunteers trying to save it When you think about the climate crisis, Rhode Island in the United States is probably not the first place that springs to mind. But surprisingly, despite its mild climate, the state is one of the places where sea levels areContinue reading “Living alongside more than 10,000 different species of bird in the world”
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Europe too hot to handle
3 Jul 2025 The hilltop weather station in Telegrafenberg, Germany, has faithfully measured the elements since 1893, clocking key climate data without pause through two world wars and the splitting of the country into east and west. On Tuesday, July 1, it announced that rainfall levels in the first half of this year were theContinue reading “Europe too hot to handle”
Down to earth reads for July 06
How fossil fuel lobbyists at the heart of US politics influence the fight for our climate Oliver Milman With large parts of the world, including its oceans, roasting under record temperatures or choking on wildfire smoke, you would be forgiven for thinking the decades of research showing how burning fossil fuels is worsening these calamitiesContinue reading “Down to earth reads for July 06”
Down to Earth for March 2025
06/03/2025 We have a belated Cop16 agreement to protect biodiversity – but is it enough? Patrick Greenfield March 6 Last week, countries signed off a hard-won compromise on nature finance after marathon negotiations in Rome, finally bringing biodiversity Cop16 meetings to an end. In November, the UN nature summit was suspended in disarray after negotiatorsContinue reading “Down to Earth for March 2025”
Composted reads for February 2025
The good news Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says The net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, analysis has found, providing high-wage jobs across the country while cutting climate-heating emissions and increasing energy security. The net zero economy grew by 10% in 2024 and generated £83bn inContinue reading “Composted reads for February 2025”
Down to earth Essential reads for January 2025
Essential reads The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded | Eric Holthaus Conditions for a January LA firestorm have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist An exceptional mix of environmental conditions has created an ongoing firestorm without known historical precedent across southern California this week. The ingredients forContinue reading “Down to earth Essential reads for January 2025”
Down to Earth for January 30, 2025
09/01/2025 How flora and fauna are evolving before our eyes, in the face of climate adversity Patrick Greenfield During Britain’s industrial revolution, the peppered moth became one of the most famous examples of rapid evolution. The black and white insect, widespread in the northern hemisphere, largely disappeared from urban areas in England as its habitatContinue reading “Down to Earth for January 30, 2025”
Last year broke heat records across the world – is 2025 destined to be more of the same?
Gabrielle Canon It will perhaps come as no surprise that 2024 will be crowned the hottest year on record. Marked by a cascade of devastating weather events, missed climate goals and the ravenous consumption of fossil fuels that broke records in its own right, the world continued its grim march up the thermometer, toppling theContinue reading “Last year broke heat records across the world – is 2025 destined to be more of the same?”
Floods a sign of climate crisis tampering Spain
The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time, and addressing it should be a top priority for every nation. As Greta Thunberg aptly describes, it is an existential emergency. Last year was the hottest on record, with the UK reaching 34.8C. Europe has been ravaged by wildfires, hurricanes are becoming more frequent andContinue reading “Floods a sign of climate crisis tampering Spain”
2024 October 06 – A selection of Composted Reads: Good and bad news
Good news Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study ‘Give nature space and it will come back’: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast Sugar Children’s daily sugar consumption halved just a year after tax, study finds How a California city launched America’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train ProfitsContinue reading “2024 October 06 – A selection of Composted Reads: Good and bad news”
Some View on the World 