Fears over money to maintain flood defences
January 31, 2012
Around 200,000 homes at risk from flooding may face problems getting insurance from next year, the industry warned today. [more]
UK told to prepare for mass floods in future
January 26, 2012
Flooding caused by heavier rainfall will be the major threat to Britain from climate change in the coming decades, potentially costing the country billions a year, a new assessment of the risks of global warming concluded yesterday. [more]
Animals can’t keep up with climate change
January 22, 2012
Animal and insect species in Europe are losing the fight to keep up with rapid changes in climate in a new phenomenon dubbed "climatic debt", according to an international study. [more]
Animals can’t keep up with climate change
January 22, 2012
Animal and insect species in Europe are losing the fight to keep up with rapid changes in climate in a new phenomenon dubbed "climatic debt", according to an international study. [more]
How do I: Get my bike back ready for the road?
January 19, 2012
As any fair-weather cyclist will tell you, freezing temperatures and short days mean many bikes sit idle for much of December and January, but getting back on the road doesn't have to mean an expensive trip to the bike shop. [more]
Mountain-top wind farm halted
January 18, 2012
Plans for a giant wind farm on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park have been rejected by councillors – who travelled 3,600ft up the mountains to see its potential impact for themselves, as reported by The Independent. [more]
The Scotsmen who will go up a mountain – and decide if it should be a wind farm
January 17, 2012
Nineteen Scottish councillors will travel to the tops of Britain's highest mountains today to see if the view from them will be blighted by a giant wind farm on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park. [more]
Michael Mann: The climate scientist who the deniers have in their sights
January 16, 2012
He is one of the most vilified men in the highly vilified field of climate science, yet Professor Michael Mann is surprisingly jolly. Despite being the focus of a brutal campaign orchestrated by the fossil-fuel industry and senior politicians within t... [more]
Polluted air ‘puts Olympic athletes at risk’
January 16, 2012
Olympic athletes could suffer impaired performance times and become ill as a result of London's unacceptably high levels of air pollution, leading respiratory scientists are warning. [more]
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