Archive for 2019
A changing climate will help Europe’s wind energy prospects
In future, nine months of the year could see UK wind turbines generating electricity at levels currently only seen in winter.
Tackling the scourge of plastic waste won’t be easy
At the current rate, the consumption of plastic in Asia will have increased by a shocking 80% by 2025.
Weather, climate and future impacts on U.S. retail workers
How people are shopping rarely enters into climate change discussions unless the focus is on reducing consumer impacts or recycling. That’s not the case for an intriguing new paper from the United States Federal Reserve Board, which looks at the
You can help combat climate change by eating beans
As the planet's population grows, there will be ever more mouths to feed. But with what crops that is done will matter.
There are more primary forests in Europe than we thought
Though the total area of forest is not large in Europe, there are more virgin forests left than previously thought.
Invasive pythons are a grave threat to wildlife in Florida
The snakes have disrupted the natural food chain balance and decimated native animal populations.