Within the next couple of weeks, a remote part of north-western Tasmania is likely to grab headlines around the world as a major climate change marker is passed, according to Peter Hannam at the Sydney Morning Herald: “The aptly named Cape Grim monitoring site jointly run by CSIRO and the …

The two threats to energy most often documented on this site are the lack of new generating capacity and the decline in affordable fossil fuels.  To these, Laurie Winkless at Forbes adds a third problem that is likely to get worse as time goes by: “Storm Desmond hit northwest England …

Photographer James Whitlow Delano has set up an Instagram page called Everyday Climate Change to share contemporary images of the impact of climate change around the world: “I had been documenting the large-scale environmental consequences in East Asia as a result of the rapid development here.  The air in China …

Any budding Second World War historians with an interest in the Pacific battles of 1942-43 will need to either get their field trips in quickly or learn to scuba dive; because several of the islands where American marines battled to dislodge Japanese soldiers are already under water.  According to Jonathan …

New research from Duke University, reported by DESMOG, has found a legacy of radioactive waste and toxic chemicals in water courses as a result of fracking: “Some rivers and streams in North Dakota now carry levels of radioactive and toxic materials higher than federal drinking water standards as a result …

Climate change is likely to accelerate rates of chronic kidney disease worldwide as rising temperatures and heat stress harm kidneys, according to Business Insider. Citing new research from the University of Colorado published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the article notes that: “A new type …

Last week’s elections provided the government with an ideal opportunity to bury bad news.  Most obvious was the botched attempt to hide the U-turn over compulsory academy schools that took centre stage in George Osborne’s Budget.  Less obvious was the panicked announcement that £38 is to be added to everyone’s …

News that the government has set up another review into the proposed tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay is further evidence that neither the UK nor the Welsh governments has even the first inkling of the energy crisis that is set to hit the UK. Anyone taking the slightest interest in …

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade treaties have become notorious because they establish a separate and superior legal system for corporations; allowing them to sue governments for damages when democratic decisions result in a loss of profits.  If signed, to give just one …

Everything that happens between now and June 23rd will be blamed on Brexit.  In the unlikely event that Britain has to implement a hosepipe ban, it will because uncertainty about Brexit has caused rainclouds to hold back on precipitation until the outcome of the referendum is clear.  In the event …