Floods hit the Californian town of Kernville after the Pajaro River breaks its banks
Another powerful storm pummelled California overnight into Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate and resulting in at least two deaths
Another powerful storm pummelled California overnight into Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate and resulting in at least two deaths
UK braces for another round of turbulent weather as 16 areas face flood warnings or alerts
Bubbling sinkhole reappears above HS2 work in west London
Thruxted Mill was one of five UK sites where Mad Cow infected cattle were destroyed. Now, a University of Kent professor warns human activity must never be encouraged there
TO GENERATIONS of Glaswegians, it is a romantic symbol of endurance.
STORY: This Egyptian startup is aiming to turn billions of plastic bags into tilesLocator: Sharqiya, EgyptTileGreen's product could reduce the amount of waste going into the Mediterranean Seaand help bring down emissionsfrom the building sectorPlastic waste is melted and compressed at a factory on the outskirts of CairoThe tiles are used for outdoor paving(Khaled Raafat, TileGreen co-founder)“So far, we have recycled more than five million plastic bags, but this is just the beginning. We aim that by 2025, we will have recycled more than five billion plastic bags. Currently, we have plans to expand in Egypt, and we have plans to expand in some Arab countries. We started working on this with our partners, real estate developers and contracting companies who tried our product and liked it very much and want to spread its usage.”Egypt is one of the worst polluters in the Mediterranean regionNearly 82,000 tons of plastic waste enter the sea each yearThat’s according to a 2020 report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
It was a golden opportunity to learn more about a rare and secretive shark species that had never been found before in the UK.
A fin whale with a deformed spine was seen off the coast of Cullera in eastern Spain, the country’s Guardia Civil said on March 6.Oceanografic Valencia, a local aquarium, said the Guardia Civil and aquarium staff were mobilized on March 4 after receiving a report that the whale was entangled in a drift net.Biologists and veterinarians determined that the 40-tonne male whale, measuring around 17 meters long, was not entangled but did have “a serious deviation” in its spine, Oceanografic Valencia said, according to a machine translation. The cause of the scoliosis was unknown, the aquarium said.After a few hours, the whale headed back out to sea, Oceanografic Valencia said. It said on March 6 that the whale could reappear near the coast due to its condition.Drone footage released by Guardia Civil shows the whale. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful
Trophy hunters removed the head, tail and fin from the shark before scientists could study it
France's top administrative court on Monday ordered the government to ban fishing in parts of the Atlantic to protect dolphins which have washed up dead in their hundreds. The move by the State Council, the highest court in government matters, comes days after an oceanographic institute reported that at least 910 dolphins had washed up on France's Atlantic coast since the start of the winter.Over a single week, more than 400 of the marine mammals were found stranded along the coast, an "unpreced
Cars parked beside Lake Erie in Hamburg became encased in ice after Western New York was impacted by lake effect snow from Saturday, March 18, into Sunday morning.Footage captured by Richard Hulburd on Sunday shows two cars covered in ice by the Hamburg waterfront.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that lake effect snow was expected to continue through Sunday afternoon, causing blowing and drifting snow, which would make travel difficult at times. Credit: @weather_buffalo via Storyful
Sadiq Khan said the row over expanding the ultra-low emissions zone had become a key battle in the fight for action on climate change.
The pink blossom will flower next month after cold weather in March delayed this, providing 'incredible' scenes according to the National Trust.
A colony of rats that some residents have claimed are ‘as big as cats’ has invaded a Welsh coastal resort.
Contractors are being hired to remove millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian Outback after a unprecedented die-off following floods and hot weather, police said on Monday. The fish started dying in the Darling River near the New South Wales town of Menindee on Friday. Officials say the die-off likely occurred because fish need more oxygen in hot weather, but oxygen levels in the water dropped after recent floods receded.
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STORY: An atmospheric river dumped more torrential rain on California on Wednesday (March 15), forcing evacuations, power outages and road closures in the state.Authorities said they are monitoring the river level to determine for how long the orders will be kept in place. The higher odds of minor to moderate flooding across most of California from rain and runoff of melting mountain snow this spring is roughly in line with forecasts for much of the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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The Port of Lowestoft has lost out to Great Yarmouth in securing a support contract for a mega-sized offshore wind farm which would have created a green jobs bonanza for the town.
An emergency hub has been set up by officials in New South Wales to monitor water quality
To avoid more drastic measures that could destroy their livelihoods, agricultural producers want better pay to fallow their fields.