By DEBORAH ANDERSON12 Jul 2010 The Firth of Clyde has been so heavily fished it risks being emptied of almost all sea life, according to a new report. Researchers at the University of York have set alarm bells ringing with a warning that the Clyde has become “an ecosystem in meltdown.” Once known for its […]
Britain has experienced the driest first six months of the year for more than 80 years. Met Office figures showed the average rainfall across the country was 356.8mm, making it the driest start to the year since 1929 and the second driest in a century. The long-term average for January to June is 511.7 mm. […]
By Louise Gray, Environment CorrespondentPublished: 8:00AM BST 26 Jun 2010 Wimbledon may be looking green but the rest of Britain’s lawns are already turning brown this summer due to a combination of unusually dry weather and an invasion of hungry bugs. The coldest winter for 30 years caused pink and white patches to appear […]
By Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen17 Jun 2010 British businesses need to invest in adaptation measures to cope with flooding and drought in the coming decades even if substantial reductions in greenhouses gas emissions are achieved. That is the stark warning from the insurance industry today after a new report from the Met Office warned that global […]
By Charles Clover June 13, 2010 Off the coast of Cornwall and Devon the mackerel are in. The big shoals of summer have arrived. Over the next few months these tiger-striped, blue-black-and-green relatives of the tuna will forage northwards, eating anything that will maintain their astonishing energy levels. The generous mackerel will oblige inexperienced anglers, […]
By Cahal Milmo, Chief Reporter Friday, 11 June 2010 Planting of new trees has fallen to its lowest level in more than three decades across Britain, leading conservationists said yesterday. Efforts to replace woodland in the United Kingdom, once so densely forested that trees which have sustained human populations for 6,000 years covered 90 […]
By John Platt Jun 4, 2010 10:00 AM Imagine having a pet in your family for 79 years and through four generations. Now imagine that during that time your pet became an endangered species. Finally, imagine having that pet stolen from your backyard. That’s what happened to Harry Barritt of London’s Bromley borough. His family’s […]
By Katia MoskvitchScience reporter, BBC News Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honeybees could be caused by a “synergy” between groups of fungi and viruses. US researchers claim to have identified a new potential cause for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honeybees. The disease is responsible for wiping out many beekeepers’ entire colonies over the […]
By Michael McCarthy, Environment EditorSaturday, 22 May 2010 A report showing that Britain is failing to halt the declines of many of its highest-priority wildlife species and habitats, from the red squirrel, the juniper and the common skate to chalk rivers and coastal salt marshes, was “sneaked out” this week by the Government with […]
By Marian Wang, ProPublica – May 18, 2010 2:24 pm EDT The two types of dispersants BP is spraying in the Gulf of Mexico are banned for use on oil spills in the U.K. As EPA-approved products, BP has been using them in greater quantities than dispersants have ever been used in the history of […]
