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Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:30:26 +0000

Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolster

Amid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards, including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires.

Can the UK kick its cod habit? Fish and chip shop favourite slips down the menu as prices soar

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:25 +0000

The cost of the traditional takeaway has doubled since 2019, and more outlets are trying to tempt customers with cheaper options such as coley, pollack and hake

In late April, visitors to Harbour Lights in Falmouth, Cornwall, may have raised an eyebrow. The fish and chip shop was in the midst of a “cod-free week”, its owners having removed cod from its menu entirely.

Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:44:56 +0000

Researchers say it is ‘quite wild’ to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the year

Scientists have expressed concern after two wildfires broke out within a week of each other on the Arctic island of Greenland earlier this month.

Fires were burning close to Sisimiut, Greenland’s second largest town and a popular tourism centre, on 14 and 15 June, satellite imagery has shown, while a second blaze hit Kujalleq, on the island’s southern tip, on 17 June.

Air pollution is a fixable problem – just look at how London and New York have cleaned up their acts | Sadiq Khan and Michael Bloomberg

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:42:16 +0000

We’ve shown that rapid, measurable progress is achievable in our cities. Here’s how that can now be replicated worldwide

Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London. Michael Bloomberg is a former mayor of New York City

Nissan ‘shelves all-electric Qashqai plans’ as it cuts costs

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:55:08 +0000

Firm has been developing full EV version of its top-selling model in Europe at its plant in Sunderland

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Clean economy brings jobs and growth, says Miliband as £100bn invested in green energy

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:34 +0000

Energy secretary hails £100bn milestone in this parliament and says it is ‘only the start of what we want to achieve’

Ed Miliband has hailed a boost to UK jobs and growth as government data reveals that private sector companies have pledged more than £100bn in investment into the green economy so far in this parliament.

Offshore wind, solar power and the electricity grid make up the bulk of the planned investment, most of it between 2024 and 2031, which will go to all regions of the UK and comes from a mixture of UK companies and overseas sources including the EU and Japan.

Levitating penguins and predatory ants: Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2026 shortlist – in pictures

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:43:27 +0000

A hundred incredible images have been shortlisted by the South Australian Museum as part of this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. In its 23rd year, the competition attracted 2,129 entries from 501 photographers in 17 countries. Entries were accepted covering content from across the ANZANG bioregion – Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea

Europe heatwave live: ‘London is cooking,’ says UN chief as UK forecast to hit 38C; France has hottest night since records began

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:28:48 +0000

António Guterres urges world to act on fossil fuels as continent braces for record-breaking heat; French PM to hold emergency meeting after heat deaths

A thousand years old and 20 storeys high: tracking down Taiwan’s tallest trees

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:30 +0000

The country’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat

More trees can mean fewer birds, new study reveals

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:14:03 +0000

Trees planted to protect farmland from wind may not be the biodiversity boost many assume. In Japan’s wetland farming landscapes, shelterbelts benefited some birds but sharply reduced grassland and wetland species that need open space. Researchers found grassland bird abundance dropped by more than 70% near shelterbelts.