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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:24 +0000

Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found.

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.

A century of care: Wildlife Trusts mark 100th birthday with woodland project

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:49:25 +0000

First of the trusts, formed with 12 people in a Norfolk pub in 1926, buys swath of farmland to restore to nature

The place where Norton Wood once stood is now a vast field of decaying wheat stubble. The ancient wood was grubbed up during the second world war. No trace of it remains – on the surface, at least. This ghost in the landscape lives on only in the name of the local village: Wood Norton.

But trees will soon be bursting upwards again and the wood will regrow after Norfolk Wildlife Trust celebrated its 100th birthday by buying a swath of farmland to revive for nature.

Week in wildlife: a watchful egret, a sun-seeking swan and a procession of caterpillars

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:16 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:14 +0000

The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe

The mass stranding and death of 55 whales on the Isle of Lewis in 2023 was caused by the mammals’ loyalty to their pod, a report has concluded.

It had been thought that the unusually large incident on Tràigh Mhòr beach, Tolsta, could have been caused by trauma, disease or acoustic disturbance from military or industrially generated noise.

Marsupials in the news again? Yes! And this time it’s good news | First Dog on the Moon

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:52:58 +0000

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Twenty pregnant women evacuated from NT hospital as two states prepare for major flooding

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:03:42 +0000

BoM issues flood watch covering most of Queensland while NT authorities warn houses and roads could be inundated

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Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:56:07 +0000

Lower house votes in favour of polarising law after rapid increase in population and attack on grazing farm animals

Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response to a rapidly growing population and a sharp rise in attacks on livestock.

The return and growth of the wolf population in the last three decades has emerged as a wedge issue in Germany, the land of the Brothers Grimm who popularised the spectre of the Big Bad Wolf.

‘It creates a sense of belonging’: Brazil bets on hiking trails for conservation

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:01:39 +0000

The country’s network of footpaths is growing – with hopes they will develop local economies and better preserve the environment

Follow the yellow footprints along Brazil’s newest long-distance trail, and they will take you through lush green forests and sandy shrubland, past sweeping vistas and bizarre rock formations, into grottos and rural communities.

UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:59 +0000

Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source

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The UK government must double down on its clean energy drive to protect bill payers from increasingly volatile fossil fuel markets in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran, climate groups, academics and energy experts have warned.

Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:02 +0000

Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable

The Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal but hasn’t entirely killed it, according to the tiny Pacific island country spearheading the effort.