PITTSBURGH: As the world demands more energy, nations face the often-competing pressures to increase energy access and affordability, protect the environment, and assure energy security. The…
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.
Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to…
Heatwave continues to cause disruption as flooding and storm warnings issued.
The UK has had its longest stretch of temperatures exceeding 34C since the 1960s, as warnings of thunderstorms and heavy…
If weather is your mood, climate is your personality. That's an analogy some scientists use to help explain the difference between two words people often get mixed up.
In other words, weather exists…
The temperature of the Arctic matters to the entire world: it helps to keep the global climate fairly cool. Scientists now say that by 2035 there could be an end to Arctic sea ice.
The northern…
Known for their anvil-shaped tops, these threatening-looking clouds often produce heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
Clouds are essentially a collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals in…
An MIT study explains why the Mediterranean Basin will be arider with the rising temperatures, which is expected to cause increased rainfalls in other parts of the world.
The Mediterranean Basin is…
Exclusive: Taneti Maamau says Kiribati will seek support from China and other allies to elevate islands from the sea, partly through dredging.
Kiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part…
Cells are more environmentally friendly and cheaper to produce than traditional silicon-based technology.
Researchers in South Korea have manufactured a ground-breaking form of solar cell using thin…
The 2020 melting season still has at least another month to gnaw away at Arctic sea ice, but it has already consumed a lot. In July, the ice cover spanning the Arctic Ocean reached a record-low…
It is the industry’s responsibility to roll-out the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication networks without increasing energy consumption, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson writes in a report…
Fears of flash flooding in parts of country, while experts warn extreme heat could become the norm.
Over a month’s worth of rain could fall within two hours on parts of Britain this week, causing…
Research could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy.
The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings…
One of the concerns about a warming planet is the feedback loop that will emerge. That is, as the planet warms, it will melt permafrost, which will release trapped carbon and lead to more warming and…
LONDON (Reuters) - Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research published in the Bulletin of…
Less than two hours after Kamala Harris was named Joe Biden’s running mate, President Donald Trump had cast the California Democrat as an oil industry and fracking foe.
“She is against fracking. She…
BMW Group becomes first car manufacture to use GPS geo-fencing technology in areas of London and Birmingham.
As a response to the introduction of “low emission zones” in cities, BMW has designed…
DPD and Volta Trucks have joined forces to pilot a full-electric delivery vehicle in London.
DPD and Volta Trucks have joined forces to pilot a full-electric delivery vehicle in London.
Volta…
Stranded oil tanker is breaking up, threatening even greater ecological devastation.
People living in Mauritius have described the devastation caused by an oil spill from a stranded tanker and…
The UK Government has selected Arup as their sustainability consultant to help deliver the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
COP26 is set to be hosted by the UK Government and take place in…
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