Aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle highlights the impact of climate change

Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, a tropical cyclone, affected New Zealand and Norfolk Island. On 6 February, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) reported that Tropical Low 14U had developed within a monsoonal trough of low pressure over the northeastern Coral Sea near the Solomon Islands During 9 February, states of emergency which were already in

The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2023 January 20

By Sam Hall Good evening. A counter-terrorism investigation has been launched after a man carrying a gun and a suspect package was arrested inside the grounds of a hospital in Leeds. We also have the latest analysis from Ukraine, as Germany dashed hopes for the quick delivery of tanks by saying a decision on sending

The Telegraph’s look at the world for the weekend of 2022 December 17-18

Good morning. The Armed Forces are not “spare capacity” for striking workers, the chief of the defence staff has said as he cautioned against relying on the military as the “ultimate backstop” during strikes. Headlines: Sunday’s essential news Strikes | Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the head of Britain’s Armed Forces, warned it would be “slightly

Dire global warming impacts distract from even more dire warnings

By Eric Roston Extreme weather continues to swell like US coastlines during high tide. And with it comes the realization that the climate changes we were warned about are already here. For decades the core question in the public debate over global warming was: Will all these scientific projections come true? Now, Britain has had

COP27 – UK lead negotiator: “I’m incredibly disappointed”

Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop:
Photosynthesis: nature requires carbon dioxide Still claiming a minor trace gas essential to nature causes ‘huge climate impacts’. Unbelievable. – – – A historic deal has been struck at the UN’s COP27 summit that will see rich nations pay poorer countries for damage and economic losses caused by climate…

The Guardian looking at the 4th week of August 2022

August 22 Care homes / Staffing crisis leaves many English care home residents’ basic needs unmet Vulnerable people left alone in rooms for 24 hours a day and denied showers for a week as vacancies rise to 165,000 Thousands of vulnerable people are suffering inadequate care as severe staffing shortages in previously good care homes

Will he match and shall the monarchy stand strong

Coming across many blogs around the death of Queen Elizabeth II was astonished to encounter several blogs crying out to make an end to the monarchy. The Hill’s opinion contributor John Bolton, national security adviser to President Trump from 2018 to 2019, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006 and held senior State

Culling invasive animals isn’t pretty, but it rescues species in need

The scale and complexity of invasive species eradication programmes is growing, and with it, a real chance to undo some of the damage humans have done to islands ecosystems around the world.

2nd week of August 2022 by Bloomberg

August 08 US Democrats finally have something to celebrate. President Joe Biden emerged from a prolonged period of isolation due to Covid-19 right as a massive $430 billion climate, energy and tax bill that was critical to his domestic agenda was passed by the Senate yesterday. His party was disciplined in just getting it done, showing

What you might have missed the first week of August 2022 in The Independent on Climate

What you might have missed   At least 24 dead after intense flooding hits eastern Uganda Four dead in California’s largest wildfire of the year so far; entire town is wiped out BP is ‘laughing all the way to the bank’ with bumper profits while households face poverty, say campaigners Amazon’s carbon emissions have risen