Reports and Studies
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Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley.…
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The tiny island where puffins are thriving despite global decline
A record number of puffins have been recorded on a small island off the Pembrokeshire coast, despite global populations declining…
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‘Ocean darkening’ a cause for concern – scientists
More than a fifth of the global ocean has become darker over the past two decades, according to University of…
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The Soviet plan to reverse Siberia’s rivers with ‘peaceful nuclear explosions’
In the 1970s, the USSR used nuclear devices to try to send water from Siberia’s rivers flowing south, instead of…
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Expert urges calm over mosquito disease found in UK
A virologist has said mosquito-borne diseases are “likely” to increase in range after West Nile virus was detected in the…
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Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic
As soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on Norway’s northern tip in late 2023, three delegations…
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Mob kills Royal Bengal tiger in India’s Assam state
A Royal Bengal tiger was killed and dismembered by a mob in India’s north eastern state of Assam, a forest…
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Four dead, several missing in record Australia flooding
Four people have died and several were missing as major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left about 50,000 people…
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Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year
The world’s tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new…
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Coastlines in danger even if climate target met, scientists warn
The world could see hugely damaging sea-level rise of several metres or more over the coming centuries even if the…
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