The coral die-off crisis is a climate crime and Exxon fired the gun | Bill McKibben
This week we’re staging protests on the ‘crime scene’ of the world’s affected reefs to send a signal that we’re not going to let fossil fuel firms get away with murder Coral reefs are probably Earth’s most life-packed ecosystem; those who’ve had the privilege of diving in the tropics know the reef as an orderly […]
Visitors rush to the Great Barrier Reef to catch it before it’s gone
Survey finds that 69% of visitors to the world’s largest coral reef system are motivated by the fear that it might disappear, reports Climate Home In a reversal of the normal travel bucket list, tourists are rushing to see the Great Barrier Reef before it dies. Half of the reef’s coral has disappeared in the […]
The deep ocean: plunging to new depths to discover the largest migration on Earth
The deep ocean makes up 95% of habitable Earth, yet only 0.0001% has been explored. The Guardian joined a mission off Bermuda that is looking to unlock the secrets of the deep Video: a dive into Bermuda’s hidden depths The largest migration on Earth is very rarely seen by human eyes, yet it happens every […]
A deep sea dive into Bermuda’s hidden depths – video
Guardian environment reporter Oliver Milman joins a group of scientists on an underwater expedition off the Bermuda coast to help chart its hidden depths and gauge the general health of the area’s reef and coral. Travelling in a two-man submersible, Milman and submarine pilot Kelvin Magee go on a journey 500ft below the surface Continue […]
Large rockfall at West Bay on Jurassic Coast
Dorset police say they are investigating fall near Bridport but do not believe anyone is trapped under rubble A popular stretch of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset has been hit by a large rockfall. It happened at the East Cliff side of West Bay, near Bridport, at about 7.40pm on Tuesday. Continue reading… Source: Guardian […]
How the fossil fuel industry's new pitch is more like an epitaph than a life lesson
New fossil fuel advocacy group launched to celebrate an industry that’s driving dangerous climate change Bright and glistening with all the glory of youth and promise, her eyes glance upwards. A jet crosses a cloudless sky. A field of wheat sways in the breeze. She opens her arms in a wide embrace, open to the […]
The Queen and David Attenborough urged to cut ties with charity linked to Finland mining plans
Flora and Fauna International has been hired by a British mining firm to assess the environmental value of a national park in the Arctic circle Environmentalists and indigenous reindeer herders are calling on the Queen, Sir David Attenborough and Stephen Fry to disassociate themselves from a charity contracted to help a mining operation in a […]
'We have to stop the bulldozers': swaths of koala habitat lost, say activists
Queensland’s relaxed land-clearing laws have allowed 84,000ha of habitat to be destroyed and must be rolled back, say WWF and Australian Koala Foundation A relaxation in Queensland’s tree clearing laws led to the destruction of 84,000 hectares of critical koala habitat in the two years after the national icon was listed as vulnerable, according to […]
On the trail of Scotland's rare mountain plants – in pictures
Ecologists and botanists have been working with highly skilled mountaineers in a series of intensive studies to map and track mountain plants and help ecologists understand the impact and speed of climate change Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Scotland's rare mountain plants disappearing as climate warms, botanists find
Research by the National Trust for Scotland shows rare mountain plants in the Highlands and islands are retreating higher or disappearing entirely There is clear evidence that some of Britain’s rarest mountain plants are disappearing due to a steadily warming climate, botanists working in the Scottish Highlands have found. The tiny but fragile Arctic plants, […]