A TikTok video by The Ocean Cleanup (@theoceancleanup), a page dedicated to “developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic” and that boasts 1.8 million followers, showed off the amazing contraption and its recent record trash catch. The Interceptor Barricade, known as Interceptor 006, is The Ocean Cleanup’s solution to the “tsunamis” of trash that flow from... Continue Reading →
The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years. Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from... Continue Reading →
Massive amounts of seaweed are washing ashore along the beaches of South Florida which could be carrying flesh-eating pathogens. Known as Sargassum, once the seaweed washes ashore, its thick, brown algae carpets beaches, releasing a pungent smell as it decays and entangles humans and animals who step into it. For hotels and resorts, clearing the... Continue Reading →
Original Article - Climate protesters have brought Adelaide’s streets to a standstill after abseiling off the side of a bridge while rallying against a fossil fuel conference. A group from Extinction Rebellion gathered around protester Meme Thorne, 69, as she suspended herself from the side of the Morphett St. bridge, bringing traffic and trams to a... Continue Reading →
The ozone layer should be completely recovered in the next four decades, according to a United Nations (UN)-backed report. The findings confirm that bans on ozone-depleting substances are having the desired effect, and could avoid an estimated 0.3-0.5°C (0.54-0.9°F) of global warming by the year 2100. The Montreal Protocol was adopted in September 1987, and remains a... Continue Reading →
A whitewater wonder visited by everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Mark Twain, Niagara Falls has been a magnet drawing global travelers for at least two centuries. But until this year, a huge tunnel buried deep below the cascade has been off-limits to visitors. The rocks beneath the gigantic triple waterfall that straddles the border between... Continue Reading →
The 19-year-old Swedish activist has announced that as well as tackling her usual area of climate action and awareness-spreading, she has now thrown her weight behind defeating the West’s “oppressive” capitalist system. Calling for a “system-wide transformation” at her book launch in London, she claimed that the world’s current “normal” - dictated by the people in... Continue Reading →
Viewers of Frozen Planet II have been getting a bit emotional after presenter Sir David Attenborough made a ‘last’ plea to the audience to start doing something about the state of the environment. You can see his speech in this video: The show - which aired on BBC One last Sunday night - saw the 96-year-old presenter deliver a... Continue Reading →
A 31-year-old woman has died after plunging into a giant 80ft 'blowhole' whilst walking on top of a cliff. Laura Jayne Newcombe was having a walk with her partner at Trevose Head, Cornwall when she fell down the treacherous Round Hole - which is a huge circular hole in the cliff. It was originally a... Continue Reading →
Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth by US contamination guidelines, according to a team of environmental scientists. That's because rainwater across the planet now contains hazardous chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In a paper published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology on August 2, researchers at University of Stockholm, which... Continue Reading →
