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 […]
A Huge Tunnel Has Opened Below Niagara Falls
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 […]
Greta Thunberg has Another Warning for the West
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” – […]
David Attenborough Brings Viewers to Tears with ‘Urgent Final Plea’
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 […]
Woman Dies After Plunging into Giant 80ft Hole on Walk with Partner
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 […]
Rain Water is No Longer Safe To Drink According to Scientists
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 […]
Experts Warn of California Disaster ‘Larger Than Any in World History’
“Megadrought” may be the main weather concern across the West right now amid the constant threat of wildfires and earthquakes. But a new study warns another crisis is looming in California: “Megafloods.” Climate change is increasing the risk of future floods that could submerge multiple cities and displace millions of people across California, according to a new study released Friday. […]
Local Militia is Fighting Forest Fires
The parking lot of H&L Lumber in Mariposa, California, was host to a flurry of activity Sunday as members of a local militia sporting military-style fatigues handed out pancakes and steak sandwiches to evacuees of the Oak Fire raging nearby. Along with breakfast, they doled out business cards with QR codes […]
Texas Rancher’s Fight to Save 500-Deer Herd from Slaughter
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was en route to Robert Williams’ farm, planning to kill his entire herd of whitetail deer, when word came through that a court had blocked the operation. On that day, in early April, parks and wildlife staffers almost followed through on a kill order […]
Giant African Land Snail Leads to Quarantine in Florida Over Meningitis Concerns
Florida, you’ve got snail. A Giant African Land Snail spotted in New Port Richey area of Pasco County, Florida. As a result, the Florida Department of Agriculture is telling everyone to get the “shell” outta there and establishing a quarantine area that stretches nearly six miles from the northwest corner […]