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Climate scientists chase Arctic storms
Technology11 August 2022

Climate scientists chase Arctic storms

University of ReadingResearchers from the University of Reading are "chasing" Arctic cyclones over the sea ice, north of Norway. The team of scientists - together with a specialist pilot - are trying to fly their small research aircraft through summe...

'Every day it doesn't rain, the pressure mounts'
Technology11 August 2022

'Every day it doesn't rain, the pressure mounts'

David Barton's fields on his farm in Gloucestershire should be green and full of grazing cattle.Instead the grass has turned yellow, the land is bone-dry, and many of the crops that feed his cows have died."Every day that it doesn't rain, every day t...

Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers
Technology10 August 2022

Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers

Tony Jolliffe BBCEnvironmental groups say the prolonged dry spell is having a "serious" impact on wildlife in rivers.With rivers already under pressure from pollution and use for drinking water, they say the looming drought is adding to the strain.Ch...

Causes of deadly dry-lightning wildfires revealed
Technology9 August 2022

Causes of deadly dry-lightning wildfires revealed

Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle Scientists have identified the weather conditions that create dry lightning, which starts California's most devastating wildfires. These conditions can be modelled over the long term to better predict...

Climate change: Landmark US bill clears Senate hurdle
Technology8 August 2022

Climate change: Landmark US bill clears Senate hurdle

Getty ImagesThe US Senate has approved a bill that includes $369bn (£305bn) for climate action - the largest investment in America's history.The authors of the Inflation Reduction Act say it will cut the country's carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.Some...

Is there anything green about plastic grass?
Technology7 August 2022

Is there anything green about plastic grass?

Getty Images The grass is always greener on the other side. Just ask Lisa Morris, her Dartford lawn in Kent was brown. "It was shocking. A dead lawn," she says. "We'd never been able to maintain it and spent a fortune on grass seeds. We even put new ...

Breonna Taylor: US police charged over shooting death
Trending5 August 2022

Breonna Taylor: US police charged over shooting death

Facebook Four US police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor was killed in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, by plainclothes police who were executing a "no-knock" search warrant. The hospi...

Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis
Technology2 August 2022

Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis

Theft of farmers' livestock, vehicles and fuel is on the rise due to the UK's cost-of-living crisis, according to a new countryside crime report. Rural crime claims payouts between January and March were over 40% higher than in 2021, insurer NFU Mutu...

Driest July in England since 1935 - Met Office
Technology2 August 2022

Driest July in England since 1935 - Met Office

EPAEngland had its driest July since 1935, with parts having the least rainfall on record, the Met Office has said.For some parts of the country - south-east and central southern England - last month was the driest July since records began in 1836.Mo...

Weave: New device will investigate Milky Way's origins
Technology1 August 2022

Weave: New device will investigate Milky Way's origins

ESOScientists have supercharged one of Earth's most powerful telescopes with new technology that will reveal how our galaxy formed in unprecedented detail.The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) in La Palma, Spain will be able to survey 1,000 stars per ...

The space tech helping to tackle deforestation
Technology1 August 2022

The space tech helping to tackle deforestation

FAOConservationist, Leonidas Nzigiyimpa says "you can't manage what you don't know".He adds: "In order to improve the situation of forests, we need to use new technology."Mr Nzigiyimpa is the chief warden of five protected forestry areas in the small...