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Clouds part for blessing of York Minster’s 184 solar panels

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:33:19 +0000

Panels installed on south quire roof expected to meet a third of church’s electricity needs

“And God said, Let there be light” – and on a witheringly cold winter morning there was light, as the Dean of York carried out a rooftop blessing for the minster’s 184 new solar panels.

The sky was blue and the sun shone when the Very Rev Dominic Barrington led the blessing ceremony as the panels were switched on for the first time. “They were absolutely gleaming,” said one witness.

The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:00:15 +0000

The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting

The fires raging in and around Malibu are huge, and they’re terrible, and they’re also the latest in a series of catastrophic fires in Los Angeles county and the region, the latest consequence of heat and drought and wind that have long created the region’s volatile fire weather.

Scientists prize neutrality – that doesn’t cut it any more. In 2025, they must fully back the climate movement | Bill McGuire and Roger Hallam

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:00:04 +0000

With 2024 set to go down as the hottest year on record, we know that what is coming is truly horrifying

Ben Jennings on the California wildfires – cartoon

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:41:47 +0000

Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:01:17 +0000

Steve Reed says planning rules ‘have got in the way’ of farmers and apologises for ‘shock’ of inheritance tax change

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Labour’s proposal to loosen planning regulations for farmers will deluge rivers with chicken faeces, environmental campaigners have warned.

Australia weather: rainy week forecast for Sydney and Brisbane – but BoM says summer isn’t over yet

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:00:32 +0000

Bureau of Meteorology says showers and storms a regular feature of Australian summer, but warm and dry periods still to come

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Showers are expected to continue for Sydney and Brisbane throughout much of the coming week, but summer isn’t over yet, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Winter storm to hit US south again, carrying in snow and freezing weather

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:42:00 +0000

Cities cancel flights and school in anticipation as Dallas, Texas, is expected to get a year’s worth of snow

Parts of Texas and the US south are getting hit with yet another winter storm.

EPA to require municipal waste incinerators monitor for toxic emissions

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:00:27 +0000

New rule hailed as major step toward reining in source of local toxic air pollution that hits low-income neighborhoods

Wildlife groups urge UK government to ban lead ammunition

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:18:38 +0000

Environment secretary Steve Reed urged to bring in ‘full and swift ban’ to protect health of people, wildlife and pets

Wildlife charities have called on the government to ban the sale and use of lead in ammunition used for outdoor shooting.

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), RSPB, Wildlife and Countryside Link, Chem Trust and Wild Justice have sent an open letter to the environment secretary, Steve Reed, asking for a 18-month transition period for a ban on lead in ammunition sales.

The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded

admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:06 +0000

Conditions for a January LA firestorm have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist

California wildfires – live

An exceptional mix of environmental conditions has created an ongoing firestorm without known historical precedent across southern California this week.