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A record-breaking 28 trillion tonnes of ice — enough to cover the whole of the UK in a sheet over 300 feet thick — melted from the face of the Earth between 1994–2017. Researchers from the University of Leeds carried out the first ever global survey of ice loss using data collected from satellites orbiting … Read more
Sending just ONE email less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes – the same as 80,000 flights Research from OVO Energy found half of Brits send unnecessary emails daily Sending one less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes a year This is the equivalent of 81,152 flights from London to Madrid … Read more
Longer and heavier ‘mega lorries’ that will weigh up to 48 tonnes could take to roads under government plans to cut the number of journeys by freight and slash vehicle emissions Maximum load weight would increase from 44 to 48 tonnes under the new plans Trailer lengths would also be extended by two metres from … Read more
Japan will dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, Japanese media says. The fate of the contaminated water has long been a matter of debate since the disastrous earthquake and tsunami of 2011, with environmentalists raising concerns and fishermen fearing that worried buyers will … Read more
Royal Navy seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in £160million drugs bust in the Caribbean after huge joint operation with US Coast Guard and Dutch warship The UK, US and Dutch troops seized 1.7 tonnes of cocaine and 28kg of amphetamines in the Caribbean Bust was the second in two days after 264kg of cocaine was seized … Read more
Baffled students watch 29 TONNES of carrots being dumped outside a London university as an art installation about food waste – before nabbing a few for their dinner Twenty-nine tonnes of carrots were dumped on Goldsmiths college campus Baffled students filmed a truck tipping the vegetables on the floor on Tuesday The bizarre carrot pile … Read more
Baffled students watch 29 TONNES of carrots being dumped outside a London university as an art installation about food waste – before nabbing a few for their dinner Twenty-nine tonnes of carrots were dumped on Goldsmiths college campus Baffled students filmed a truck tipping the vegetables on the floor on Tuesday The bizarre carrot pile … Read more
NO RIVER or lake in England is free from chemical pollution, making the country’s waterways some of the dirtiest in Europe. All of our water bodies have failed their pollution quality tests, a new report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has found, despite a target for all waters to be … Read more
Almost 700 tonnes of carbon dioxide have been released into the atmosphere in every minute of 2020, satellite data reveals. A total of 244 megatonnes of CO2 spewed into the air from the Arctic Circle wildfires, plaguing the world’s northernmost region between January 1 and August 31. This is the highest recorded emissions level for … Read more
Earth has lost 28 TRILLION TONNES of ice in less than 30 years, scientists say after analysing satellite imagery of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice due to global heating, scientists have said Research by Leeds and Edinburgh universities and University College London They were able to observe … Read more