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Britons are being warned to brace for flooding amid fears that rain could combine with standing water from mounds of melting snow and ice. More than a dozen flood alerts are in place across the UK with rising temperatures – which could reach as high as 61F and make the south of England warmer than … Read more
Some Amazon rainforest regions are more resistant to climate change than previously thought and could actually BENEFIT from warmer temperatures, study finds Researchers studied how changes in soil and air moisture affect photosynthesis It had been thought that water stress would have a broadly negative impact This, in turn, would slow carbon uptake by the … Read more
First crop of blackcurrants bred to cope with warmer winters due to climate change bears fruit A new variety of blackcurrant has fruited for the first time after being bred for UK The Ben Lawers variety is able to cope with the impact of warmer winters It has been developed by Lucozade Ribena Suntory, mainly … Read more
Summer may slow the growth of the coronavirus pandemic in the US but will NOT stop the spread without social distancing, Harvard study warns Researchers looked at daily weather patterns in all 50 states and DC and compared it to the five-day incubation period of the coronavirus States with maximum daily temperatures below 30F would see … Read more
Warm weather does not kill off the coronavirus or hamper its ability to spread, two separate studies have found. US and Canadian researchers said the transmission risk was only reduced by about 1.5 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit above 77F (25C). They analysed more than 370,000 cases in thousands of different cities in North … Read more
Researchers in Antarctica discover the remains of a 40 million year old frog, suggesting the continent once had a much warmer climate and supported a diverse array of wildlife Scientists in Antarctica found bone fragments of a 40 million-year-old frog They believe the remains are from a helmeted frog, a species that’s still alive today … Read more
Sharks like to hunt in waters around Europe, South Africa and the US because they dislike the warm waters around the equator Researchers studied 900 million incidents of sharks attacking fishing line bait They looked at records from 1960 to 2014 for sharks, tuna, sailfish and marlin The Bern team found that most predatory fish … Read more
First day of spring brings warmer weekend after -6C snap tonight with lovely weather for a walk (because with coronavirus, there’ll be nothing else to do) UK faces much-needed warm and sunny weather fit for walking this weekend after an overnight chill The Met Office predicts ‘mostly fine and dry’ weather across England, Scotland, Wales, … Read more