Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’
Scientists think we need to pay attention to a measure of heat and humidity – and it’s edging closer to the limits of human survivability
Microplastics May Be a Significant Cause of Male Infertility
Due to the problematic degradation properties of plastics, the decomposition of
plastic results in the formation of numerous microplastics (MPs), less than 5 mm
in diameter. These MPs enter the soil and the ocean, eventually passing through
the air, water, ...
Cleo Valentine - Cleo Valentine: We now know architecture can cause stress
In terms of architecture, it’s possible that the features that consistently produce minor stress responses in our bodies are the most insidious, precisely because they often go unnoticed.
‘No normal seasons any more’: seed farmers struggle amid the climate crisis
Floods, freezes and heatwaves threaten seed production as farmers scramble to produce strains that resist climate chaos
Hull set to allow ‘right to grow’ on unused council land in UK first
City councillors pass motion to let community groups, charities and neighbours cultivate fruit and veg
Electric power emissions barely rose in H1
The globe could be "nearing the point of falling power sector emissions."
Playing with climate, casually
I read this story on Canary Media with interest – “Solarpunk is going mainstream. This couple’s $1M Kickstarter proves it. Canary chats with the co-creators of the forthcoming video gam…
‘Imagine Westminster under water’: stricter tests needed to see how City copes with climate disasters
Sam Woods, head of the Bank’s financial stability watchdog, says lenders have only shown they can survive ‘slow burn’ changes to temperatures