A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

Plant in Beckton has run only five times and has been beset by multiple problems since it was built London’s desalination plant has cost more than half a billion pounds since 2010 and has run only five times, delivering 7.2bn litres of drinking water, roughly seven days of London’s typical daily demand. Now Thames Water is planning a new £500m project to tackle drought in the capital. The Thames Gateway desalination plant at Beckton, built for £270m and now largely mothballed, has racked up an estimated £200m in debt interest, about £45m in idle upkeep and about £3m in operating costs, according to Thames Water figures. That puts the lifetime bill at about £518m, or about 7p for every litre the plant has ever produced, which is 28 times more than customers usually pay for their water. Continue reading...

Marine calcifiers are widely believed to be impaired by ocean acidification, but this concept has been increasingly challenged by recent evidence. This systematic review and meta-analysis of nearly 1...

In response to my last post, a reader asked Please evaluate their Fig. 7.6 graph of the 30 year trailing rate of Battery sea level rise. The author’s comment is that “NOAA’s projection is remarkabl…

Climate change impact on extreme precipitation in Europe calls into question the resilience of the existing infrastructure under more frequent and intense rainstorms in the future.

Firefighters warn of a "difficult day" ahead, with temperatures are forecast to reach up to 44C (111.2F) on Sunday.

High winds and soaring temperatures — which hit a record 122.9 degrees last week — have hampered firefighters. The fires have killed at least 17 people.

The Scottish government has awarded Section 36 consent and associated marine licences to the 100MW Salamander wind farm.

Found in an anonymous torrent - this appears to be a collection of open source peer-reviewed studies and government publications joined into a single...

Die Wirtschaftsministerin hat Nachhilfebedarf in Sachen Energiewende – und lässt sich beraten. Ausgerechnet durch Hilfe eines fragwürdigen Instituts.

Schlechte Nachrichten aus Wolfsburg: Der VW-Konzern verzeichnet im zweiten Quartal einen deutlichen Gewinneinbruch. Nach Steuern verdient Europas größter Autobauer mit 2,29 Milliarden Euro gut ein Dri...

Weather Tähtelä, Sodankylä - Weather forecast in Finland and abroad. Weather observations in Finland.

Das Jahr 2024 wird voraussichtlich die 1,5-Grad-Marke reißen. Die Erderwärmung scheint sich zu beschleunigen, sagt Klimaforscher Nico Wunderling.

Climate change has made great swaths of the planet's land drier and saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.