by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Europe’s water crisis is worse than assumed, according to what satellites can see of groundwater conditions. For the second summer in a row, drought dried up rivers and reservoirs all over Europe, and wildfires raged. Photos of the Loire River in France running...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 22, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
Marine heat waves in the Mediterranean may have severe consequences on the inland sea, as fauna and flora alike struggle with high temperatures. From Spain to Turkey, the Mediterranean Sea has seen a series of exceptional temperatures this summer, with peaks raging...
by Admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Climate Change
Artic sea-ice loss is a significant side effect of global climate change, and one that is expected to have a number of consequences for the world at large. But one expected consequence, namely colder winters in northern Europe, doesn’t seem like it’s actually going to...
by Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Conservation
Researchers in continental Europe and the British Isles have recently made a shocking discovery: Leprosy seems to be endemic among the red squirrel populations of the British Isles. Leprosy affects the skin, lungs, eyes, and parts of the nervous system. It is one of...
by Admin | Jul 11, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change
According to new research by scientists in Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States, retreating sea ice in the Iceland and Greenland seas will lead to colder weather in Europe. Warm weather in Western Europe is dependent upon a cold North Atlantic,...