Adam Vaughan
New Scientist
United Kingdom
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We’re on course to hit six climate tipping points in the 2030s
Die-off of coral reefs, collapsing ice sheets and thawing permafrost are among the runaway processes that are likely to kick in if we exceed 1.5°C of warming → Read More
Pine marten seen in London for the first time in more than 100 years
A camera trap set up in Kingston, London, to monitor hedgehogs caught sight of a pine marten – an extremely rare sight in southern England → Read More
Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?
The new UK prime minister says ending a moratorium on fracking will “get gas flowing” within six months, but there are many reasons why a boom is unlikely → Read More
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Climate change concern over new energy policy chief
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who now oversees the UK government department responsible for energy and climate change, recently called to extract "every last drop" of oil and gas from the North Sea → Read More
UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears
People are buying up firewood and installing wood-burning stoves to heat their homes to reduce the impact of the hike in UK energy prices → Read More
UK toilets and showers will need water efficiency labels by 2025
Hopes for water and energy bill savings from new efficiency labels for toilets, taps, showers, dishwashers, washing machines and washer-dryers → Read More
Writing Gaia review: The letters of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis
Nearly forty years of letters between the two scientists who co-developed the paradigm-changing Gaia hypothesis make for fascinating, humanising reading → Read More
With drought in England more frequent, how can it keep water flowing?
A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term measures like major reservoirs and water transfers, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans → Read More
How can the UK secure its water supply as droughts get more frequent?
A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term measures like major reservoirs and water transfers, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans → Read More
These are the UK supermarket items with the worst environmental impact
Meat, fish and cheese top the list of food products with the biggest environmental impact, in new research that points the way to widespread eco labels → Read More
Climate change made UK 40°C heatwave at least 10 times more likely
The estimate is thought to be on the low side, because climate models are not doing a good job of reproducing how fast temperatures have risen in western Europe → Read More
40°C heatwave may have killed 1000 people in England and Wales
First estimate of extreme heat's impact suggests more than half of the deaths are expected to have been for people aged 85 and older → Read More
Temperature hits 40°C on the UK's hottest day on record
Heathrow Airport has provisionally recorded a temperature of 40.2°C, an event that would be extremely unlikely without climate change, and scientists warn that heatwaves will only get worse → Read More
Wild bison released in UK for first time as part of rewilding efforts
The release of four bison in a block of ancient woodland is expected to improve the area's biodiversity, in what could mark the first of a new wave of rewilding projects → Read More
UK prepares for health emergency with 50 per cent chance of 40°C heat
The Met Office says there is now a 20 per cent chance of temperatures hitting the milestone of 40°C for the first time, and a 40 per cent chance of a new record → Read More
Design work starts on European commercial fusion power station
The EuroFusion consortium hopes its DEMOnstration Power Plant will take fusion power from the lab to commercial electricity supply by 2054 → Read More
'Shocking' failure to insulate homes means UK will miss carbon goals
Independent Climate Change Committee criticises the UK government over energy efficiency and agriculture policies, but praises action on electric cars → Read More
We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report
Social, political and technology inertia mean the Paris Agreement’s temperature target is likely to be missed → Read More
More than 950 killed in magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Afghanistan
An earthquake near the city of Khōst in south-east Afghanistan has killed nearly a thousand people and injured hundreds → Read More
COP15: Canada to replace China as venue for UN biodiversity summit
The COP15 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be relocated to Montreal due to fears the Chinese government would postpone the event again → Read More