Nature and Environment

A 'Month's Worth Of Rain In 2 Days' To Hit As Severe Weather Warnings Issued

“The heaviest and most persistent rain is still to come."
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Drones Mobilised To Battle Ravens Eating Baby Tortoises In California Desert

The machines are coating bird eggs with oil so they won't hatch to feast on dwindling desert tortoise populations.
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Andrea Leadsom Says She Would Declare Climate Emergency As PM

UK has "massive opportunity" to "lead the world", says Brexiteer.
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Our Rivers And Canals Get Clogged With Plastic – But You Can Do Something About It

Join the Towpath Taskforce to clean our 'plastics highways'.
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Australia Experiences Rare Snowfall

Snow fights and sledding were all the rage across Eastern Australia with wild weather conditions creating a winter wonderland. Damaging winds and large swells caused travel delays across Sydney and dumped snow on the northern state of Queensland, which is a rare occasion for the usually sunshine drenched region.
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First Day Of Summer Delivered Hottest Temperature Of The Year So Far

"It’s hot for the time of year."
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You’ve Got One Decent Day Of Weather This Weekend So Make The Most Of It

There will be warm weather. There will also be rain.
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'Baaaaaaaaa bye': Philippines Ships 69 Containers Of Rubbish Back To Canada

Teodoro Locsin, the foreign secretary, bid farewell to the waste on Twitter.
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Extinction Rebellion Could Use Drones To Shut Heathrow Airport Over Summer

"Holiday makers are being given advance notice to change travel plans," the group said in a statement.
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Malaysia To Return UK’s Plastic Trash

Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the US, UK, Canada and Australia. It comes as a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations. Malaysia became the world's main destination for plastic waste after China banned its import last year, disrupting the flow of more than seven million tonnes of trash.
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