Nature and Environment
Climate change is often placed as an issue to tackle in the future, but the health effects of these environmental shocks and stressors can be observed already today
A low of minus 11.7C was recorded at Chillingham Barns in Northumberland.
February began with the coldest night for seven years.
Schools had to close in Bangkok this week as air pollution reached hazardous levels. Thai authorities launched five water-spraying drones over the city in the hope that they could take some of the dust particles out of the air. Critics say the drones are a PR stunt and that the authorities need to take stronger action in getting air quality back to safe levels. Bangkok is currently the fifth most polluted city in the world.
As part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), a male Sumatran tiger, Asim, was transferred from Denmark to be a mate for London Zoo's resident female tiger, Melati. The aim of the programme is to save the species from extinction.
With the UK and Ireland waking up to a blanket of snow and ice, the Met Office say the roads, schools and airports could be affected until Friday.
Hundreds of thousands of fish have died on a stretch of a major Australian river in New South Wales, in the third mass incident in recent weeks. The suspected cause is hot weather leading to an algal bloom that has starved the water of oxygen.
There is no excuse for this excessive use of plastic when there are environmentally-friendly alternatives
Sir David Attenborough was interviewed on stage by the Duke of Cambridge at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. They discussed Attenborough’s world famous documentaries, environmental activism and climate change. The 92-year-old broadcaster called on the political and business leaders in the room to care for the natural world.
The 92-year-old warned we must wake up to our impact on the natural world.