Environment

Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:30 UTC
BAS confirmed as world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research

A major new analysis has confirmed the UK’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as the world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. This was revealed during the Antarctic treaty Consultive Meeting, ATCM, recent May meeting in Japan that convened Antarctic Leaders and government official from across the world.
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Thursday, May 28th 2026 - 07:57 UTC
Falklands has a new officer qualified in Environmental Management QLS Level 5

Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, Business Development Officer, Clare Guest has been congratulated for having recently completed an Advanced Diploma in Environmental Management QLS Level 5 through Bristol Opus Leadership College.
Wednesday, May 27th 2026 - 18:36 UTC
Western Europe breaks heat records in mid-spring with deaths in United Kingdom and France

Several Western European countries this week broke historic temperature records for the boreal spring, in a heat wave described as “unprecedented” by national weather services in the United Kingdom and France, which has caused at least ten deaths and stretched the continent's health services. The episode is part of a trend of extreme events that the scientific community links directly to human-driven climate change, according to a study published on Tuesday that concluded that the temperature spikes “are primarily attributed to human driven climate change.”
Tuesday, May 26th 2026 - 08:14 UTC
United Kingdom records hottest May since 1922 with overnight temperature record

The United Kingdom registered on Tuesday its warmest dawn ever recorded for a May month, with a minimum temperature of 21.3 degrees Celsius in south London, according to the British Meteorological Office, known as the Met. The reading constitutes what meteorologists call a “tropical night,” a category reserved for periods in which the overnight temperature does not fall below 20 degrees, an unusual phenomenon for this time of year in the British Isles.
Friday, May 22nd 2026 - 23:12 UTC
Humpback whales observation show they moved between Australia and Brazil, the longest travel distance ever

Two humpback whales have been sighted in separate breeding grounds off Australia and Brazil, the first time scientists have seen the species travel such vast distances across the Southern Ocean during their lifetimes.
Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 18:41 UTC
Gentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Latest Scientists Research, Smithsonian Magazine

A new study indicates that the adaptable marine birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess threats to Gentoos. (Piece by Carlyn Kranking, Associate Web Editor, Science, Communications Biology)
Wednesday, May 20th 2026 - 23:49 UTC
Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office asks not to renew license of country's sole uranium mine

Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday recommended that the Brazilian Institute of Environment (Ibama) not renew the environmental license of the country's only uranium mine, in operation since 1999, until the responsible company duly consults the quilombola communities potentially affected by the activity. The recommendation does not amount to a definitive closure of operations, but it does entail a suspension conditional on compliance with the requirement of prior consultation of the populations affected by the project, in line with the national and international norms in force.
Thursday, May 14th 2026 - 16:52 UTC
UK ‘Zero Net’ Miliband’s policy questioned as a threat to British security, ‘China dominates all the green technology’

The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband has been accused of handing Beijing a “kill switch” over the British economy, after claiming that green energy will end the UK's reliance on Vladimir Putin’s Russia for its fuel needs.
Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 14:14 UTC
Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies in the latter half of 2026 and into 2027.
Monday, May 11th 2026 - 07:00 UTC
New Darwin Plus Funding Round, 2026, for South Georgia

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is therefore delighted to announce a new round of Darwin Plus funding following the recent pause in the program, and welcome applications that will contribute to the broader aims of the Government.