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‘Incredibly unusual’ bird migrating from Siberia found in Cumbria – killed by cat

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:00:20 +0000

Siberian rubythroat was thousands of miles off course from its route to winter in south or south-east Asia

A bird that flies south from its breeding grounds in Siberia to winter in south and south-east Asia has been found thousands of miles off course in Cumbria. Regrettably, it was found by a cat.

Chris Hind, Cumbria’s county recorder for birds, said it was “extraordinary” that a Siberian rubythroat was found on his patch, albeit dead. There have been only 17 recorded instances of the bird in the UK, 15 of those in the northern Scottish isles.

UK’s biggest insurer hit by rise in subsidence claims after record hot summer

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:37:31 +0000

Increase reported by Aviva after Hastings Direct said claims were up 140% in August and Axa said it had been a ‘surge year’

The UK’s largest insurer has been hit by a rise in subsidence claims after an extremely hot summer left households across the country grappling with the fallout from the growing climate crisis.

Aviva said on Friday it had experienced the jump amid an industry-wide surge in households filing subsidence claims with their insurers to cover repairs, which typically are needed to address cracks, sloping floors, and off-kilter doors and windows.

New York is running out of room for its waste even with Statue of Liberty-sized landfill

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:30:18 +0000

One company is proposing elongating the life of the dump, pungent smell and all, several more decades

As a visual representation of how New York is running out of places to put its waste, the largest active landfill in the state is a striking one. The hulking Seneca Meadows landfill is already the height of the Statue of Liberty and its operators are seeking to raise it even further, to the consternation of nearby residents.

A super El Niño brings startling changes for marine life on California coast: ‘like nothing we’ve ever seen’

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:19 +0000

Water temperatures are climbing the charts, high tides are swallowing the shoreline and vital parts of the food web that feed ocean diversity are disappearing

On a picturesque autumn afternoon last week, the beaches of California’s Monterey Bay were teeming with life and death.

El Niño will increase risk of death in childbirth for millions, say midwives

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:18 +0000

Effects of extreme weather expected in countries that already have high maternal and newborn death rates

El Niño stokes a higher risk of death in childbirth for millions of women in the world’s harshest crisis zones, midwives have warned.

Converging waves of weather – floods, cyclones and extreme heat – forecast to peak in the coming months will prove fatal for many, especially pregnant women, who face being cut off from hospital when in labour.

Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:49:19 +0000

Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week

Week in wildlife: Scottish beavers, running giraffes and good news for dormice

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:13 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Cop31 live: ‘You cannot build peace on a burning planet’, warns UN chief Guterres in final climate summit speech

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:55:03 +0000

Debate over climate science, transition away from fossil fuels, electrification and climate finance can begin in earnest as world leaders leave UN summit

Far away from the conference centre, Norway’s supreme court has declared the state’s decision to award three permits for oil and gasfields in the North Sea invalid, as it had not accounted for the harm caused by burning the fuels.

Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:00:12 +0000

Research finds highest levels of cancer-related PAH pollutants in cities that have widespread wood heating

Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as exposure to traffic exhaust, suggests new research across six European towns and cities.