Climate
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For lunch today: locusts, crickets and worms
Could eating insects save the human race? With the global population expanding fast, experts are worried the planet may run out of food. One good answer would be to eat more bugs...
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The family that gave up plastic
Should you cut out plastic for a week? People are becoming more aware of the issue of plastic pollution. One journalist decided to avoid the material for seven days. He found it very hard…
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Woodland revolution inspires huge new forest
Is this really the best way to spend so much money? Praiseworthy though it is, the new Northern Forest will cost around £500 million by the time all the trees have been planted.
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Yes it really is snowing in the Sahara
How worried should we be about weird weather? Snow in the world’s most famous desert. Alligators in ice. Boiling bats. And these are just a few of the freak events of last week.
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Starving bear highlights climate crisis
Can a video help fight climate change? This week heartbreaking footage of a starving polar bear has been beamed around the world. Some blame melting ice for the animal’s terrible condition.
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‘Let it snow!’ An Arctic blast is on its way…
Is the weather outside frightful? Or delightful? Meteorologists say that a wave of Arctic air will soon bring cold winds, frost, and perhaps even snowstorms to Europe and North America.
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Nightmare in paradise as Bali volcano rumbles
Are volcanoes the greatest threat to mankind? On the Indonesian island of Bali, Mount Agung could be about to erupt in a big way. However, it is not the world’s most dangerous volcano…
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London buses to be powered by... coffee?
Should all transport use biofuels? A British technology company has managed to turn coffee waste into fuel. Now Transport for London says this will help to keep its iconic red buses running.
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Big freeze as ice, frost and snow forecast
Is winter the best season? Experts are forecasting the coldest winter for years. And whilst many are wrapping up, some think that the chilly season is the cheeriest of them all.
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Disaster warning as insect numbers plunge
Should insects have rights? The numbers of flying insects, such as butterflies and bees, have declined by three-quarters in 25 years. Scientists fear this will cause “ecological armageddon”.
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Plastic is killing oceans, warns Attenborough
Can TV change the world? David Attenborough, the famous naturalist, hopes so. His new TV series Blue Planet II warns the world about the dangers of plastic. He...
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Worst storm in 30 years hits UK
Is a bit of bad weather good for you? Compared to many other countries around the world, the UK has a famously mild climate. On Monday, however, hurricane Ophelia caused significant damage.
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‘Build bicycle-only cities!’ says architect
The first bicycle was invented 200 years ago. It changed for ever the way human beings travel. Now, one man is calling for a bicycle-only city called “Velotopia”. Should cars be banned?
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Natural disasters and the media
The news is full of Texas floods, but millions of people have been affected by floods in South Asia too. Natural disasters affect many countries — why do we only hear about those in America?
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Trump travels to Texas as Storm Harvey rages
More than a trillion gallons of water has fallen on Harris County in Texas, flooding Houston. Yesterday, President Trump arrived to support victims. Has he responded well to the disaster?