In a huge win for campaigners and First Nations people, an Australian court has upheld an appeal against the Santos gas extraction project in Narrabri. The Federal Court ruled that decisions over fossil fuel projects on native title land must take into account climate change impacts.
What’s going on here? MethaneSat blasted off in California on Monday aboard a SpaceX rocket, carrying with it fresh hope of stopping methane leaks. It’s on a mission to observe giant leaks of the potent greenhouse gas, and name and shame the worst polluters. What does this mean? American non-profit organisation the Environmental Defense Fund developed the satellite alongside the New Zealand…
The team that was responsible for the Little Amal sensation have announced a new project of migratory puppets: The Herd. These animal figures will travel over 20,000km in a new effort to raise awareness for the climate emergency.
Preparations are ramping up in France, where Paris will play host to this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games. This year’s event is the first to be affected by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) 2020 sustainability strategy, which outlines how the games should support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Here at Curious.Earth we often tell you to take part in climate action, or to join a climate group – but what does that really mean? If you don’t already have friends who are in climate groups and you’ve not taken part in activism before, the thought of turning up to a meeting can be daunting. What goes on? What do climate…
If you have kept up with the news in recent months, you are likely to have seen some striking images and videos of volcanic eruptions around the globe. No one can deny that volcanic eruptions are an astonishing, yet terrifying, sight. Despite a global effort from universities and research centres to monitor volcanoes, it can be an expensive task. There are around…
What’s going on here? Have you noticed more flowers blooming through winter? Data from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland shows that 2024 has seen more flowering plants than usual, thanks to unusually high temperatures in 2023. What does this mean? The 2024 Hunt ran from December 30th 2023 to the 2nd of January, and the results have just been released…
What’s going on here? Scientists have warned that melting permafrost in Siberia, northern Russia, could unleash ancient viruses and trigger another pandemic. These “zombie viruses”, also known as Methuselah microbes, have been frozen for thousands of years but could still have the potential to infect humans. What does this mean? As the name suggests, permafrost is frozen the majority of the time.…
What is going on here? From record-setting high temperatures and low snowfall, to a biting blast of cold; the shift in weather across North America has been a dramatic one. Huge disruption, economic losses and even fatalities have been the unfortunate outcomes. What does this mean? Our previous news article set the stage for this huge shift in weather. The warm weather…