Stephen Reid

Climate change making it harder to produce viable seeds, scientists say

Global hunger and malnutrition are on the rise, as are temperatures and water shortages. Humanity must adapt crops to the changing climate by breed...

Indian states must provide clean air and water or pay damages, supreme court rules

Judges give state governments six weeks to explain why they should not be held accountable for pollution failures

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The climate crisis is forcing us to drastically rethink our toilets

With the UK expected to suffer from water shortages by 2050, toilet manufacturers are turning to low-water alternatives. But do people really want ...

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WIRED UK

Sydney Is Running out of Water as Bushfires Rage

Sydney's water shortage is a mounting problem as wildfires are predicted to gain in strength and intensity this weekend.

EcoWatch

GroCycle Mushroom Farm Tour [Inside Our Low Tech Mushroom Farm]

Come take a look inside the GroCycle farm in this short mushroom farm tour. We show you around our: 1) Mixing & Inoculation Room 2) Mushroom Inc...

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YouTube

Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness

Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions?

Australia's rivers are running dry. This is how it's impacting on locals

Australia's Darling River is running dry, its most severe drought in a century. From inedible fish to tap water causing skin irritations, it's havi...

World Economic Forum

Venezuela's water system is collapsing as a million people exposed to contaminated supply

The brick shack on the outskirts of Venezuela’s capital is crowded with tubs, jugs and buckets. The water they hold must last the family of eight f...

More plastic water bottles being sold in UK than ever before

There are more plastic water bottles being sold in the UK than ever – and robust growth is expected for brands using alternative materials despite ...

The Politics of Waking Up: Why We're Hooked on Our Own Self Destruction

We like to believe that we are autonomous, but advertising has hijacked our human needs so totally that we are destroying our planet.

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Emerge

One of the biggest countries in the world is running out of drinking water

Some towns have already run completely dry.

World Economic Forum

'Critical': parts of regional NSW set to run out of water by November

WaterNSW warns without significant rain, Macquarie River will run dry, wiping out supply to Dubbo, Cobar, Nyngan and Narromine

Hundreds of fish lie dead on dried-up bed of once-beautiful British river ‘because of climate change’

A picturesque small river in the Chilterns has dried up, leaving hundreds of fish and shrimp dead, with experts and local action groups blaming cli...

It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains

Discovery raises new questions about the amount of plastic waste permeating the air, water, and soil virtually everywhere on Earth

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NASA worked out how to make food out of thin air - and it could feed billions

The Finnish company, Solar Foods, has designed a high-protein powder made from CO2, water and electricity.

World Economic Forum

Satellite data shows shrinking reservoirs that may spark major water crisis globally

It is not just Chennai, India's fifth largest city. Satellite data shows shrinking reservoirs that may spark major water crisis globally.

Geospatial World

Microplastics found in water, food and air the equivalent of eating a "credit card a week"

The London Economic | Microplastics found in water, food and air the equivalent of eating a “credit card a week” |

The London Economic

'There is no water. Why should people stay here?'

Some 500 million Indians are hit by drought - and lack of water is forcing many to leave their villages.

BBC News

Indian villages lie empty as drought forces thousands to flee

Sick and elderly left to fend for themselves with no end in sight to water crisis

People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds

Health effects of ingestion of microplastics via food, water and breathing still unknown

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'Social Breakdown and Outright Chaos': Civilization Headed for Collapse by 2050, New Climate Report Warns

"A high-end 2050 scenario finds a world in social breakdown and outright chaos. But a short window of opportunity exists for an emergency, global m...

EcoWatch

Fast Fashion Is the Second Dirtiest Industry in the World, Next to Big Oil

By Glynis Sweeny“The clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world ... second only to oil," the recipient of an environmental award...

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EcoWatch

These gorgeous tiny houses can operate entirely off the grid

It can even generate its own water.