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LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing risk

Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the building materials, furniture, paints, plastics and electronics inside them.

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UK infrastructure isn’t climate-crisis ready

Letters: The UK’s road, rail and other vital networks are threatened by global warming, warns Dr Janet Young

The Guardian - UK

How the world’s tallest bridge saves thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions

Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world. At 343 metres, it’s taller than the Eiffel Tower or indeed any skyscraper in western Europe.

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Red squirrels fed on peanuts have weaker jaws – here’s why that matters for conservation

Red squirrels have been replaced over a large part of Great Britain by the non-native grey squirrel, introduced from North America in the late 19th century. Today, the British population of red squirrels (approximately 287,000) is mostly restricted to Scotland, northern England and some offshore islands.

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What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget

Have budget cuts fuelled the Los Angeles fires? Mayor Bass defends decisions as winds drive blazes.

Al Jazeera

Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world

Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re very fortunate’: stargazers to see almost all planets aligned in the night sky at the same time

Expert says the planet parade will be best viewed around 21 January and recommends downloading a sky map app to help see when the planets align

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A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations about what caused this crisis. But as an engineering professor who lives in Los Angeles and has studied extreme events and natural and human-caused disasters for…

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‘I applaud the EPA’: agency launches formal review of five toxic chemicals

Review could lead to bans on plastic chemicals including vinyl chloride, compound at center of 2023 Ohio train wreck

The Guardian - US

3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show

Exclusive: Newly uncovered documents reveal chemicals giant was aware ‘environmentally neutral’ products did not biodegrade

The Guardian - UK

Scouts embrace rewilding to connect UK teenagers with nature

Adventure centre projects will promote interest in natural world, boosting young people’s wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species

Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks

The Guardian - UK

‘High-risk sites’: where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots?

An Environment Agency report has identified more than 10,000 ‘high-risk sites’ contaminated with PFAS

The Guardian - UK

RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show

Sampling results show ‘extremely concerning’ concentrations of PFOS and PFOA at sites across UK

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Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group

British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Wind in the willows and much more besides

Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury: I have many memorable sightings of kingfishers, and this is one of my favourites, taken with a pint at a small window table

The Guardian - UK

‘A viable business’: Rolls-Royce banking on success of small modular reactors

UK firm in vanguard of companies arguing SMRs are quicker and cheaper option than large Hinkley-sized nuclear plants

Al Jazeera

India’s disappearing camels: How a law to save them is wiping them out

As global camel population rises, it’s on drastic decline in India. Experts say law passed in Rajasthan is main reason.

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Nothing new under the sun: Australia’s long history of missed chances to build sustainable homes

Australians are no strangers to housing crises. Some will even remember the crisis that followed the second world war. As well as producing the popular mid-century modern style of architecture, these post-war decades were a time of struggle.

The Conversation

Lynx in Scotland: why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common

For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland.

The Conversation

Property developers installing as few as half of promised ecological features – new report

The UK is currently one of the world’s most biodiversity-depleted countries. Urbanisation is a known driver of the nature crisis. This means that the planning system, which regulates development in the UK, plays a crucial role in protecting nature from harm.

The Guardian - UK

Climate activists who target artworks ‘using Suffragette tactics’, says artist

Alex Margo Arden says ‘symbolic damage’ helped force public conversation about climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’

Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through

The Guardian - UK

Five years, multiple deaths: what is happening at the home of the last captive whales in Canada?

Ontario’s Marineland lost five belugas last year, which the park’s management puts down to the ‘circle of life’. But activists claim animal welfare is at stake

Al Jazeera

Where are the LA fires still burning, and why are they so destructive?

The wildfires raging through Los Angeles are the most destructive and likely the deadliest in the county’s history.

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