03 Jun 2025

Image: Shipping containers – Teng Yuhong   In a significant maritime incident, the Liberia-flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3 sank approximately 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi, Kerala, on 25th May 2025, triggering a substantial oil spill and raising serious environmental concerns. The vessel was enroute from Vizhinjam to Kochi when it capsized […]

02 Mar 2021

Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest in a millennium, say scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/25/atlantic-ocean-circulation-at-weakest-in-a-millennium-say-scientists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other  Potsdam Institute: 02/25/2021 – ‘Never before in over 1000 years the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as Gulf Stream System, has been as weak as in the last decades. This is the result of a new study by scientists from Ireland, Britain […]

24 Feb 2021

Climate crisis hits ‘worst case scenario’ levels – Environment Agency head Sir James Bevan says extreme flooding in UK indicates urgent need for change if humanity is to survive The climate emergency is already hitting “worst case scenario” levels that if left unchecked will lead to the collapse of ecosystems, with dire consequences for humanity, […]

11 Jan 2020

2030 the developing target for organisations to meet Net Zero: In its 125th anniversary year, the National Trust announces it will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.  This will include planting 20 million trees in 10 years – increasing tree coverage on NT land from 10% to 17%. Climate Assembly UK was commissioned by […]