UK to increase wind power generation
A new deal between the government and wind industry will mean that 30% of the UK's electricity will come from offshore wind farms by 2030; this will create new jobs in areas of coastline such as Norfolk and the north of Scotland, but environmentalists are concerned about where the other 70% of energy will come from and whether it will be environmentally-friendly
Rainfall in Greenland
Scientists have found that increasingly frequent rainfall in Greenland due to a warmer climate is having a detrimental impact on the surface ice; the rain (which should be falling as snow in the Artic winter) is melting the ice and thereby adding to sea level rise, rather than adding to the land ice store as it normally would
The spread of microplastics
Recent studies have shown that microplastics have now spread to every continent and can be found in oceans, rivers, and even groundwater stores and tap water; this plastic can cause harm to animals and humans if ingested, but a greater worry now is the bacteria carried on the plastic itself, which can cause infections such as gastroenteritis
A new deal between the government and wind industry will mean that 30% of the UK's electricity will come from offshore wind farms by 2030; this will create new jobs in areas of coastline such as Norfolk and the north of Scotland, but environmentalists are concerned about where the other 70% of energy will come from and whether it will be environmentally-friendly
Rainfall in Greenland
Scientists have found that increasingly frequent rainfall in Greenland due to a warmer climate is having a detrimental impact on the surface ice; the rain (which should be falling as snow in the Artic winter) is melting the ice and thereby adding to sea level rise, rather than adding to the land ice store as it normally would
The spread of microplastics
Recent studies have shown that microplastics have now spread to every continent and can be found in oceans, rivers, and even groundwater stores and tap water; this plastic can cause harm to animals and humans if ingested, but a greater worry now is the bacteria carried on the plastic itself, which can cause infections such as gastroenteritis