Ward: Infrastructure

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PFAS concentrations can double with every step up the food chain

A new UNSW-led global meta-analysis shows that PFAS concentrations can double at every step up the food chain, leaving top predators—and humans—potentially exposed to higher chemical loads.

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Can camera traps improve conservation outcomes?

While Australia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, we also have some of the highest extinction rates.

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Artificial metabolism turns waste CO₂ into useful chemicals

In a breakthrough that defies nature, Northwestern University and Stanford University synthetic biologists have created a new artificial metabolism that transforms waste carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful biological building blocks.

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The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool

Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.

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Halfway through Florida's bear hunt, state officials won't say how many bears are dead

Florida's first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count.

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New York's Congestion Pricing Is Working. Five Charts Show How

Nearly a year ago, New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The goal of the congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the US, was to improve air quality and raise $15 billion to upgrade the city’s extensive — and aging —…

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Boiling live crabs, lobsters to be banned in UK animal rights crackdown

The move comes after laws in 2022 recognised that crabs, lobsters, crayfish and squid were sentient and could feel pain.

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Victoria to get first publicly owned windfarm with 33-turbine Latrobe valley project

Advocates say State Electricity Commission’s $650m Delburn windfarm will be a ‘new chapter’ for region previously home to Hazelwood coal power stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria …

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Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center

Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite

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Swiss court to hear Indonesian islanders’ climate case against cement giant

Four residents of Pari, a low-lying Indonesian island, filed the complaint in January 2023.

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Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

Commentary by David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun; Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Published November 25, 2025 Introduction Tehran is experiencing an unprecedented water crisis. Satellite imagery analysis shows that key reservoirs that feed the capital are far below their…

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The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.

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US Official Time Standard Slowed Down Last Week Following Massive Storm

You probably didn't even notice.

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Climate Models Got It Wrong: Plants Can’t Absorb As Much CO₂ As We Thought

Overestimated nitrogen availability has led climate models to exaggerate how much plant growth can offset rising CO2 levels. Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major driver of climate change. At the same time, higher CO2 concentrations can encourage plants to grow faster, which …

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2025 likely to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office

Scientists could not be clearer that human-caused climate change is driving the UK's warming trend.

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Christmas Weather Map Predicts Record-Breaking Heat Across the US

In some areas, the weather could feel more like May than late December.

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Record-Breaking Warm Temperatures Forecast for Christmas Across the U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures are expected across the United States this week, with many places hitting record highs and record-high lows.

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Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn't ready for it

When a crisis strikes, rumors and conspiracy theories often spread faster than emergency officials can respond and issue corrections.

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A Tiny Power Module Could Help Solve the World’s Growing Energy Crisis

The world’s energy demand is rising, and NREL’s ULIS power module could help meet it. Demand for energy worldwide is climbing rapidly, driven in part by power hungry data centers that support artificial intelligence and by growth in manufacturing. Meeting these expanding energy needs is becoming an …

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Chance of ‘odd wintry flurry’ of snow in UK for a white Christmas – Met Office

South coast most likely to see snowflakes, though a full festive blanketing has been unlikely for decades now While ongoing showers might suggest this Christmas will be a washout, experts say a wintry snap is on its way and some areas of the UK might even have a white Christmas.According to the Met …