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Ideal skiing conditions on northern hills – Country diary, 3 January 1969
NorthumberlandThe north wind doth blow and then we shall have snow and also a surprising number of individuals are satisfied…
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Country diary: deer still roam this forest where King John hunted
ight-time in the woods. A waning crescent moon reclines while in the branches of the oak tree. There’s no path;…
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Flood defences: how willow became an all-natural defender
One December night few years ago, more rain fell over Cumbria than ever recorded before. Simon Peet’s farm in Langwathby,…
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Cabinet papers 1996-1997: how Australia worked to water down Kyoto climate targets
Like the Keating government before it, the Howard government of 1996 and 1997 was deeply resistant to taking any action…
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Weatherwatch: global wind speeds weakening over land
cross by far the land masses, measured wind speeds are actually mysteriously weakening for the past 50 or more years,…
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‘It’s a free-for-all’: shutdown brings turmoil to beloved US national parks
Campers at Joshua Tree national park in southern California’s deserts were reporting squabbles as different visitors laid says it will…
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Beer-brewing Trappist monks put faith in plants to cut back water waste
Koningshoeven abbey is truly one of only 13 places worldwide to brew Trappist beer, as well as products have won…
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Dakota Access pipeline developer misses year-end deadline to plant trees
The developer with the Dakota Access oil pipeline missed a year-end deadline to plant numerous trees across the pipeline corridor…
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Here we are at politicians to create ‘stark choices’ over java prices
Politicians must persuade customers to make dramatic changes in your lifestyle if devastating climatic change and mass extinctions will be…
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Country diary: nature’s minute and various works
he greys and greens of lichens, mosses and ferns on the wall capture my attention. Walking past Wenlock priory within…
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