The Beatles' Cedar Tree in Chiswick, west London, which is about 300 years old, was nominated because the band perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in a video for their song Rain in 1966.
The planned weakening of environmental regulations for small housebuilders could allow for the construction on an area larger than the Yorkshire Dales without ensuring biodiversity restoration.
The device mimics natural processes by absorbing atmospheric water vapor at night using a hydrogel-based material shaped like bubble wrap, maximizing surface area.
A wildfire response vehicle was deployed at the incident. These vehicles provide off-road capability enabling the transportation of additional equipment closer to fires on open ground. Each vehicle carries approximately 475 litres of water, a backpack blower, ear defenders, beaters and misting lance technology, which allows firefighters to pump water and drive, enabling them to tackle grass fires more quickly and safely.
More than 400 earthquakes rattled Mount Rainier over just 12 hours on Tuesday, sparking fears of a potential eruption due to volcanic unrest. The US Geological Survey emphasized that Rainier is still active, despite not having significant eruptions in over 1,000 years. The tremors are attributed to hot fluids circulating through rock fractures rather than rising magma. Monitoring continues with a network of sensors, although current earthquake activity is not cause for concern, remaining at a GREEN / NORMAL alert level.
On Sept. 1, 2022, under an almost-full moon, a male wolf slipped into a paddock in the hamlet of Burgdorf-Beinhorn in Germany, following the scent of Dolly, a sweet chestnut mare. This act of predation highlights the complex relationship between humans and wolves, especially as wolf populations recover across Europe after years of persecution.
"We are able to market it as two products," Arbor co-founder and CEO Brad Hartwig told TechCrunch. "We're selling carbon-free base load energy as well as net [carbon] removals."
Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz and his son claimed that the Department of Transportation's plan for the bike lanes is not safety-oriented, but rather part of an anti-car agenda.
Kelly Ramsey, the first woman in nearly a decade to join the Rowdy River Hotshots, shares insights from her memoir detailing her two years as a wildland firefighter.
Submerged in about 40 meters of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity - a durability mark that demonstrates the technology's commercial viability.