Avatarflipboard831512 hours agoElectricity upgrade plan includes miles of pylonsbbc.co.uk - By Simon JackThe UK's electricity network needs almost a further £60bn of upgrades to hit government decarbonisation targets by 2035, according to a new plan. Some 4,000 miles of undersea cables and 1,000 miles of power lines including pylons are needed, National Grid's Electricity Systems Operator said. The …
Avatarflipboard8315Banana prices to go up as temperatures rise, says expertbbc.co.uk - By Matt McGrathBananas are set to get more expensive as climate change hits a much-loved fruit, one of the world's top experts from the industry tells BBC News. Pascal Liu, senior economist at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, says climate impacts pose an "enormous threat" to supply, compounding the …
Avatarflipboard8315Grand Union Canal: Cooking oil used in takeaways dumped in canalbbc.co.uk - By Tom EdwardsLondon's canals are normally a quiet haven in the centre of the capital, but now a stretch of the longest one, is covered in a thick yellow greasy scum. Experts believe a large section of the Grand Union Canal has been deliberately polluted with dumped cooking oil. It has been declared a category 3 …
Avatarflipboard8315Heat Pumps Are More Popular Than Ever, But Are They Really Better Than Furnaces?The Spruce - Timothy DaleMany homes rely on a furnace for heat. This option is especially useful in colder climates that often experience sub-freezing temperatures. …
Avatarflipboard8315Kashmir's rare snowless winter sets off alarm bellsbbc.co.uk - By Auqib JaveedIn his 17 years of managing a hotel in Gulmarg, a picturesque town in Indian-administered Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad has never seen a season without snow. But this year, things are different: the snow-clad mountains in the region are oddly brown and barren. "This is unprecedented," Mr Ahmad, 50, says, …
Avatarflipboard8315‘Freeze of the century’ is coming to England with snow expected todayMetro - Josh MiltonDid anyone order a Scandinavian-style ‘freeze of the century’? Britain is set to be blanketed by ice and snow this week, with temperatures dipping …