Climate change

COP31 is the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Ad Feature Avicenna scholars attend COP31

A fundraising effort has been launched by a Blackpool cafe owner to raise money for those devastated by floods in Nepal

I'm a Nepalese business owner and I'm heartbroken by the floods

'I want to change the world' - Blackpool pupils win top marine conservation award

'I want to change the world' - Pupils win marine conservation award

The UK is set to swelter again in August.

Another heatwave set to sizzle

Lupin specialises in pharmaceutical products

Ad Feature Lupin named among world's most sustainable companies

Sefton Council kicks back at football ban claims. Photo: Denis - stock.adobe.com

Heatwaves causing injury concerns and costing football clubs thousands

Sagar Adani, Lord Adair Turner, Nigel Topping and Ian Blatchford attended the dialogue

Ad Feature Sagar Adani calls for faster electrification amid rising power demand

16 new rock groynes tobe built along the beach from Cocker Square (just north of North Pier) to Gynn Square, and from Bispham to Little Bispham. Pictures is a visualisation of what the project would look like once completed

Breaking 16 new rock groynes planned for North Blackpool and Bispham

Tom Nelson, co-founder of Nature Impact, and James Hilditch, co-founder and creative director at BearJam.

Ad Feature BearJam first to commit 1% of AI production budget to nature

The project has proved highly controversial

Major update on controversial plan for massive 96 turbine wind farm

New food waste bins are now starting to arrive at homes across Lancashire

New food waste bins arriving at homes - what residents need to know

Families across Fylde are being asked to help protect the coastline - by simply taking a photograph

You can help a £200m flood defence scheme - just by taking a photo

With Christmas Day approaching, many across Lancashire will be hoping for a festive dusting of snow

Snow verdict issued as Met Office weighs up white Christmas chances

A group of global leaders, activists and survivors are driving bold, sustained action at every level.

Ad Feature Global leader launch panel to end gender-based violence

Root veggies, brassicas, apples and pears will all be in season this month

Root veggies 'back on the menu' - 9 others in season this November

Hurricane Melissa pictured by satellite as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Monday evening

Why 'supercharged' Hurricane Melissa is so powerful - and dangerous
Scientists say the country will be left with a deep and permanent scar from this ‘beast of a storm’ 🌪
Amber Allott

From chillies to pears, beets to Jerusalem artichokes, there are plenty of exciting fruits and veggies in season now

26 hearty, flavourful fruits and vegetables in season this October

Cathie Carr took this picture at Granny's Bay - popular bit of seafront and beach near Fairhaven Lake.

Please don't touch our little black gadgets - this is what they're for

The weather over the past summer may trigger an especially vibrant display this autumn

Why autumn leaves may be more spectacular than ever this year

There are dozens of fruits and veggies in season this month

25 fruits and veggies in season now - why eating them helps the planet

University of Leeds farm pig in an outdoor shed

Why £1.1m research on pigs in Leeds could help save the planet

Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal lung infection caused by inhaling droplets of water contaminated with Legionella bacteria.

Take these five steps to protect yourself from Legionnaires’ disease

Temperatures reached a high of over 36C in one Liverpool classroom

School classrooms got ‘worryingly hot’ this term

Seven parks across Blackpool have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award.

Raising the Green Flag across Blackpool's outstanding parks

The effects of climate change could cost children days of school time each year, a government risk report says

3 ways climate change may soon impact schools - costing children days

Councillor Steven Livesey; Councillor Kenneth Minto; Chris Gregson, Public Rights of Way Officer for Lancashire County Council; Charlotte Hebditch, Estuary Restoration Officer for Wyre Rivers Trust; Wyre Council Officers and Coast and Countryside Rangers and Wyre Council Volunteers

Upgrade work at beauty spot completed - including new picnic benches

The EnergyTown game is marketed towards UK schoolchildren, and funded by energy giant Equinor

Warning over classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren
Campaigners have accused the educational game of targeting children with ‘propaganda’ 💻
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It will offer inhabitants round-the-clock electricity

Ad Feature Iraq’s first solar-powered village begins operating

Young people across the UK have a lot of big worries on their plates

5 of the biggest concerns for children in 2025

Tree planting in the Ribble Catchment

The staggering number of trees planted in Lancashire this year & why

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

A herd

Vital appeal to raise £5,000 for 'conservation cows'

How Tauheedul Girls High School will look when the solar panels are installed

Outstanding Lancashire high school set for an eco-friendly makeover

Changes are being made to commercial waste collections

Changes are being made to the way you dispose of your rubbish

Houses in the middle of a flooded area after Storm Laurence passed through El Palmar de Troya in southern Spain, before Martinho swept in.

Large areas of holiday hotspot on alert as rainstorms cause flooding

(Photo: Pexels)

6 of the best eco-friendly banks for sustainable spending in the UK

Inspiring young people to connect with nature and building greener schools are both on the government agenda

Three things the Government is doing to make schools 'greener'

More than 1,600 claims were made on home insurance policies over the 5 years

Brits have claimed £31m for flood damages between 2020 and 2024

Some of the trees on offer at the tree planting giveaway

Collaborative tree planting in Wyre this Winter

(Photos: Getty Images/Pexels)

The rules, fuels and regulations around wood burners for 2025

Stormy seas in Blackpool could be more frequent due to climate change

Climate Change strategy is vital to the future of people in Blackpool

Morecambe Bay

Lancashire seafood delicacy awarded special status

Higher sea levels could be a result of climate change in Blackpool

Blackpool is getting hotter as council approves new climate plans

Anchorsholme beach showing where sand has migrated exposing clay and cobbles

Go ahead for £11m grant to save Anchorsholme beach as sea levels rise

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Grace Hills, 36, transformed her street from a 'neglected patch of urban land' into a colourful wildflowers.

I filled my street with wildflowers to attract bees

Pupils from Ffynnon Taf Primary School celebrate their new heating system (Photo: Kensa/Supplied)

Ground-breaking new 'green' heating system warming up UK school

A pile of dead batteries. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Recycling expert explains what to do with your dead batteries

Bill Greene warned climate change would fuel immigration

Immigration question sparks heated debate at election hustings

The Magellanic penguins at Blackpool Zoo have welcomed some cute new baby chicks (Credit: Keeper Jason)

Magellanic penguins welcome adorable new baby chicks at Blackpool zoo

AI predictions show what impact climate change could have on major British cities. Photos via NightCafe

11 photos show how major cities could be transformed by climate change

What Britain will look like in the Year 3,000 according to AI. Photo by NightCafe

What your city will look like in Year 3000 - according to AI

A Spain holiday warning has been issued as a “major cockroach infestation” is expected to hit the popular destination this summer. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

'Cockroach infestation’ to hit holiday hotspot

Gran Canaria.

Watch: Booking a holiday? Tourism tax and airport delays explained

Jordan Wylie and Jordan Banks

Star of Channel 4's Hunted creating legacy for boy hit by lightning

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