Geoffrey Lean

@geoffreylean

World's longest-serving (56 yrs) environment journo. On Y Post, Observer, Indep, Telegraph. Also in Mail, i, Sun, Guardian, BBC, E Standard, Open Democracy etc.

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Sheep grazing may enhance grassland soil carbon storage

Earth.com says grasslands in Iceland stored more topsoil carbon with continued grazing, countering views of grazers as purely destructive.

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Thwaites Glacier Melting Faster Than Expected, Could Contribute Double Previous Sea-Level Rise Estimates

A post sharing Al Jazeera's reporting describes Thwaites as Senegal-sized and says it has lost ice for decades.

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UK hedgehog populations crashed by nearly 75% since 1981, extinction in much of Scotland

A comprehensive study finds hedgehogs extinct across much of Scotland, with rural UK populations declining by nearly three-quarters since 1981. Decline rate has more than doubled in the last decade, linked to habitat loss and intensive farming.

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Seven of nine planetary boundaries reportedly breached at record levels

Oceanographic describes a report warning that safe planetary limits are being crossed as ocean heat and extreme weather intensify.

1 Source, 27d ago, first seen 27d ago

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Sheep grazing may enhance grassland soil carbon storage

Thwaites Glacier Melting Faster Than Expected, Could Contribute Double Previous Sea-Level Rise Estimates

UK hedgehog populations crashed by nearly 75% since 1981, extinction in much of Scotland

Seven of nine planetary boundaries reportedly breached at record levels

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Sheep grazing may enhance grassland soil carbon storage

Thwaites Glacier Melting Faster Than Expected, Could Contribute Double Previous Sea-Level Rise Estimates

UK hedgehog populations crashed by nearly 75% since 1981, extinction in much of Scotland

Seven of nine planetary boundaries reportedly breached at record levels