Danny Halpin

#ImageOfTheDay #StormIsha has brought strong winds and heavy rain to #Ireland 🇨🇮 and the #UK 🇬🇧 Thousands of people 🧍 have been left without power ⚡️ ⬇️#Copernicus #Sentinel3 🇪🇺🛰️ image of 21 January

✊Historic moment for PA Media editorial staff in their push for NUJ recognition. nuj.org.uk/resource/histo…

Oil from new licences ‘would make little difference’ to UK energy security New @ECIU_UK analysis finds it would account for less than 1% of that used domestically in 2030: ✍️ @DannyHalpin17 independent.co.uk/news/uk/oil-no…

@SirGeogy Hey Simon, can you confirm you're happy for us to use this video and that you took it yourself and it hasn't been AI-generated or edited in any way?

Here is the scandal of untreated sewage overtopping from storm tanks and flowing across paths to form pools of effluent in public open space used for recreation this happens every time the River Mole rises >2.5mASD at #Horley STW! EA this has impact and is a Cat 2 pollution!

"I don’t want ramblers or walkers to be at risk of hurting themselves because they come across potentially dangerous machinery that really, is for those who know how to work it not people just wandering through" - shadow environment secretary Steve Reed independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Green groups criticise Chancellor for “tinkering at the edges” of the net zero transition in his autumn statement by failing to announce enough bold reforms: ✍️ @DannyHalpin17 independent.co.uk/news/uk/chance…

The daily global average temperature exceeded 2C above pre-industrial norm for the first time last week. standard.co.uk/news/environme…

🌡️  ERA5 data from @CopernicusECMWF indicates that 17 November was the first day that the global temperature exceeded 2°C above pre-industrial levels, reaching 2.07°C above the 1850-1900 average and the provisional ERA5 value for 18 November is 2.06°C.

#Climate change making UK stormier and wetter Many parts of the UK were preparing for the second storm in as many weeks with warnings issued for flooding, heavy rain and high winds. @DannyHalpin17 bit.ly/3Sp6sSV

People affected by flooding from Storm Babet have said the Government offer of a £500 cash grant, council tax relief or funding towards repairs and flood protection, is “too little too late” ✍️: @sarahping_ and @DannyHalpin17 standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - and therefore sea level rise - is speeding up and has become inevitable throughout this century even if we meet the Paris Agreement, a new study has found. standard.co.uk/news/science/h…

“It is just as important for us to invest in renewables as it is to invest in Abrams tanks and Blackhawk helicopters and F-35 fighter jets" - US Senator Tammy Duckworth, describing climate change as a "national security issue". independent.co.uk/business/uk-an…

Up to 1.5 million UK properties at risk of flooding due to melting Arctic ice - MPs call for greater research and attention towards the polar north. independent.co.uk/climate-change…

More than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk, with almost half showing “no sign of recovery”, scientists have said, who believe climate change is probably responsible ✍️: @DannyHalpin17 independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Feels morbidly appropriate to revisit this 1964 sci-fi novel.

Another month, another heat record... standard.co.uk/news/environme…

Adnoc is expected to increase production of oil and gas this decade while its CEO heads this year's climate negotiations. independent.co.uk/climate-change…

One attendee is clearly worn out from the excitement of hearing Rishi Sunak's pledges...

I spoke with @ChrisGPackham this morning at a protest he organised outside Defra - "It doesn't matter whether you're into bats, bumblebees, butterflies, birds, bugs or badgers - ultimately, we need to come together", he said. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

"We’ve never actually had such a good understanding of the state of nature in the United Kingdom and we’ve never had such a good understanding of how we might fix it", said Prof Richard Gregory of the RSPB, yet the decline continues. independent.co.uk/climate-change…