Climate Change

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Thai authorities have launched an investigation after 72 tigers died from a suspected illness at a popular tourist park, raising urgent concerns over animal welfare standards, disease control and oversight within the country’s captive wildlife industry. Officials confirmed that the deaths occurred over a short period at a privately operated facility in Thailand known for allowing visitors close access to...

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online A 19th-century Victorian bridge facing structural decline could be preserved for future generations if vehicles are permanently banned from crossing it, according to conservation officials and local campaigners. Engineers have warned that continued exposure to modern traffic loads is accelerating deterioration in the historic structure, prompting renewed debate over whether heritage preservation should take precedence over vehicular access. The bridge,...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the South Wales valleys around Treherbert, a community has transformed its relationship with the surrounding woodland — turning a traumatic environmental wake‑up call into a blueprint for sustainable stewardship and community resilience. After devastating floods hit the village of Pentre in February 2020, local residents concluded that decades of industrial forestry and detached forest management had...

Published: 20 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a bold move likened to the historic fight against tobacco advertising, a growing number of cities around the world are outlawing adverts for fossil fuels, high‑carbon services, and other polluting products, aiming to curb climate change and reshape public norms. Critics have dubbed fossil fuel promotion “the new tobacco,” arguing that just as tobacco ads once...

Published: 21 February 2026, The English Chronicle Desk, The English Chronicle Online India’s iconic mango industry — long the pride of farmers from Maharashtra to Bihar — is facing an era of unprecedented unpredictability as climate change disrupts traditional patterns of flowering, fruiting and harvest. With erratic weather now the norm, scientists, exporters and growers are urging innovation and modern techniques to stabilise production, protect yields and maintain export quality....

Published: 19 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online As the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back from longstanding climate commitments, including dismantling foundational climate regulations, China is surging ahead to position itself as a dominant force in the clean energy era, reshaping global energy markets and geopolitical influence. In recent months Trump’s administration has repealed the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding” — a core legal...

Published: 19 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A stark climate analysis warns that the world is rapidly approaching a new era of global warming of around 1.7°C above pre‑industrial levels, a threshold that scientists say could make the impacts of climate change much more visible and damaging to economies, ecosystems and human life — and critics blame recent political shifts, including actions by US President Donald Trump,...

Published: 18 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A dangerous wildfire season is unfolding across the southwestern United States, where fast-moving blazes fuelled by strong winds, dry vegetation and critically low humidity have forced evacuations and pushed fire danger to unusually high levels for the time of year. Fire weather warnings, including Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches, have been issued across parts of Oklahoma,...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A fresh wave of Arctic air has pushed temperatures across the United Kingdom below freezing this week, triggering a series of weather warnings for snow, ice and hazardous conditions as winter grips the nation once again. Mother Nature’s chill has been felt far and wide, from the Scottish Highlands to northern England, Northern Ireland and parts of Wales,...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United Kingdom is bracing for further disruption as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow, following an Arctic blast that has already affected large swathes of the country. Authorities warn that the extreme conditions could lead to travel chaos, flooding, and power outages, with more than 70 areas across the UK expected to...