Drone sighting temporarily disrupts traffic at Norway's Oslo airport
Norway's Oslo Airport temporarily paused one or several landings early on Monday (6 October) after a report of a drone sighting near the airport, its ...
As countries ramp up offshore wind farms to meet climate goals, scientists are warning about a growing issue: wind farms accidentally draining energy from one another — a phenomenon now nicknamed “wind theft.”
It’s caused by the wake effect — the drop in wind speed that happens behind turbines after they extract energy from the air. In large offshore wind farms, this slowdown can stretch for more than 100 km and reduce the energy output of nearby wind farms by 10% or more.
While the term wind theft is misleading — nobody owns the wind — the economic impact is real. Several developers in the UK are already in disputes, and experts warn that cross-border tensions could follow as Europe’s seas fill with turbines.
“Even small wake effects can threaten investment returns,” said Eirik Finserås, a Norwegian lawyer who studied the issue. Countries like the UK and China are now launching major research projects to better model wake patterns and plan smarter.
The EU is under pressure to triple offshore wind capacity by 2030. But without clear rules and coordination, experts say the rush to claim the best locations could trigger what’s being called a “race to the water,” potentially risking marine ecosystems and increasing energy uncertainty.
“This is not just a technical challenge,” said Pablo Ouro from the University of Manchester. “It’s a planning and policy challenge. We need to fix it — fast — to stay on track for net zero.”
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
On the second day of Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW), attention centred on strengthening international cooperation, accelerating the transition to clean energy, and ensuring a fair and inclusive approach.
Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday.
When Climate Week kicks off in New York City on Sunday (21 September), it will mark the largest event of its kind yet, with organisers reporting a record number of companies participating and more events than ever before.
Rising temperatures are taking a mounting toll on Bangladesh, with heat-related illnesses and productivity losses costing the economy up to $1.78 billion - about 0.4% of GDP - in 2024, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday
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