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Warmer weather, less rain on the way as La Niña wanes

La Niña will continue into summer, but there are signs of it “declining in strength” according to an update from the Bureau of Meteorology.

The New Daily

What is the Winter solstice as shortest day marked with rare Christmas shooting star

December 21 marks the shortest, and longest, day of the year. And it doesn't stop there as there's a chance to see the Ursid meteor shower - a celestial display which could see up to 10 meteors an hour.

Glasgow Live

Virgin Orbit finally granted licence for delayed UK space launch from Cornwall

The launch was due to happen in December but will now take place after Christmas

Birmingham Post

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Botticelli’s Secret by Joseph Luzzi review – a great mystery in the picture

Why did Botticelli endure centuries of obscurity? And what happened to those Dante illustrations? A fresh account of the Renaissance explores the answer

The Guardian - UK

6.4 magnitude earthquake causes injuries, damage, power outages on Northern California coast

FERNDALE, Calif. — A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted the Northern California coastline near Eureka on Tuesday morning, causing violent shaking that pushed some homes from their foundations and power outages affecting tens of thousands of people.

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COP15's Global Biodiversity Framework must advance Indigenous-led conservation to halt biodiversity loss by 2030

In the early hours of Dec. 19 — the last day of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) conference in Montréal — the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted their new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

The Conversation

Five ways you can help stop biodiversity loss in your area – and around the world

Biodiversity refers to the variety of life found on Earth and underpins the natural systems which grow our food, cleanse our air and water and regulate our climate. Human life cannot exist without it. But around one million animal and plant species are now threatened by extinction.

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Winter solstice 2024: When does winter start?

When does winter start in 2024? Here's the science of the winter solstice, and why its the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

LiveScience

Five winter solstice practices that honor the dark time of year — and Earth's rhythms

LOS ANGELES — Once again we have entered the time of the winter solstice — when daylight is scarce and the creeping darkness seems to whisper: Slow down. Turn inward. Fortify yourself against the long, cold night ahead.

Los Angeles Times

Biodiversity: one way to help countries stick to their commitments to restore nature

When a hydropower dam in Argentina threatened to wipe out the hooded grebe, a bird found nowhere else on Earth, a local fishing community turned to the law for help.

The Conversation

Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement

To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs, almost 200 countries have signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, promising to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The Kunming-Montreal agreement is not legally binding but it will require signatories to report their progress towards…

The Conversation

Met Office predicts 2023 will be 'one of the hottest years on record'

Earth's average temperature has been rising for years.

Daily Record

NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years

It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA's InSight lander on Mars

The Independent UK

Avatar: The Way of Water – the new aliens, daddy issues and Cameron’s message – discuss with spoilers

As we take a deeper dive into Pandora’s depths will this turn out to be The Empire Strikes Back of the seven-film saga?

The Guardian - UK

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Inverse

36-year-study finds weird weather cycles on Jupiter

Jupiter doesn't have seasons, but it does have regular warm and cool cycles, according to 36 years of data from Voyager, Cassini, and ground-based telescopes.

The Independent UK

Winter solstice 2022: Everything you need to know about the shortest day of the year

Several Christmas traditions have roots in the ancient Yule festival

Birmingham Post

NASA launches mission to survey Earth's water with help from Cornish company

The spacecraft will provide insights into how oceans influence climate change and how a warming world affects lakes and rivers

Daily Mirror

Strictly's Helen Skelton is 'back to earth with a bang' as she looks after kids in costume

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has been living her best life on Strictly since September, but she was back to mummy duties this week as she joked about her chaotic food shop with her three little ones

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'This may be the last image I can send': NASA's InSight Mars lander posts emotional farewell

InSight's four-year mission is winding down as Martian dust covers the lander's solar panels, draining its power.

The Independent UK

As climate clock ticks, aviator races to photograph glaciers

Earth’s glaciers are melting at an alarming rate and aviator Garrett Fisher is on a mission to photograph them all before they disappear

The Guardian - AU

Cop15: what does the biodiversity pact mean for Australia’s land, sea and threatened species?

The pact has been likened to the Paris agreement for climate and commits countries to targets to protect and restore biodiversity

Reuters

Stronger, faster, higher: How North Korea built a fearsome missile arsenal

North Korea could hit almost anywhere on earth with a ballistic missile, analysts say, a capability it has honed alongside a wide variety of shorter-range weapons with comprehensive testing that includes a record-setting number of launches in 2022.

Bangkok Post

Organika's new scents are like 'Heaven On Earth'

This festive season Organika opens a new episode with the Book of Scents gift set from the Heaven On Earth collection.

Salon

The cynic's guide to evolution

What if life isn't calculating, but more akin to a "puppy running amok," accidentally destroying its own habitat?

The Guardian - UK

Objection by DRC sours ‘paradigm-changing’ Cop15 biodiversity deal

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last-minute bid for additional funds was dismissed on a legal technicality

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