UK: the year in climate change

It was a year of fire and storms, of crumbling cliffs and falling trees, all of which put a huge strain on flora and fauna, according to an annual audit of the impact of the weather on nature in the UK. There were many losers, including rare birds and mammals displaced by blazes on uplands in the north of England and Northern Ireland, but also winners, from crickets heard singing for the first time in newly colonised places to the grey seals that enjoyed a good breeding season despite the turmoil.

The National Trust said this helter-skelter picture was the new normal because of the climate emergency, and age-old patterns of nature and the very shape of the UK were undergoing quick – and permanent – change.

Guardian 27th Dec 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/27/how-new-normal-of-wild-weather-put-strain-on-uk-nature-in-2021

Telegraph 27th Dec 2021

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/2021/12/27/autumn-colours-cut-short-climate-change-altering-landscapes/

Times 27th Dec 2021

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/orchids-emerge-triumphant-in-a-changing-climate-s0rc9jlrr