Stunning frozen waves of Lake Michigan show brutal forces of nature | Perth Now

Battling not only temperatures of around minus 20 degrees these lighthouses withstand pummeling by waves of up to 6 metres created by strong winter storms.

Japan's 'frozen gas' reserves are worthless if we take climate change seriously | George Monbiot | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Japan is adding to the mountain of fossil fuels we cannot responsibly burn. The brave new technology it has developed, now lauded in the media, would be worthless in a world that took climate change seriously.

Environmental threats could push billions into extreme poverty, warns UN | Global development | guardian.co.uk

The number of people living in extreme poverty could increase by up to 3 billion by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to tackle environmental challenges, a major UN report warned on Thursday.

Wind power is poised to kick nuclear’s ass | Grist

Wind power is becoming so cheap and so commonplace that it appears poised to help blow up the country’s nuclear power sector