UK issues first-ever ‘red’ heat warning & more environmental headlines.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, July 18, 2022 “The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife.” – Steve Irwin UK Issues First-Ever ‘Red’ Heat Warning As a [heat wave]( continues to bake the European continent, the UK issued its first ever “Red warning for exceptional heat.” Britain’s Met Office said this past Friday that it was issuing the alert because temperatures were forecast to hit and perhaps overtake 40 degrees Celsius Monday and Tuesday. [Read More]( Related: [Europe Heat Wave Sparks Wildfires From Portugal to Turkey]( 7 Cryptomining Companies Use Nearly as Much Energy as All Homes in Houston, Congressional Investigation Finds A new congressional investigation, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), has found that seven of the top [Bitcoin]( mining companies will use about as much energy as all the homes in Houston ([nearly 1 million homes]( the fourth most populous city in the U.S. [Read More]( Related: [Energy-Hungry Bitcoin is Bringing Old Fossil Fuel Plants Back on Line]( Wild Bison Return to UK for First Time in Thousands of Years in Rewilding Effort Before wild [bison]( were reintroduced in Europe in the 1950s, the last individual died in [Poland]( in 1919, according to Rewilding Europe. European bison are the continent’s heaviest wild land animals and can weigh over a ton. But they’re still quick, running as fast as 40 miles per hour — much faster than humans. [Read More]( Related: [Bison Restoration on Tribal Lands Has Cultural, Ecological and Economic Benefits, Study Finds]( Lights Go Out as Texas Meteorologist Warns of Strain on Power Grid It’s a common joke that the weather report is always wrong, but a Texas meteorologist had the opposite experience last Wednesday when reporting on an ongoing [heat wave](. During a 3 p.m. broadcast, KTRK in Houston meteorologist Travis Herzog warned about how the high temperatures could impact the power grid. [Read More]( Related: [California Wildfire That Menaced Yosemite Redwoods Enters Sierra National Park]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](