Ministers should find out what the regulator says before signing away a further £1.8bn of public money There is already a scandal of bad accounting at Drax, one could say mischievously. It’s the one that maintains that transporting wood pellets from North America to burn in North Yorkshire is a “carbon neutral” activity because replacement trees absorb carbon dioxide as they grow. You don’t have to be a green lobbyist to think there’s something wrong there. As the research group Ember regularly reminds us , Drax is the UK’s biggest emitter yet qualifies for renewables subsidies. That weirdness in the methodology is one for the government to justify. The Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation is into the grittier issue of Drax’s “historical statements” about its sourcing of wood pellets...
The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it’s a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean.
The Environment Agency are currently considering enforcement action against the operator, Viridor.
An industry based on insects’ natural recycling abilities could help limit the environmental damage from our food system.
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia has contingency plans in place to remain competitive in European markets as it works to avoid being classified as a "standard risk" country under the European Union's (EU) new deforestation rules, the commodities ministry said on Tuesday.
[Liberian Observer] He giggles between phone calls as a staff member walks in for a reminder. Artur Becker, the Director for the Department of Multilateral Environmental Agreements at Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sits behind his desk at his office in Monrovia. As the country's lead on adaptation plans, Becker had just returned from a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, where he and other representatives from Least Developed Countries assessed their progress on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found . Land clearance is raising the temperature in the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo and south-east Asia because it reduces shade, diminishes rainfall and increases the risk of fire, the authors of the paper found. Continue reading...
Large methane leaks not only unleash massive amounts of the greenhouse gas, but are also carry a toxic mix of air pollutants.
NASA is ready for its next launch attempt of its TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission to take a peak at the Earth's atmosphere.
Abstract Sea lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus ) control in the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America is among the largest and most successful control programs of an invasive species anywhere on the planet. The effort began more than 75 years ago; it unites multiple nations, states, and provinces with the common goal of controlling this invasive species and protecting a valuable fishery. The science-based control program is administered by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), a body arising from a treaty signed by the United States and Canada. In the present article, we share 10 lessons learned from decades of successful sea lamprey control with the hopes of informing ongoing and future control programs targeting biological invasions. The 10 lessons we identified are to act boldly in times...
Labor will seek to legislate national standards and federal EPA in one package rather than multiple stages, as it tried and failed to do last term Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A major overhaul of the federal environmental protection regime will be put to parliament this year, the minister, Murray Watt, has promised, as he warns further delays risk causing more “environmental destruction” and stalled investment. After last week’s economic reform roundtable agreed to fast-track the original 18-month timeframe, Watt will on Tuesday confirm that legislation to re-write the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) will be introduced before parliament rises for the year in late November. Sign up to get...
A member of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority’s (EMA) media center, Manar Ghanem said that it is likely that higher temperatures are to be expected and that there will be more heat waves to come, as summer is still set to officially end in a month. Ghanem added that there will be a rise in temperatures … The post Summer is not over, hot weather still expected across Egypt: EMA appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Country’s weather agency says 10-day period from 8-17 August was hottest since at least 1950, as fires still rage A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was “the most intense on record”, the country’s state meteorological agency (AEMET) has said. Provisional readings for the 3-18 August heatwave exceeded the last record, set in July 2022, and showed an average temperature 4.6C higher than for previous such phenomena, the agency said on X. Continue reading...
A plan to build hundreds of luxury villas on an island in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park has sparked fierce backlash from environmentalists and residents over concerns that it could devastate the fragile ecosystem of the Unesco-listed sanctuary – the only place on Earth where Komodo dragons roam wild. The project, backed by a government-linked developer, risks undermining years of efforts to support sustainable tourism in one of Southeast Asia’s most iconic ecological zones, according to...
The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning for Los Angeles and surrounding areas as of Thursday (August 21). Temperatures are expected to hit the mid-90s with some areas surpassing 100 degrees. - REUTERS
Environmental groups have filed challenges over regulations that targeted air emissions from refineries and other industrial pollution sources.
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Are surface temperature records reliable? Surface temperature records are consistent and have been confirmed by multiple independent analyses. Measurements come from over 30,000 stations worldwide, with around 7,000 having long, continuous monthly records. Scientists adjust for known local anomalies such as urban heat islands by comparing urban and rural trends and accounting for differences. Allegations in 2009 that poorly located U.S. stations skewed data were tested by NOAA, which found those sites actually read slightly cooler on average. The independent Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature...
[Global Witness] The Brazilian Presidency's flagship conservation finance initiative for COP30 - the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) - must be supported by sponsor governments also introducing stronger rules to close loopholes that allow the financing of deforestation, Global Witness has warned.
The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress
Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research finds Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Victoria’s mountain ash forests are thinning rapidly as the globe heats up, and could lose a quarter of their “giant” trees that grow up to 80m tall in the coming decades, research has found. Forests of Eucalyptus regnans – one of the tallest tree species in the world – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, according to a University of Melbourne-led study published in Nature Communications . Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Global warming is changing the way storms behave.
A 'Satan's Storm' hit the Costa Tropical south of Granada on Sunday, forcing holidaymakers and locals to evacuate beaches in resorts like Motril east of Malaga.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was so stirred by the esprit de corps of the US Army's 250th anniversary parade in June that he asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he could rejoin the ranks of the military branch.
Thirty years ago, park rangers reintroduced grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They wanted to restore the ecosystem and get the elk population, which had decimated the plant community, in check. And it worked – or so the popular narrative suggests. But is it really so simple? Today on the show, we explore how the Yellowstone ecosystem has changed since wolves returned and whether those changes can really be pinned solely on wolves. Plus, how the narrative of the Yellowstone wolf legacy could affect wolf reintroduction elsewhere. Curious about other science controversies? Email us at shortwave@npr.org . Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave .
"Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can."
The state has plugged hundreds of the unused wells, but thousands are still leaking dangerous chemicals and climate-warming methane. The post Orphan wells leave toxic legacy across Pennsylvania appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 16, 28 August 2025.
MADRID - All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.
It used to be manual or automatic, but as a new generation approaches their Ls and Ps, a new dilemma arises Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Not long ago, the choice was between manual and automatic. One, demanding mastery of gear stick, accelerator and clutch – greater control at the risk of stalling – the other offering a simpler ride. These days the debate has moved on. The majority of new cars are automatic and an increasing share are electric . Continue reading...
The heatwave is expected to continue across most of the country on Friday, bringing extremely hot and humid weather to most areas, while the northern coasts will see hot and humid conditions. Nights will be hot and humid nationwide. In Cairo, the temperature is expected to reach a high of 38°C and a low of … The post Heatwave continues Friday, relief expected by Saturday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Scientists thought a marine climate cycle that influences U.S. weather was driven by natural factors. New research has turned that theory on its head.
There is no chance of Australia becoming more economic resilient if we don’t have robust national laws that set clear environmental standards One Big Idea is a new series on how to transform Australia’s economy ahead of Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast We must reform Australia’s broken national environment laws, as they have failed to protect the environment. Projects critical to our future prosperity are bogged down in slow, opaque, duplicative and contested environmental planning and approvals processes based on poor information, and mired in administrative complexity. Continue reading...
[Daily Maverick] Sporadic clean-ups in her hometown would not solve the problem of degradation of both people and the environment, so she came up with a plan.
Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation of 11,000, faces potential relocation due to rising sea levels. NASA reports a 15 cm rise in sea levels around Tuvalu in the last 30 years, threatening habitability by mid-century. Challenges include infrastructure risk, freshwater scarcity, and economic disruption. Tuvalu is also planning to become the first digital nation, preserving its culture and sovereignty virtually.
August is on track to be hottest on record, with temperatures hitting at least 110F (43C) nearly every day More than 400 people are suspected to have died from extreme heat in Maricopa county, Arizona , so far this summer, according to official figures, as the brutal current heatwave enters its 12th day. August is on track to be the hottest on record, with temperatures hitting at least 110F (43C) every day apart from one so far. As of 11 August, at least three daily records had been broken including an all-time monthly high of 118F (48C), as well as several night-time record temperatures, according to Isaac Smith, meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Phoenix. Continue reading...
The web portal’s return is another step on the regulatory front as President Donald Trump’s team looks to revise and often pull back environmental rules.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act suit by two environmental groups could complicate and delay the plan to reverse the landmark endangerment finding.
Ushering in a new era of weather and climate monitoring from polar orbit, the first in a new series of satellites, MetOp Second Generation, has been lofted into orbit aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. As part of this new satellite’s sophisticated instrument package is the new Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument, which is designed to deliver critical data on air pollutants, ozone and climate-related gases.
A petition urges the high court to review a Colorado court decision advancing a lawsuit to hold companies financially responsible for global warming.
The Environment and Natural Resources Ministry has told the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) to expedite the development of a wild elephant tracking and alert system to ensure the safety of communities within the animals' range.
NASA is launching the second phase of its moon recycling competition to clean up trash in space, including plastics, foams and metals left behind by astronauts.
The numbers of many tropical birds are plummeting, and now it has been shown that heat extremes intensified by global warming are the biggest factor driving these declines
Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America Europe live – latest updates After a period of cooler weather, swaths of central and eastern Europe face another heatwave as hot air over south-western Europe pushes north-west. Since late July, large parts of the Iberian peninsula have endured persistent heat, with temperatures frequently climbing to the high 30s to low 40s celsius. Continue reading...
Of the record volumes of plastic being produced, less than 10% is made into something new. Is it time to rethink recycling?
This summer’s hatchlings won’t be back on land for 30 years. It’ll take at least that long to know how global warming is changing them.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2025.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong is set to be hit by inclement weather next week as an intensifying severe tropical storm is projected to move within 400km (249 miles) of the city on Thursday, the Observatory has said. The forecaster said Tropical Storm Podul, meaning willow tree in Korean, was centred about 1,140km...
Wood burning is one of the biggest sources of fine particulate pollution in Australia. Here are ways to reduce emissions and improve your health Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com There’s something romantic about sitting by an open fireplace in winter time. But there’s growing evidence of the damage wood-fired heaters and open fires are doing to our health – and the environment. As a group of University of Technology Sydney academics recently put it – “a wood-fired heater is like having a truck idling in your living room all day (albeit with the bulk of the emissions escaping via the chimney)”...
UK Health Security Agency warns of potential rise in deaths as hot weather sweeps in from Monday A yellow heat health alert has been issued across much of England for the start of next week as forecasters predict another heatwave. Temperatures could reach the mid-30s across central, southern and eastern areas of the country by Wednesday, the Met Office has said. Continue reading...
The World Weather Attribution study found rainfall from June 24 to July 23 in the South Asian nation was 10 to 15 percent heavier because of climate change,
Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, faces imminent submersion due to rising sea levels, prompting a groundbreaking planned migration. A treaty with Australia allows 280 Tuvaluans annually to gain permanent residency, accessing essential services.
[Vanguard] In a bid to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria's midstream and downstream petroleum sectors, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has commenced the process of merging three separate regulations on safety and environment into a single framework.
The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday.
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- Are wars fought to gain control over resources, or is control over resources used to finance fighting? This is a question that arises when observing the various conflicts in Africa, in which the opposing parties - regular armies, paramilitary groups, and private military companies - compete for territories rich in natural resources by using smuggling activities to illegally export them. The truth probably lies somewhere in between: people fight for political reasons, and the resources of the territory
A Beijing man has earned the nickname “bulldozer hero” after he used his digger to rescue more than 100 people from heavy rainfall and floods. China’s capital and its neighbouring provinces suffered heavy rainfall in the past week, which reportedly took 30 lives. Beijing Daily reported that the rainfall lasted 147 hours, during which the city received 40 per cent of its annual precipitation. As the total amount of rain was increasing to more than 300 millimetres in Beijing’s Miyun County, the...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02847G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Hongjun Chen, Heejong Shin, Jianan Erick Huang, Hengzhou Liu, Rui Kai Miao, Rong Xia, Weiyan Ni, Jiaqi Yu, Yongxiang Liang, Bosi Peng, Yuanjun Chen, Guangcan Su, Ke Xie, Anita Wing Yi Ho-Baillie, Edward H Sargent Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into CO, ethylene, and other valuable chemicals is a promising method for carbon capture and utilisation. However, when carried out in an alkaline or neutral media,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Capital FM] Kisii -- At dawn, before Kisii town stirs to life, Brian Makori a street boy used to bend over heaps of garbage at Nyambera dumping site on the outskirts of Kisii town, with bear hands sifting through plastic bottles, wrappers and discarded packaging and sale at to brokers for recycling.
A team of more than 100 people assembled near Behchokǫ, N.W.T, last month and spent three weeks planting a total of 1.5 million trees as part of what's been described as the territory's most ambitious reforestation project.
Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national park Rescuers in Norway have resumed the search for an award-winning environmental journalist who has gone missing in bad weather during a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna national park, home to one of the country’s biggest glaciers. Alec Luhn, a US-born reporter who has worked for the New York Times and the Atlantic and was a regular Russia correspondent for the Guardian from 2013 to 2017, was reported missing on Monday after he failed to catch a flight from Bergen. Continue reading...
In the past decades, China has witnessed high air pollution associated with rapid economic development, although regulatory efforts have alleviated the situation since 2013. Haze events characterized by high particulate matter (PM) levels in China are ...
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Environment Science and Technology (MEST) yesterday inaugurated the Governing Boards of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC).
Reintroduced for environmental reasons, beavers are now in danger of causing serious flooding. Should there be more culls? The beaver has made an amazing comeback in the Netherlands. Extinct in the early 19th century, it was reintroduced in 1988, and now there are an estimated 7,000 beavers roaming around. Compared with England, where the beaver population is estimated at 500 , that’s quite a feat. But there’s a significant downside to the booming Dutch beaver population. Beavers are increasingly digging burrows and tunnels under roads, railways and – even more worrying – in dykes . For a country where a quarter of the land sits below sea level, this is not a minor problem – especially as beavers are not exactly holding back when digging. Renate van der Zee is a Dutch writer and journalist...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide.
Environmental groups say oil drilling in the Amazon is driving deforestation, destroying biodiversity and violating Indigenous rights.
California's truth in labeling law reserves the recycling sign only for products and packaging that can truly be recycled. Yet CalRecycle greenlit the label for milk and juice cartons which are tough to recycle.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02411-0The authors assess the impacts of tropical deforestation and its subsequent local warming on human heat-related mortality. They estimate that deforestation-related warming (+0.27 °C) is associated with approximately 28,000 heat-related deaths per year.
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal unexpectedly high levels of carbon dioxide coming off 3I/ATLAS, giving another clue to the comet’s origin
Views of forward-thinking artist and writer who lived off land in national park celebrated at museum in Glastonbury She was considered an eccentric by some, eking out a frugal existence on a wild English moor, surviving off the land and exchanging her sketches of the countryside for meals. But the first museum exhibition on the life and work of the largely forgotten nature writer and artist Hope Bourne highlights that her views on the environment, recycling, access to the countryside – even rewilding – were ahead of her time. Continue reading...
[Ghanaian Times] Africa, a continent of breathtaking landscapes and unparalleled biodiversity, is home to some of the world's most incredible national parks. From the sprawling savannas of East Africa to the dense forests of the West, these protected areas offer a glimpse into a world where nature reigns supreme. Whether you're a seasoned safari enthusiast or a first-time adventurer, Africa's national parks promise an unforgettable experience. In this guide, we'll explore three of the continent's most remarkable parks:
China and Mongolia are joining forces to build an ecological security barrier to combat desertification and sandstorms, which may involve an expansion of the Chinese “Great Green Wall” across their shared border. The project is the latest in joint efforts to help slow the spread of desertification in the Mongolian Plateau. With nearly 80 per cent of Mongolian land degraded, the country’s battle with desertification has consequences that extend beyond its borders, posing challenges for the wider...
[The Conversation Africa] In today's world, huge amounts of data are being created all the time, yet more than half of it is never used. It stays in silos, or isn't managed, or can't be accessed because systems change, or isn't needed because business priorities change. This "dark data" accumulates in servers and storage devices, consuming electricity and inflating the digital carbon footprint.
Australians produced 3.2m tonnes of plastic waste in 2023-24, up from 3m tonnes the previous year Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Plastics recycling rates in Australia have flatlined as the amount of waste continues to grow, the latest government data reveals. Australians produced 3.2m tonnes of plastic waste in 2023-24, up from 3m tonnes the previous year, according to Australian plastics flows and fates data released on Friday. Continue reading...
Pausing changes to Construction Code, establishment of ‘strike team’ within environment department and use of AI in planning among reforms Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government has promised to cut red tape and fast-track environmental approvals for new homes in an effort to address Australia’s housing crisis. On Saturday, the government announced plans to pause further residential changes to the National Construction Code and to streamline the assessment of more than 26,000 homes under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Continue reading...
A new report decries risks that residents near coke and steel plants face over exposure to cancer-causing benzene as well as chromium emissions.
From Paris to Athens, and Lisbon to Berlin, Europeans are enduring a prolonged and punishing summer heatwave amid global warming. And rising right alongside the blazing temperatures are China’s exports of air conditioners (ACs) to the continent, with a nearly 60 per cent jump by volume in July, compared with the same time last year, according to Chinese customs data. The Spanish capital of Madrid kicked off the week under a yellow alert – the third-highest heat warning on a four-tier scale –...
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), working with the Matusadona Conservation Trust, has successfully translocated 74 large herbivores to restore biodiversity in Matusadona National Park.
The agency is proposing to switch from accounting projected vehicle miles traveled when estimating the environmental impact of potential projects for its signature awards program to relying on EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
[This Day] Ifedolapo Runsewe is the Managing Director of FREEE Recycle, an integrated recycling company converting tyre and rubber waste into eco-friendly products. The organisation recently launched an artist residency programme, which brought together students from tertiary institutions across Nigeria to transform discarded materials, such as rubber and steel, into artworks that explore and reinterpret Nigerian history and culture. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, she explained why redefining the value of
NASA is planning to launch TOMEX+ rocket mission to study the turbulence where Earth's atmosphere ends and outer space begins sometime over the next two weeks.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02702K, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Sowjanya Vallem, Malayil Gopalan Sibi, Rahul Patil, Vishakha Goyal, Giridhar Babu Anam, E. A. Lohith, K. Keerthi, Muhammad Umer, N. V. V. Jyothi, Matthias Vandichel, Subhasmita Ray, Daniel Ioan Stroe, Mani Balamurugan, Sada Venkateswarlu, Jagadeesh Rajenahally, Radek Zboril, Aristides Bakandritsos Amidst escalating global concerns over rising atmospheric CO2 levels, the capture and effective utilization of C1 and C2+ sources are crucial not only for advancing a sustainable society but also... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines The residents of Tecolutilla, Mexico, knew the heatwave was bad when they heard the thuds. One by one, the town’s howler monkeys, overcome with dehydration and exhaustion, were falling from the trees like apples, their limp bodies smacking the ground as temperatures sizzled past 43C (110F) in spring last year. Those that survived were given ice and intravenous drips by rescuers. At least 83 of the primates were found dead in the state of Tabasco, though local veterinarians estimated hundreds throughout the region probably perished. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals From clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environment The UK is using Brexit to weaken crucial environmental protections and is falling behind the EU despite Labour’s manifesto pledge not to dilute standards, analysis has found. Experts have said ministers are choosing to use Brexit to “actively go backwards” in some cases, though there are also areas where the UK has improved nature laws such as by banning sand eel fishing . The planning and infrastructure bill , which overrides the EU’s habitats directive and allows developers to pay into a general nature fund rather than keeping or creating new habitat nearby to make up for what is destroyed. The...
[Namibian] Namibia's beef and charcoal industries will need to comply with new European Union (EU) regulations aimed at stopping global deforestation.
Researchers from the Pacific Institute suggest money spent to address air pollution near the Salton Sea should focus on indoor air quality.
Here in Tel Aviv, beaches and restaurants are packed. Amid that distraction, the PM is playing his power games and purging his generals Aluf Benn is editor-in-chief of Haaretz The extreme heatwave that has hit our region this week does not distinguish between Israelis and Palestinians. But while we Israelis hide in our air-conditioned houses, offices and cars, the besieged residents of Gaza can only add the unbearable hot and humid atmosphere to their struggle to eat, drink and sleep, in constant fear of death. The starvation crisis that has exploded in Gaza this summer, following Israeli-imposed restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid, continues to worsen despite mounting international pressure to allow in more food, medicine and critical supplies. And the killing has never stopped...
All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.
The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.
Each dot on the artwork represents a billion tonnes of CO2 emissions.
In 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon experienced a devastating limnic eruption, releasing a massive carbon dioxide cloud that killed approximately 1,700 people and 3,500 animals. This rare phenomenon, caused by the sudden release of accumulated CO2, prompted scientific investigation and the implementation of degassing systems to prevent future disasters.
On Pakistan's Independence Day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged Pakistan's counterterrorism and trade efforts. Rubio highlighted the Trump administration's interest in exploring economic cooperation in critical minerals and hydrocarbons. This warming relationship, marked by expanded engagement beyond traditional areas, is drawing attention amid regional tensions and strategic shifts.
Europe is suffering from another heatwave as deadly temperatures of up to 44C hit the continent and wildfires blazed across the Mediterranean. To find out why Europe is heating faster than anywhere else, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent, Ajit Niranjan, and to Adam Taylor, professor of anatomy at Lancaster University, to find out how we can try to stay cool as the temperature rises Clips: ITV News, France 24 Continue reading...
One of the 10 different trim levels offered on the Toyota Tundra is the 1794 Edition, which actually carries a really cool and unexpected meaning.
Firefighters were stretched thin in many affected countries as they battled multiple outbreaks following weeks of heat waves and temperature spikes across the Mediterranean.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned that the severe heatwave gripping Egypt will hit its peak, growing very hot during the day across the country, and hot and humid at night. Temperatures will be highest in southern Upper Egypt, where the apparent temperature will reach 49C during the day, and 43C in Cairo. The EMA … The post Egypt’s severe heat wave peaks, EMA warns to avoid direct sun exposure appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87% How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse? Extreme heat is breaking temperature records across Europe, early measurements suggest, and driving bigger and stronger wildfires. In south-west France, records were broken on Monday in Angoulême, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion and Saint-Girons. Météo France said the “often remarkable, even unprecedented, maximum temperatures” in the region were 12C above the norm for the last few decades. Continue reading...
As France sizzles under what weather forecasters have described as "exceptional" temperatures, French people have been speaking out about the heat, describing it as a 'nightmare', 'hell' and 'not normal'.
National Drought Group meets and water companies prepare to take drastic action as supplies dwindle A nationally significant water shortfall is gripping England, the government has warned, as experts say the conditions could last until mid-autumn. The National Drought Group met to discuss actions to save water across the country, and Steve Reed, the environment secretary, briefed the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden, about the risks posed by the dry weather. Continue reading...
Philippine economists and the nation’s chip industry have sounded the alarm over US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 100 per cent tariffs on semiconductor exports to America, warning of potentially devastating consequences. While concerns are mounting, some observers remain optimistic that Manila may weather the storm, pointing to the “Taco” (“Trump always chickens out”) slogan that has gained prominence in recent months – a nod to the mercurial president’s reputation for reversing...
A carbon dioxide removal company in Canada is experimenting with ways to treat mining waste to capture and store more CO2
Germany is set to swelter this week with the German Weather Service forecasting that temperatures would climb to almost 40C by the middle of the week in some parts of the country.
Powered with Met Office statistics dating back to 1918, the Daily Mail's new search tool shows how your local weather station's mercury reading compares historically.
The red alert - the highest level, indicating a potential danger to life - for heatwaves has been extended into Tuesday after south-west France saw temperature records fall on Monday.
Hong Kong will experience rain later this week brought on by a looming typhoon, following more hot weather in the coming days caused by an anticyclone affecting southern China, the city’s forecaster has said. Severe Tropical Storm Podul was centred about 1,290km (801.6 miles) east of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as of noon, and was forecast to move west at about 25km/h (15.5mph) across the western North Pacific, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The city can expect rain on Wednesday, heavy squally showers...
A federal judge in Hawaii has outlawed commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument, a protected and fragile ecosystem in the Pacific Ocean.
The agency is allowing coke manufacturers more time to meet requirements contained in hazardous air pollution regulations.
The second Trump administration has removed more climate and environmental data from websites in the first 100 days than the first administration, according to a new report
Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions , an international group of scientists have produced the first national survey of biodiversity using an entirely different approach. Instead of looking for species by eye, they took advantage of the samplers around the UK that constantly measure toxic metal particles in the air , and used them to measure tiny fragments of DNA . Dr Joanne Littlefair from University College London, part of the research team, said: “Organisms lose bits of themselves all the time – dead skin cells, fragments of hair or feathers, saliva, even faeces and urine. Some of this will blow up into the air and become airborne ‘environmental’...
Open access notables Public concerns about solar geoengineering research in the United States , Buck et al., Communications Earth & Environment Solar geoengineering is receiving increased private research funding at a time of growing social media speculation about government weather control. This can complicate public deliberation on solar geoengineering research. Using interviews (N = 64), focus groups (N = 10), and a national survey (N = 3076), we explore initial impressions of the US public on solar geoengineering research, including views on research and beliefs that atmospheric modification to combat global warming is currently ongoing. We find more opposition than support for research and a strong preference...
Blazes have released 180 million metric tons of carbon, breaking records in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and blanketing much of the U.S. in a smoky haze.
Campaigners warn the move will not close all the recycling loopholes being exploited by criminals.
France’s prime minister called the natural disaster “unprecedented” and said it was probably connected to global warming.
Mark Savery, 65, from Berkshire was enjoying his evening when he stepped outside on July 26 to chuck something in the recycling.
Consumer brands also told Environment Minister Murray Watt they want a nationally consistent container recycling scheme.
[The Conversation Africa] Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa's city of Pietermaritzburg, four low-income urban communities have experienced drought, heatwaves, severe hailstorms, devastating flooding events that killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands, and wildfires as a result of climate change. Environmental scientist Sithabile Hlahla interviewed people in 378 homes there and found that they were not coping well with climate disasters.
Rescuers are hunting for a UK-based journalist who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway.
India's early achievement of its E20 ethanol blending target has sparked debates over mileage and engine performance. The government refutes claims of significant fuel efficiency drops, citing minimal impact on E20-compatible vehicles and emphasizing environmental benefits like reduced carbon emissions.