I study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my home | Julee Boan
I have spent much of my career studying boreal forests and I know fire is part of how…
The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained
The story from a human perspective A farmer in Zambia who hasn’t seen a maize harvest. A mother…
England is notoriously rainy — yet an ‘exceptionally serious’ drought has hit half the nation
London — England is notoriously rainy — yet an “exceptionally serious” drought has hit half the nation after successive…
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar | Solar power
Great Britain has recorded more new solar power installations in the first half of this year than in…
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather | Wildfires
The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by…
‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis | Environment
When Stefan Rahmstorf walked through the ruined streets of Dresden after the river Elbe flooded in 2002, and…
China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time
BEIJING — China, the world’s largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil…
Wildfires: Prevention is the best defence, UN says
The warning comes from the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) which said that more than 434,000 hectares have already burned…
The Endangered Species Act Reduces Housing
Max Tabarrok’s paper on the Endangered Species Act and housing (WP) has just been published in the Journal…
The Fix for Food Waste Comes With a Major Catch
Between 30% and 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Most…
Monkeys sometimes have ‘pets’ like humans
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Lower losses, growing risks: the natural disaster review for the first half of 2026
In the Asia-Pacific region, losses remained significantly lower than in previous years. Total losses amounted to around US$…