From toxic blooms to dead zones, how wildfires transform oceans and lakes | Biology
Wildfires are an increasing problem in Europe and elsewhere. While their immediate effect on air quality is obvious,…
Tougher crops and beaver dams: how UK farmers are tackling drought | Farming
Ponds and collection tanks, drought-resistant crops and a certain rodent. As the climate crisis brings more extreme weather…
Melting Sea Ice Could Be Changing the Clouds Above the Arctic
Scientists have identified a previously unknown Arctic process that rapidly produces particles capable of seeding clouds near the…
We’ve hit 38C with millions in a drought – and Brits are still in complete denial
The UK reached an unbearable 38C today. The travel warnings have gone out, and the country continues to…
A New Era of Electricity Inflation Has Transformed the Northeast’s Carbon Market
A carbon price can be a tough sell when electricity costs are rising. That’s what governors up and…
El Niño is headed for record-shattering intensity, NOAA says
There is a nearly 70% chance that the building Super El Niño will be the strongest such event…
Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat
Millions of people across Europe – particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain – baked through a new…
Millions of households face new water bill hikes – making a mockery of Burnham’s pledge to ease cost of living
Andy Burnham today lashed out at water firms for treating their customers ‘as a blank cheque’ after five…
See the first tornado-and fire-resistant Earthship residence
Set to be built just outside of Lawrence, Kansas, this new tornado- and fire-resistant project is more than…
Millions of Europeans struggle to cope with another wave of extreme heat
Temperatures were set to surpass 30C for nearly three out of five European residents (excluding Turkey) – around…
Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles
An oil spill from a stranded tanker off the coast of Oman now covers an estimated 500 square…
New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say | Plastics
The latest version of the long overdue plastic treaty is even less ambitious than the previous one, according…