Bangladesh shipbreakers push back against stricter environmental standards
Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry faces a pivotal treaty dispute. The country’s interim government last year decided that both…
France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave
Firefighters in France and Spain have rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory, seizing crucial hours…
Traffic, mobiles, music … let’s turn the volume down | Pollution
Your editorial is right that noise pollution deserves to be treated as a public-health issue rather than a…
Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See Aurora Sunday Night
NOAA forecasts G1 geomagnetic storm on Sunday, Aug. 2, thorugh Monday, Aug.3, with aurora possible on the northern…
Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave | Spain
The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on the foreign…
Greece battles raging wildfires as flames appear to ease in France | Weather News
French wildfires show signs of easing, with containment efforts holding in Var and Gironde after destructive blazes. By…
China Doubles Down on Clean Energy Even as Coal Keeps Growing
China has announced plans to double down on its already ambitious renewable energy targets by massively expanding its…
Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation
The tropics cover less than one-third of the Earth’s surface, but are home to more than half of…
Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown | Drought
Half of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be…
China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world’s largest diversion project now serves 185 million people | World News
Representative Image of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project (AI-generated image) In 2002, China’s State Council formally approved construction…
Binman settles debate on putting batteries in waste bin or recycling
A binman has explained what you should be doing with batteries when they’re all used up. A binman…
‘We’re a bit late on the case, but we are on the case’: Author Fred Pearce on the rise of renewables, a defused population bomb, and letting nature find its own way
Climate change’s impacts are being felt everywhere, from health and food security to extreme weather, sea level rise…