‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat? | Extreme heat
On Wednesday, Pierre Masselot received a text from his daughter’s nursery – less than 50 miles from the…
Can Europe’s historic cities survive a warming climate? | Climate
This week was London Climate Action Week, an international event that brought researchers, leaders and activists to the…
Your morning coffee is killing the planet
At the same time, intensive irrigation is lowering the region’s water table, forcing farmers to extend wells as…
ADB Supports Cambodia’s Renewable Energy Transition with Major Battery Storage Project
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 June 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $63.44 million financing package…
What left Venezuela vulnerable to earthquakes?
Older buildings, substandard construction and geography left many neighbourhoods in Venezuela vulnerable to strong earthquakes like the ones…
Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Chiba Prefecture Outside of Tokyo
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Japan at around 12:46 p.m. Friday. The quake registered 4 on Japan’s seven-level…
Europe’s record-shattering heat wave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ just a few decades ago. Here’s why
The record-shattering June heat that’s baked Europe this week would have been “virtually impossible” just a few decades…
5 Things to Know About Venezuela’s Devastating Earthquakes
According to the USGS, the first 7.2-magnitude quake, centered near the north-central town of Yumare, was followed, 39…
Whanganui’s rural rubbish service under the microscope as part of council’s waste plan
She said 15% of what was in the bins was “actually general rubbish but, sadly, 2% of that…
Europe is battling a record-breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe?
Sweltering temperatures are shattering records across Europe, as the continent battles a deadly heatwave. On Tuesday and Wednesday,…
Why Europe’s heat waves are still so deadly – POLITICO
“We built our cities for the climate from before,” said Jeroen Kluck, a professor at the Amsterdam University…
Death of the Major oak should spur tree protection | Trees and forests
I’m sure people throughout the country, and indeed the world, have been greatly saddened to learn of the…