Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires | Environment policy
Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment…
Cost of living, water tariffs, mining on Cook Islanders’ minds ahead of election
The Cook Islands goes to the polls this week for its four-yearly general election. Like all countries in…
Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent. What is to blame? | Extreme weather
The whole world is getting hotter as carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning traps ever more heat, but…
Water supply restored to Ohakune town, temporary boil water notice in place
“But we’ll have a bit of a catch-up to clarify all of that. “It may be a little…
Country diary: One flower here is thriving, defying the drought | Environment
At first light, the scent of ’76 hangs in the air, a reminder of that endless summer burning…
As heatwaves hit Britain, spare a thought for farm animals | Extreme heat
Your article rightly highlights the strain heatwaves place on farming (Adapting to global heating: which UK public services…
The ghost village uncovered by the drought: Remains of lost medieval hamlet are revealed thanks to low reservoir levels in heatwave
Ruins of a lost medieval village have been revealed after the ongoing drought depleted the water levels of…
Scientists Find a Smarter Way To Turn Used Coffee Grounds Into Clean Fuel
A common brewing byproduct may contain far more industrial value than its appearance suggests. A newly optimized process…
Remains of lost village uncovered as drought lowers reservoir levels in record-breaking heatwave
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‘Subsidies for fossil fuels … are pouring fuel on the fire’: your questions on fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis answered | Fossil fuels
That’s all, folks!Damian Carrington Thank you for all your excellent and thought-provoking questions. It can sometimes feel bleak…
Huge pygmy blue whale washes up dead on West Coast beach
A huge pygmy blue whale, measuring over 20 metres, washed up dead on a West Coast beach yesterday.…
‘Every minute counts’ as rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Colombia earthquake | Colombia
Colombian rescue workers are racing to find survivors after the country’s deadliest earthquake this century killed at least…