Thawing permafrost is threatening Svalbard’s ‘corpse point’
The summer whaling season in Svalbard was brief but grueling. In addition to the dangers of hunting 100-ton…
Live updates: Japan earthquake; Many people trapped in collapsed shopping mall
Many people are trapped inside a shopping mall that partially collapsed in an explosion after a large 7.1-magnitude…
Solar farm unlikely to affect Lilleshall landscape, says Natural England
A proposed solar farm in Telford and Wrekin is unlikely to have a significant effect on the landscape…
Live updates: France issues heat warnings in wildfire-hit areas, as at least 63,000 evacuated near Madrid
Hundreds of thousands of people across France and Spain have been evacuated from their homes in recent days,…
The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial
A new and ominous word has entered the vocabulary of firefighters struggling to cope with the vast wildfire…
Wind energy to power 660,000 homes lost in six months
Enough wind energy to power 667,000 homes, or roughly every household in Dublin, Westmeath and Wicklow combined, was…
Heat wave threatens to worsen France, Spain wildfires
A forecast of an incoming heat wave across France and Spain this week is threatening to hamper firefighting…
Wrexham: Waste collection fees could be contributing to fly-tipping, says firm
The cost of properly disposing of bulky items such as furniture and fridges could be contributing to fly-tipping…
Binman settles debate on putting black bags in the recycling bin
A binman has shared the real reason black bin bags are refused in recycling collections Don’t put black…
‘Ash fell from the sky’: Tourists describe fleeing ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires in France | Wildfires
Wildfires have forced about 375,000 people to leave their homes in France and Spain. In France, nearly 260,000…
Plans for up to 250 homes near Pagham sewage works refused
The plans, from Northgate Properties Ltd, for land north of Summer Lane, were both given the thumbs-down during…
Europe wildfires latest: Heatwave to hit France today as firefighters race to control blazes near Madrid and Bordeaux
‘Everything depends on how firefighters get on today,’ says Gironde senator Firefighters have worked overnight to contain raging…