Environment & Climate

Dom Phillips warned that Jair Bolsonaro would make life more dangerous for reporters and the Amazon rainforest, and that his sons were even more extreme “Bolso shows all signs of fascism, as do his supporters,” the murdered British journalist Dom Phillips told me before his death. “His sons are all more extreme if anything.” These words were written in 2018 by the Guardian contributor shortly before the election…

The Guardian · 21 hrs ago

Typhoon Champi is heading towards China and Japan. Yesterday, it battered Taiwan with heavy rain and winds reaching up to 180 kilometres per hour. Across the island, 56,000 households are without power. Nicolas Chamontin and Ophelie Jacobson report.

France 24 · 22 hrs ago

Brownsea Island, Dorset: I’ve been here lots of times to see the squirrels, so I know exactly where to find them – behind the church in the woods Every October my family have an annual trip to Brownsea Island. We go in autumn because this is a good time to see the red squirrels. In the other seasons, they are high up, hidden in the trees. We catch the ferry from Poole Harbour, and we know we are close when we can…

The Guardian · 23 hrs ago

Season will be less vibrant with trees such as birches, which usually offer a striking burst of yellow leaves, already bare Among a canvas of copper, red and purple autumn leaves on display at Wisley garden in Surrey, south-east England, one tree stands conspicuously naked. “The birch has lost all its leaves,” says Guy Barter, the chief horticulturist at the Royal Horticultural Society. “That’s the effect of…

The Guardian · 1 day ago

Tim and Geli Harris have spent more than a decade fighting to protect Catfield Fen, a rare wetland in the Norfolk Broads Polluters and regulators who fail to stop pollution must quake in their boots when they receive a letter from the lawyers for Tim and Geli Harris. The couple, who farm 460 acres in the Norfolk Broads, have now scored a hat-trick of landmark legal victories to save an internationally important…

The Guardian · 1 day ago

As Yerevan hosts the global biodiversity summit, concerns over mining and environmental protection deserve scrutiny.

Al Jazeera · 1 day ago

After killing one person and causing major disruptions in Taiwan, Typhoon Champi is now headed towards China.

Deutsche Welle · 1 day ago

Super typhoon weakening but large parts of Taiwan, including Taipei, still mostly closed and flights cancelled Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person, injuring more than 500, and uprooting trees and severing power as it weakened and ⁠headed north toward ⁠the ​Chinese coast. Earlier classified as a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the ⁠Pacific this year, Champi was still…

The Guardian · 1 day ago

Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.

NPR · 1 day ago

Parts of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia can expect severe storms on Saturday, moving into NSW and Tasmania by Sunday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will sweep across most Australian states this weekend, adding to the deluge in an already drenched Queensland. Flash flooding in south-east Queensland this week prompted hundreds of SES…

The Guardian · 1 day ago

Electrifying your block of flats could cut emissions and save money. Don’t wait to plan the change Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Around Australia, homes are getting off gas. Gas cooktops are being swapped for induction…

The Guardian · 1 day ago

UK allies have long urged people to stockpile supplies for a crisis. How are people from France to Australia being advised to prepare? The UK has told people to fill their pantries with food for three days in case of catastrophe, joining a host of countries urging citizens to ready themselves for core systems failing. Such advice, once dismissed as the preserve of preppers , has become more common in government…

The Guardian · 2 days ago

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’ Ministers will make an unprecedented intervention in water bills and how companies prioritise investment, directing bosses to bring down costs and stop leaks and sewage overflows. Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has told suppliers in England and Wales she plans to intervene in the next price…

The Guardian · 2 days ago

At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses Continue reading...

The Guardian · 2 days ago

A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.

United Nations · 2 days ago

When thousands of dying crabs washed up on a Yorkshire beach in 2021, Stan Rennie’s livelihood was immediately threatened. Five years later, he’s leading the fight back against toxic ocean pollution – and corporate coverups It was an otherwise typical day on 25 September 2021 when thousands of dead and dying crustaceans washed up on beaches in Yorkshire and the north-east of England. Early morning walkers and…

The Guardian · 2 days ago

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The Guardian · 2 days ago

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths. Morgues and funeral homes filled with bodies from June to August as the heat added by planet-baking pollution cut…

The Guardian · 2 days ago

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law? Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here As someone who lost their home in the black summer bushfires, I was buoyed by the high court finding in favour of a small community group in the Hunter Valley earlier…

The Guardian · 2 days ago

People near south Wales river were told to keep windows and doors shut after thousands of litres of kerosene from a GE Aerospace site got into the water Oily slicks of kerosene still appeared to be leaking into the River Taff this week, several days after a breach of thousands of litres was spotted by members of the public. The breach into the Welsh river was identified last Friday, after people reported strong…

The Guardian · 3 days ago

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval On Wednesday, the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, gave the go-ahead for gas production to begin at the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. This has been the subject of fierce debate…

The Guardian · 3 days ago