Environment minister says severe drought is ‘aggravating’ factor as smoke engulfs Porto Velho city The Brazilian government has deployed almost 1,500 firefighters to the Amazon as the most severe drought in decades is turning the rainforest’s usually moist vegetation into
Pilot scheme in Amazon communities of central Peru aims to help people choose a more sustainable way of living Read more stories in the Alternatives series “At the beginning, there was a lot of fear and disbelief,” said Ketty Marcelo. “There was a perception from the
August temperature records threaten to break as Oodnadatta in South Australia braces for 38C and BoM forecasts above 30C in Brisbane next week Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast
Green MP tells home secretary sending Just Stop Oil activist to prison is unjust and waste of resources A 20-month prison sentence handed to a 77-year-old woman for a climate protest on the M25 is disproportionate, unjust and a waste of resources, the Green MP Carla Denyer has
With the largest US fossil fuel lobby group at the Democratic convention, some urge VP to prioritize crisis in her speech As Donald Trump accuses Kamala Harris of waging “war on American energy”, some advocates are pressing the vice-president to embrace a bold climate message
Just cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown, says Susana Muhamad before Cop16 in Colombia Humanity risks catastrophic global heating if it focuses only on decarbonisation at the expense of restoring the natural world, Colombia’s environment minister has
A quarter of all incidents, such as destruction of dams, pipelines and treatment plants, seen in Gaza Strip and West Bank Israeli attacks on Palestinian water supplies in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip accounted for a quarter of all water-related violence in 2023, as
I’ve relearned the meaning of seasonality – and how fragile the natural systems that sustain us really are A few months ago, when I received an email about an available allotment in my area, I struggled to remember when I had signed up for one. It turns out I had done so two
Permits for coal-fired power plants drop by 83% despite leading world in construction as focus turns to renewables Coal-fired power is still enjoying a construction boom in China, but a marked slowdown in the permitting of future plants has given experts hope that the world’s
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium keeper describes the unique and ‘very beautiful’ singing scene that unfolded as Sphen’s partner, Magic, and the gentoo colony were taken to see Sphen There wasn’t a dry eye among staff at Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium as Magic and his fellow gentoo
An associate professor in marine biology explains her fascination with the surprisingly diverse animals – and how they could help to address the climate crisis Read more in this series I found my first encounter with sea worms a little terrifying. I got into studying them
Satellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany The development of a Tesla gigafactory near Berlin has resulted in about 500,000 trees being felled, according to satellite analysis. The building of the German factory has
How the five-year real-life friendship between a retired Brazilian fisher and Magellanic penguin became a movie The film My Penguin Friend has two main characters – one played by a Hollywood star and the other by a newcomer – but there was no doubt on set about who should be
Simulated study shows southern ecosystems could be compromised by objects from South Africa, South America, New Zealand and Australia as global heating continues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily
Woodland Trust’s competition comes as charity campaigns for more robust legal protection for precious trees An oak tree shaped like an elephant and the oak with the widest girth in the UK have been shortlisted for the annual Tree of the Year competition. The Woodland Trust runs
Countries in south most at risk, with rise likely to outstrip fall in cold-related deaths if global heating hits 3C or 4C Heat deaths in Europe could triple by the end of the century, with the numbers rising disproportionately in southern European countries such as Italy,
Researchers say public health officials not doing enough to share warnings and safety information with health workers Wildfires pose serious risks to pregnant people and their developing fetuses, including low birth weight and preterm birth. But public health officials are not
Brian Niccol faces environmental criticism over commute from southern California to Seattle instead of relocating Starbucks’ incoming CEO, Brian Niccol, is facing environmental criticisms following the company’s offer for him to commute from his home in Newport Beach,