September has offered little reprieve after a sweltering summer, with Las Vegas on 102nd day of temperatures above 100F Brutal heat continues to plague the south-west US, with excessive heat alerts lingering long into September as parts of the region set grim new records for
Record floods propel aggressive Mozambique tilapia throughout Mary River, compromising efforts to save ancient fish and endangered turtles Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Record floods have propelled an aggressive invasive fish species across a
Builders already have the tools needed to build cooler homes for an increasingly hotter world The US sweltered under record-breaking heat this year, with new research suggesting that air conditioning is no longer enough to keep homes cool. Spiraling energy demands and costs of
Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022 Climate activists have thrown tomato soup over two Sunflowers paintings by Vincent van Gogh, just an hour after two others were jailed for
Domesticated creatures feature heavily in contemporary contributions to Guardian column compared to diaries of 1920s In the early 1920s, the British countryside was a place where blackbirds sang, rabbits scurried and the summer skies were animated by swallows and house martins.
Residents in several states suffer power outages and heavy flooding as officials warn of ‘very dangerous environment’ Helene left a dizzying path of destruction as it raged across the south-east United States on Friday, killing at least 40 people across four states, causing
JD Vance had to cancel two events in Georgia on Thursday after the category 4 storm surged across the region JD Vance has been forced to cancel two campaign events in Georgia due to the threat posed by Hurricane Helene, in the latest instance of Donald Trump’s presidential bid
Climate activists opposed to the Mountain Valley pipeline were accused of breaking West Virginia’s new critical infrastructure law Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US It was around dawn on a chilly day last November when West
Findings come amid growing concerns about overuse of medicines in farm animals and rise of superbugs None of the UK’s large supermarket chains are ensuring their suppliers use antibiotics in the most responsible way, an assessment by campaigners has found , despite heightened
Three-quarters plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and 2030, research shows North Sea oil and gas companies are failing to switch their investments to renewable energy, research has shown. Three-quarters of the offshore oil and gas companies
High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance Photographs by Christopher Thomond Nestled within the Peak District national park, the stream known as
We should be celebrating the revival of the bluefin tuna – but a ravenous fishing industry, backed by government and ‘science’, is already licking its lips Over the past three weeks, I’ve been watching one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth, here in south Devon. At a
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Network includes derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan, and is part of an effort to downplay pesticide dangers, records suggest In 2017, two United Nations experts called for a treaty to strictly regulate dangerous pesticides, which
Project asks people to make ‘promises to nature’ after ‘rollercoaster’ year for the Northumberland landmark Its illegal felling brought feelings of grief, distress and anger but after a “rollercoaster” 12 months custodians of the Sycamore Gap tree say they want its legacy to
At least 46 people, most of them children, drowned in the eastern state of Bihar while bathing in rivers swollen by recent floods in observance of Jivitputrika Vrat. At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent