The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here On Tuesday, Australia’s second largest city baked through one of its
Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the ‘real economy’ shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy The United States has officially exited the Paris climate agreement for the second time, cementing Donald Trump ’s renewed break with the primary global venue to
Weather warnings, including ‘danger to life’ flood threat in Devon, are in place across much of the UK with major travel disruption expected Tell us: how have you been affected by Storm Chandra? Some of the rainfall totals in the south-west of England for the last 24 hours has
Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move back Norio Kimura pauses to gaze through the dirt-flecked window of Kumamachi primary school in
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones The number of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads has almost doubled in the past 10 years, data shows. The vehicles are more environmentally damaging than ordinary
French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisation A new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a
BoM to check if Walpeup and Hopetoun broke state’s official heat record - set during 2009’s Black Saturday What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria may have sweltered through
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune The number of people living with extreme heat will more than double by 2050 if global heating reaches 2C, according to a new study that shows how the energy demands
European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pact Leading British and European retailers are trying to salvage the core elements of the Amazon soy moratorium after the world’s most successful forest protection
Aircraft crashed on takeoff at Bangor airport as visibility diminished amid winter storm, leading to airport shutdown Six people died when a business jet crashed during takeoff as a snowstorm caused visibility to diminish at Maine ’s Bangor international airport on Sunday
Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by analysts Reform UK would slash what it calls “highly dubious” environmental protection measures to help fund a £2bn cut to income tax in Scotland if it won May’s
