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Nevada authorities investigate dozens of mysterious tree poisonings in Lake Tahoe

‘National priority’ to equip UK firefighters amid growing wildfire threat

July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country

Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon

Firefighters spend second night battling ‘devastating’ New Forest blaze

SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash

Can Florida’s ‘coastal corridor’ project safeguard wildlife and boost economy?

Octopus Energy urges millions of households to use less electricity during solar eclipse

‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires

Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon – in pictures

Fast-moving wildfire engulfs hills in western Canada – video

I should be happy to have a pigeon for a friend. But she wouldn’t be my first choice | Emma Beddington

Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists

Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee

Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles

The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial

How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke

Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping

As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris

Falkland Islanders call for referendum on plans for massive salmon farm

Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say

‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn

The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone

Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up

Christopher Harry on a summer of devastating wildfires – cartoon

Scratch of the day: local football season postponed due to ‘rock hard’ pitches

Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oil

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

Scientists create OnlyFans account for marmots to fund research – video

Is the promise of AI living up to the hype? | Fiona Katauskas

Capybaras caught roaming government building in Brazil – video

Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips

Trump faces calls for windfall tax on big oil’s profits from Iran war

Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures

‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem

Week in wildlife: a tiger release, an Exmoor eagle and Pallas’s kittens

Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe

July’s heatwaves kept UK shoppers away from high street

Le Corbusier’s social housing was meant to be the dream. In a summer of extreme heat, it is a nightmare | Anna Richards

Accused arsonist studied how to maximize Washington wildfire’s harm, police say

Australia’s best sustainable architecture for 2026 – in pictures

Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases

‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed

‘Do we really need huge cruise ships here?’ Fears £150m Falmouth Docks plan threatens habitats – and town itself

All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows

We need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth Klein

Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds

Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’