Massive bailout for Australia’s largest aluminium smelter expected to be announced by PM and NSW premier

UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault’ during sex – but why?

Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills

The Guardian view on wildfires: firefighters can’t handle this crisis alone | Editorial

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Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows

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‘Real struggle’ to tame New Forest blaze as UK set for hottest summer on record

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Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick

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Don’t despair about what’s happening to our planet. That’s what they want you to feel

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The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan

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AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds

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Summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office – as it happened

‘Subsidies for fossil fuels ... are pouring fuel on the fire’: your questions on fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis answered

Tuesday briefing: To drill or not to drill – Burnham’s first big climate test

Native birds in captivity to be vaccinated against H5 bird flu as Australia prepares for more mass mortalities

Jackie, a beloved bald eagle and livestream star, dies of mysterious illness

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

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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