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A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has exposed a UK government national security assessment on ecosystem collapse that officials apparently preferred to keep from public view, according to Guardian environmental columnist George Monbiot. The revelation comes as environmental advocates argue…
Australia’s punishing heat wave reached dangerous new levels this week, with temperatures soaring to 48°C (118°F) in some regions – hot enough to completely melt ice blocks within minutes. Guardian Australia conducted a striking visual experiment, filming Frosty Fruit ice…
Australia is grappling with a devastating heatwave that has shattered temperature records across major cities and remote communities alike. On Tuesday, Melbourne endured one of its hottest days since modern weather recording began in 1910, with several suburbs reaching a…
The United States has officially withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement once again under President Donald Trump, making it the only nation to have left the landmark international climate pact. This unprecedented move places America alongside just three other countries—Iran,…
Deep in the heart of Borneo’s remaining rainforest corridors, the Dayak Bahau Indigenous community of Long Isun is waging a critical battle that highlights the troubling intersection of climate finance and Indigenous rights. Despite inhabiting their ancestral lands along the…
This weekend’s freezing temperatures across Texas served as a crucial benchmark for the state’s independent electrical grid, offering the first major test of winter resilience improvements made since the catastrophic failure during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. For millions of…
Texas's power grid passes its first major winter resilience test since 2021's deadly Storm Uri, while proposed transmission lines threaten golden-cheeked warblers in Hill Country. An Alabama judge orders quarry closure after nine years of community environmental battles.
A growing chorus of climate researchers is sounding the alarm that current international climate targets may be too little, too late for some of Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems. According to scientists studying climate tipping points, critical environmental systems including coral…
Victoria, Australia may have just experienced its hottest day ever recorded, with two towns in the state’s northwest reaching a scorching 48.9°C (120°F) on Tuesday afternoon. The preliminary temperature readings from Hopetoun and Walpeup in the Mallee region would eclipse…
Deep in the tangled forests of Vanuatu’s Espiritu Santo Island, Richard Rojo navigates familiar paths with the confidence of someone who has called this land home for four decades. Armed with a bush knife and rice sack, the subsistence farmer…
