Trees, grasses and wildlife are returning as Lord Randal Plunkett recreates a vanished landscape in County MeathLord Randal Plunkett strides through the hip-high grass of Dunsany, a 650-hectare (1,600-acre) estate in the middle of Ireland, trailed by a…
Alok Sharma is trying to save the world. Should he be able to fly to do it?
Experts and campaigners defend UK minister in charge of Cop26 talks amid furore over diplomatic plane tripsThe starkest warning yet on how close the global climate is to the point of no return will be delivered to the world on Monday morning, when the …
Wildfires burn out of control in Greece and Turkey as thousands flee
Protracted heatwave continues as flames threaten populated areas, electricity installations and historic sitesThousands of people have fled wildfires that are burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a large blaze just north of Athens tha…
Johnson’s coalmine quip shows he thinks the climate crisis is a joke | Ellie Mae O’Hagan
The prime minister was asked about his plans for transitioning away from fossil fuels. He chose to distract, not answerAllow me to let you in on a little secret. Many people working in politics and the media openly discuss the fact that Boris Johnson’s…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including baby pandas, common red soldier beetles and flight from wildfires Continue reading…
Dead zones spread along Oregon coast and Gulf of Mexico, study shows
Agricultural runoff from farms and livestock operations creates oxygen-depleted areas inhospitable to animal and plant lifeScientists recently surveyed the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico around Louisiana and Texas and what they discovered was a larger-th…
Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
Burning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areasLast month was the world’s worst July for wildfires since at least 2003 when satellite records began, scientists have said, as swaths of North America, Sib…
Britain’s national parks dominated by driven grouse moors, says study
Exclusive: Area twice the size of London devoted to grouse shooting in UK’s parks, threatening efforts to tackle climate crisisNational parks supposedly at the heart of efforts to tackle the climate crisis and boost nature are dominated by intensively …
World weatherwatch: deadly Turkey wildfires rage on
Greece, Italy and Bosnia also affected by wildfires caused by heatwave in south-east EuropeAt least eight people have been killed and dozens are in hospital as a result of wildfires in southern Turkey caused by a heatwave in south-east Europe over the …
Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds
Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solutionFacebook failed to enforce its own rules to curb an oil and gas industry misinformation campaign over the climate crisis during …