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May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:07 +0000

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more than half the continent seared by “very strong” heat stress that felt hotter than 38C.

US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:24:25 +0000

Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis

States and cities sued the Trump administration on Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:54 +0000

Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW

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Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:52 +0000

As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking point

Donald Trump seems to spend an unusual amount of time thinking about toilets.

US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:51 +0000

Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in

DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $1m fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in, according to public records obtained by Floodlight.

Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:49 +0000

Gavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy security

Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms

Of all the epithets hurled at Donald Trump since he became US president, perhaps the most unusual was delivered last week – that he is, in fact, some sort of environmentalist.

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:20:34 +0000

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their autumn encounters with nature

Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14.

The article needs to be about a recent encounter they’ve had with nature – whether it’s a hedge full of berries, a beetle on the move, or a nervous deer.

Think more rain means more river water? Not necessarily

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:30 +0000

Some rivers are receiving more rain than before but have lower water flow, according to a study

More rain and snow equals more water in rivers, right? Not necessarily. A new study shows that, despite receiving more rainfall than they used to, river water levels are falling because of changes in climate.

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:27 +0000

Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country whose big white glaciers have been reduced to moonlike rock deserts, scientists say.

The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:00:25 +0000

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?

The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for approving the largest coalmine in New South Wales history in the context of mounting death, disaster and despair brought on by global heating reads like a hostage statement.