Climate
Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams
On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact with realityAs it…
World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data findsThe world’s oceans were hotter than ever previously recorded on Saturday, according t…
'Scared to death' evacuees escape fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada – video
A fast-moving Nevada wildfire exploded to more than 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) on Sunday, pushing from the Sierra foothills toward the centre of Reno and forced nearly 90,000 r…
This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly
Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestlyCl…
Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs
Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the priceThe British government must soon decide…
The Trump Administration Has Spent Billions Boosting Gas Exports, Spurring More Fracking
For companies looking to export natural gas, the last few years have brought both feast and famine. The growth has been so fast that some efforts have struggled to secure financia…
No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat
With limited electricity and poor ventilation, many families in Nasirabad have little to shield them from temperatures of up to 50CAs the first light reaches Nasirabad, a queue of…
If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions probes an intriguing scientific question in relation to the climate emergencyReaders reply: Is it inevitab…
Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs
Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a growing labor movement has addressed the climate crisis and economic inequalityRyan McElroen had spent years repairing the New York City subway un…
Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England
Wildfires in New England rarely make national news. The spotlight is more often on the catastrophic fires of Western states, but the Northeast’s fire season has been quietly heati…
Boulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court
Local and state governments across the United States have turned to state courts over the past nine years, filing lawsuits reminiscent of those against the tobacco industry in the…
‘Its pretty much a guarantee you’ll get stung’: jellyfish keep swimmers out of Delaware beaches
Beach patrols report hundreds of stings a day as warmer waters and drought create favorable conditions for jellyfishAn unusually high number of jellyfish are crowding Delaware’s b…
A Global Gathering to Tackle the Planet’s Soil Crisis Is Underway in Mongolia
In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, policy makers, scientists and global negotiators are gathering to convey an urgent message: The world’s rangelands, which make up about half of Earth’s l…
Primary Effort ‘Changed the Conversation’ Around Wyoming’s Public Lands
Zach Lentsch was leading a climbing trip on Devils Tower in Wyoming’s northeast corner on Aug. 18 when he got a text from a friend saying voter turnout in the state primary, held …
Secret Plan to Dump Slaughterhouse Waste Blindsided Residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills
In a matter of days, a dirt pit the size of five football fields appeared next to the weathered headstones of Center Cemetery in Castana, Iowa. The excavation site sits on the edg…
Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Will No Longer Have to Accept Public Comment at Open Meetings
The three elected officials who regulate the oil and gas industry in Texas hold an open meeting each month in Austin to vote on matters from pipeline violations to permit renewals…
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Closure of Top Federal Climate Research Center
One of the nation’s largest environmental groups is challenging the Trump administration’s closure of a leading climate institute, filing a lawsuit Thursday in federal court sayin…
Bomb Fishing Is Reducing Coral Reefs to ‘Rubble’
Nicknamed the “Amazon of the Seas,” the Coral Triangle is the world’s most biologically diverse marine ecosystem. Sink below the surface and you’ll encounter the sound of a vibran…
‘Lead City’ Series Receives National Association of Black Journalists Award
A collaborative project about Chicago’s handling of its massive number of lead water pipes—a public health hazard—has won a reporting award from the National Association of Black …
A new Colorado River plan means big water cuts for some states
The federal government finally has a new plan for the shrinking Colorado River. It spells out which states will have to use less water over the next two years.
The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis
The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and NevadaIt’s official: after years of tense negotiations and missed deadlines, there is finally a …
33m tons of toxic seaweed clogs Caribbean beaches – video
A record amount of sargassum has piled up along coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Sargassum is a brown seaweed that causes lower oxygen levels and foul-smelling gase…
Britain’s railway prepares for more extreme weather as intense El Niño develops
Experts say more must be done to adapt to changing climate, after two trains derailed within 24 hours during a recent heatwaveRailway companies are racing to prepare for another b…
First ever Fat Marmot Week to kick off in effort to raise money for research
Researchers hope contest – similar to Fat Bear Week – starting Monday will be latest wildlife watching crazeMonday sees the start of what researchers hope will be the latest wildl…